"In my 30 years of performing professionally...I have not spoken a single word as an actor, nor have I had the urge to do so." So writes international mime theater artist and teacher Stefan Niedzialkowski in this inside look at the mental and physical ingredients of an art form that communicates beyond the word. Actors and acting schools find the book to be an outstanding educational tool. Marcel Marceau writes in the foreword: "His words about mime...will be of interest to anyone who cares about mime, and they will be very important to young students. BEYOND THE WORD will guide those who are interested in...[the] creative process, as artist or as teacher.