Acting & Auditioning

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 as a stylistic device...

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 9781566080644Author Marsh CassadyFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 285g

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 9781480331563Author Roger EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams)...

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...

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...

'One of the great British comedians and all-round entertainers of her generation' Guardian'Bittersweet but scalpel sharp' Radio Times'One of Britain's finest ever performers ... a sublime and unparalleled crafter of words' Independent Victoria Wood's wit...

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...

The ultimate biography of this ever-popular star and icon, from a young Cambridge don who has already made his name with a much praised biography of Marilyn Monroe. Cary Grant made men seem like a good idea. Tall, dark and handsome with a rare...

The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerThe Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerPRAISE FOR WILL'The best memoir I ever read' Oprah Winfrey'If you read one book this year, make it this one' Jay Shetty'Incredible' Idris Elba'The book is awesome. So candid and...

Intended for students and children taking part in speech and drama competitions and exams, this book contains a range of audition speeches. It includes female, male and unisex speeches selected from both plays and children's books. Where relevant the...

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 9781533224941Author David PowersFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

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...

Norfolk Summer presents the story about the making of a film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates Joseph Losey's award-winning movie The Go-Between was filmed entirely on location in Norfolk in 1970. The film charts the tragic story of a young boy's...

In Method Acting and Its Discontents, Shonni Enelow provocatively argues that Method acting's positing of a fundamentally porous self was a source of deep anxiety in a culture focused on containment, an anxiety that left lasting traces on American drama...

This is the first textbook designed for students, practitioners and scholars of the performing arts who are curious about the power of the cognitive sciences to throw light on the processes of performance. It equips readers with a clear understanding of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781522887454Author Kevin Scott AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Essential tips and advice from stars of stage and screen. Actors know the best source of advice on the profession is other actors. Nothing compares with the wisdom and practical know-how acquired through years of working in the business. Advice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081382Author Peter GwinnFormat PaperbackPage Count 137Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 485g

Teaching Acting with Practical Aesthetics uses constructivist pedagogy to teach acting via Practical Aesthetics, a system of actor training created in the mid-1980s by David Mamet. The book melds the history of Practical Aesthetics, Practical Aesthetics...

Acting the Song offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985882839Author Cathy ReinkingFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'Before the Curtain Opens' distils a lifetime's lived experience of the Alexander Technique into an engaging and vivid introduction to what becomes a holistic philosophy of performance.Book InformationISBN 9781911193432Author Kate KellyFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559360302Author Joseph ChaikinFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint 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 9781543288469Author Eleonor GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Because mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well.Featuring dozens of...

Book of Sides II: Original, Two-Page Scenes for Actors and Directors is the second book in the Book of Sides series by Dave Kost, featuring original, two-page, two-character scenes for use in acting, directing, and auditioning classes. While shorter than...

An Actor's Work on a Role is Konstantin Stanislavsky's classic exploration of the rehearsal process, applying the techniques of his seminal actor training system to the task of bringing life and truth to one's role. Originally published over half a...

Acting for the Camera: Back to One is a "how to" book with practical steps to achieve a professional performance on camera. The book focuses on four distinct areas: how to prepare the character, how to execute the technical responsibilities that will...