LEAVE YOURSELF ALONE IBD

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âÇïLeave Yourself Alone: Zen and the Art of Actingáis an examination of acting that focuses on the spiritual aspectsáof the actorâÇÖs journey. Chris Fields combines his extensive experience as director, actor and teacher with insights gained from years of Zen practice, sharing the discoveries heâÇÖs made about the uncanny and profound similarities between acting and Buddhism.áLeave Yourself Alone: Zen and the Art of Acingáreveals thatáwhat actors are engaged in is beyond the craft, that acting is, in fact, a spiritual pursuit.áChris Fields is a Los Angeles-based director, teacher, and actor who is currently the Artistic Director of the award-winning Echo Theater Company, which he founded in 1996. Most recently, he producedáHow ItâÇÖs GonâÇÖ Be,áCrabs in a Bucket, andáThe Thin Placeáas well as directing the critically acclaimed world premieres of Jessica GoldbergâÇÖsáBabeáand Erik PattersonâÇÖsáHandjobáas well as Branden Jacob-JenkinsâÇÖáGloria,áfor which he won the Stage Raw Award. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Direction for the world premiere production of Tommy SmithâÇÖsáFiremenáas well as winning the LA Weekly Award for best Comedy Direction for his production of Gary LennonâÇÖsáA Family Thing.áHe also appeared in the critically acclaimed and Ovation nominated Los Angeles premiere of Marc SchultzâÇÖáEverything Will Be Differentáand produced the world premiere production ofáWireheadáfor The Echo which was nominated for seven LA Weekly Awards.