"Toward a General Theory of Acting" offers a comprehensive examination of the art of acting, enriched by the perspective of Dynamic Systems Theory and current insights from cognitive sciences. The book analyzes various Western acting theories, starting with Stanislavski and extending to Lecoq, and then delves into techniques, improvisation, and the creation of a score. In the concluding chapter, it discusses how these elements are interwoven when actors perform in front of an audience, regardless of whether they present realistic, non-realistic, or post-dramatic forms of theater. Lutterbie does not reduce the art of acting to a formula but honors the mystery of the creative process.