This action-based acting technique was developed by playwright David Mamet and actor William H. Macy and incorporates elements of Stanislavsky and Meisner. It involves a four-step scene analysis that simply focuses on the pursuit of an action; actors are taught to focus on what is literally happening in the scene and what is desired of the other characters.

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This modern technique is equally useful regardless of the medium involved. Coach Richard approaches this technique with a keen eye for detailed script analysis to build confidence in character choices, leading to honesty in performances and realistic auditions as well as the practical differences between the two.

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Practical Aesthetics is most famously taught at New York’s Atlantic Acting School, which boasts famous alumni Felicity Huffman, Rose Byrne, Jessica Alba, and Camryn Manheim.

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