{"product_id":"book-iyyx","title":"Method Acting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChase Soria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery budding actor knows acting is a difficult gig. There will be grueling auditions and punishing rejections. If you’re lucky, there’ll be roles that pay the bills and even roles that won’t.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoles we don’t believe in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that’s what acting is—acting as if we \u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e believe in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when the semester’s production project is announced and I’m cast as one of the leads, I’m ecstatic. A lot of responsibility, a lot of work, but I’m up for it. Even when I find out what my role is and who my partner is. Amos, the brooding James Dean wannabe, is my on-screen boyfriend. Which is great, except for the fact he hates me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can do this. It’s just acting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmos Beddington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 90s are back, apparently\u003cem\u003e. 90210\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFriends,\u003c\/em\u003e but with a reality TV spin, which means cameras following us around as if they’re capturing the everyday lives of Franklin U students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMe, but not me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMe, with no more than a character description, no script or screenplay. Method acting, being the character 24\/7, not just when the cameras are rolling. With a campus boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMethod acting is immersive and intense, and it can be confusing if the lines begin to blur. I mean, I’ve dreamed of being with the irritatingly gorgeous and annoyingly popular Chase Soria, and now I have to be his on-screen boyfriend?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’m a good actor, sure. But how can I be convincing when I’m not sure I can even convince myself?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49400477712688,"sku":"BDiyyx","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/572013-iyyx-Square.jpg?v=1735557871","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-iyyx","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}