Acting & Auditioning

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559360036Author Robert LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

The Science and Art of Acting for the Camera provides a precise yet practical approach to help unlock the mysteries of acting for film and television. Written by veteran actor, producer, and director John Howard Swain, the book offers a clear-cut,...

THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills If you're auditioning for a musical - or needing to choose a song to perform for an exam, showcase or drama-school application -...

(Applause Books). This book isn't a critical examination of high comedy. Rather, it's a collection of suggestions for the middlemen: the actors who have to catch the comic spark from the playwright and pass it on to the audience. The effort involved must...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764163586Author the Acting BibleFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.Publisher Peterson's Guides,U.S.

A Young Actor Prepares provides a constructive form for young people to create with their own life experiences, imagination, and emotions through acting. It provides a step-by-step approach to help kids tackle emotionally challenging roles and portray...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977291168Author Holly PowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Tavin PressPublisher Tavin PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 15mm

Learn how to ace your acting audition from a top casting director!Casting director Rob Decina highlights the difference between the craft of acting and the business of auditioning, and how those two worlds meet in television. Included are...

A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre. Chekhov started writing about theatre in newspaper articles and in his own letters even before he began writing plays. Later, he wrote in detail about his own plays to his...

Introduction to the Alexander Technique, part of the brand-new Acting Essentials series, is the first textbook about the Alexander Technique written specially for undergraduates. This eight-week program can be taught over the course of half a semester, a...

Now in its third edition, this useful guide outlines the techniques needed to achieve success in the challenging process of getting work. It covers all aspects of casting, including gaining a place on a drama course, landing a part in film, TV,...

Building a Character is one of the three volumes that make up Stanislavski's The Acting Trilogy.An Actor Prepares explores the inner preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. In this volume, Sir John Gielgud said, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474484145Author Dan LebergFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University Press

This anthology presents the set selection of verse and prose pieces for Learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Communication: Speaking Verse and Prose from Entry Level to Grade 8, and LAMDA Introductory Graded Examinations from Stage 1 to Stage 3...

This anthology presents the set selection of solo and duologue scenes for Learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Performance: Acting from Grade 1 to Grade 5. The 100 speeches and scenes in this collection include excerpts from published plays and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557837165Author Various AuthorsImprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 595g

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "The Vamp"--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface. Since then, there have been biographies, documentaries and other works that have brought the silent film actress...

All performers know that "tuning up the body" is necessary to maximize performance. A person's mannerisms, habitual patterns of movement, and posture can block the capacity for expression, often without the performer even noticing. Physical...

Why do people act? Why are other people drawn to watch them? How is acting as a performing art related to role-playing outside the theatre? As the first philosophical study devoted to acting, Acts: Theater, Philosophy, and the Performing Self sheds light...

Screen performances entertain and delight us but we rarely stop to consider actors’ reliance on their craft to create memorable characters. Although film acting may appear effortless, a host of techniques, artistic conventions, and social factors shape...

This book explores the political, social, and historical implications of staged language. ""Speaking in Tongues"" presents a unique account of how language has been employed in the theater not simply as a means of communication, but...

In The Ultimate Musical Theatre College Audition Guide, author, acting teacher, and musical theatre program director Amy Rogers offers an honest, no-nonsense guide to the musical theatre audition. Written for high school students and their parents,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836786Author Christina Ferra-GilmorePage Count 96Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081139Author Justine JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Meriwether Publishing,U.S.Publisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 620g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930452643Author Holly HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 253Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480331563Author Roger EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams) 363g

Voice-over acting is no longer all about having that "announcer-y" boom or classic fireside radio voice. More and more casting directors are looking for regular, "conversational" voices to represent a product in a commercial or to play the animated moose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495069789Author Cate CammarataFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Applause Theatre Book...

This second volume of the best monologues from the Best American Short Plays series features a diverse selection drawn from the outstanding works from many of today's best American playwrights. In these monologues the playwrights capture much of the...

For every actor beginning a career in Hollywood, this indispensable guide will lay out a clear and comprehensible path with tried-and-true advice. Up-to-date resources and new interviews with recently established actors experiencing the current movieland...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559360623Author Holly HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 385Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

A Life in Acting is a practical guide for aspiring and established theater actors looking to make a consistent living doing meaningful, creative work on the stage. Author Lisa Mulcahy communicates her advice through a series of interviews and "war...

This fascinating text offers the first in-depth exploration of acting processes in British television. Focused around 16 new interviews with celebrated British actors, including Rebecca Front, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Ken Stott, Penelope Wilton and John...

The art of armed and unarmed stage combat thrills actors and audiences alike the world over. This book details many of the foundational techniques used by actors studying stage combat and actor-movement disciplines. A variety of specific training...

Actors and Performers Yearbook is an established and respected directory that enables actors to find work in stage, screen and radio. It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559365611Author Christopher BayesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc...

Straightforward and readable EThe Scene Study BookE is a practical step-by-step guide that runs from the analysis of basic story structure a including conflict and story arc a to making choices including physical and psychological action. It includes...

Stanislavsky and Intimacy is the first academic edited book with a focus on how intimacy protocols, choreography, and theories intersect with the broad practices of Konstantin Stanislavsky's 'system'. As the basis for most Western theatre and film...

Packed with insights from a lifetime of directing theatre, Words into Action is a fascinating read and a vital masterclass for actors and directors. Renowned theatre director William Gaskill was one of the founders of the Royal Court, whose ethos, as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781500107468Author Daniel JordanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...