Description

A small group of lonely strangers enrolls in an acting workshop led by the enigmatic John Smith, a charismatic instructor whose methods grow increasingly controlling and unsettling. As the class’s exercises blur performance, fantasy, and reality, each participant is pushed to confront the roles they play—and the vulnerabilities that brought them together. With stark, meticulously composed artwork and a quietly disorienting narrative, the book explores alienation, self-invention, manipulation, and the seductive promise of self-help. It is a haunting study of how easily people can surrender their identities to scripts written by others.

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paperback edition cover

paperback

Drawn & Quarterly Publications

Published Jan 1, 2022

248 pages

ISBN: 9781770464926

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Details

First Published

2022

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Acting Class by Nick Drnaso.

Psychological Distress
Abuse
Death/Grief
Violence