Acting & Auditioning

Two of the biggest musical-theatre stars working today answer questions submitted by the public on a wide range of theatrical topics. A message from Louise and Mark... This is the book for anyone who's seen a show and thought: 'That could be me.....

* Individual, partner, and group exercises to make any actor more expressive * Crucial acting tips based on the work of distinguished theorist Rudolf Laban * 65 original illustrations of anatomy and warm-up exercises This in-depth, fully illustrated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316818704Author Lee StrasbergFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Little, Brown & CoPublisher Little, Brown & Company

Re-Purposing Suzuki: A Hybrid Approach to Actor Training introduces a system of text analysis that synthesizes physical, psychological, and vocal components in order to truthfully embody heightened texts and contexts.By understanding how the author has...

The Actor's Mindset: Acting as a Craft, Discipline, and Businessuniquely prepares actors to live a full, successful life as a performing artist. While most acting books focus on either the art or the business of entertainment, Archibald looks at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566081665Author Rod MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 200g

Butterfly McQueen will always be remembered for her first screen role-as Scarlett O'Hara's hysterical servant girl, Prissy, in Gone With the Wind (1939)-and for her most famous line in the Civil War epic: "I don't know nuthin' 'bout birthin' babies!"...

Dramaturgy of Sex on Stage in Contemporary Theatre explores the dramaturgy of sex in contemporary works for the stage in the social, cultural and historical context of the time and place during which they were written and performed.Comprising chapters by...

Yevgeny Vakhtangov was a pioneering theatre artist who married Stanislavski's demands for inner truth with a singular imaginative vision. Directly and indirectly, he is responsible for the making of our contemporary theatre: that is Andrei Malaev-Babel's...

Michael Chekhov and Sanford Meisner: Collisions and Convergence in Actor Training offers a comprehensive analysis of the Sanford Meisner Acting Technique in comparison to the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique. This compilation reveals the connections as...

Violin Spolin was one of the greatest acting coaches in American theater. Improvisation for the Theater, her classic collection of games, acting exercises, and commentary, has been a best-seller for three decades. In the Theater Game File, Spolin creates...

Engages with the career of Isabelle Huppert, a major figure in French, European, and World Cinema Offers analytic frameworks for performance aesthetics in dialogue with critical theory Offers new readings of important films through the lens of...

Creating a Roleis the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting. An Actor Preparesfocused on the inner training of an actor's imagination. Building a Characterdetailed how the actor's body and voice could be tuned for the great...

In this thoughtfully curated collection teen actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780962970962Author Eric MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Ermor EnterprisesPublisher Ermor EnterprisesWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570626647Author Brian BatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

Ever feel like the only hurdle between you and your dream role are the outmoded audition (and let's face it gender) norms that many casting agents presumably adhere to? Tired of stale and lifeless soliloquies that leave your mouth dry and your spirit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986351129Author Bonnie J WallaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Hollywood Parents PressPublisher Hollywood Parents PressWeight(grams)...

Current market forces in the performing arts such as aging audiences electronic media and HD broadcasts have changed the operatic landscape. Young opera singers entering the workforce find themselves navigating difficult and highly competitive waters...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538163788Author Linda GatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

This book examines Jacques Copeau, a leading figure in the development of twentieth-century theatre practice, a pioneer in actor-training, physical theatre and ensemble acting, and a key innovator in the movement to de-centralize theatre and culture to...

From Komisarjevsky in the 1920s, to Cheek by Jowl's Russian 'sister company' almost a century later, Russian actor training has had a unique influence on modern British theatre. Russians in Britain, edited by Jonathan Pitches, is the first work of its...

To the American public, she will always be remembered as the woman who had a grapefruit ground into her face by James Cagney in the 1931 film classic Public Enemy. In fact, in an acting career that spanned nearly four decades, Mae Clarke appeared in...

The popular screen and stage star Laurence Harvey (1928-1973) is best remembered for his stellar performance in the film The Manchurian Candidate-a 20th century classic. Of his 50 films, Room At the Top not only brought sexual permissiveness to American...

At the age of ten, Charley Chase was singing and dancing on the street corners of Baltimore. Charley eventually became a local vaudeville attraction, but Baltimore could not contain the ambitious young man. After a brief, but memorable, stint in New...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781081427009Author Nicolas SuszczykFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 327g

Extras, bit players, and stand-ins have been a part of the film industry almost from its conception. On a personal and a professional level, their stories are told in Hollywood Unknowns, the first history devoted to extras from the silent era through the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316451185Author Michael CaineFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm *...

EMonologue MasteryE is a manual and workbook for the beginning actor as well as the seasoned professional. It addresses in specific detail every phase of monologue preparation from selection to performance. It covers in great detail the three most...

Using Chow's transnational and trans-regional star persona as a case study, Lin Feng investigates stardom as an agent for mediating the sociocultural construction of Hong Kong and Chinese identities.Book InformationISBN 9781474437516Author Lin FengFormat...

Listening and Talking: A Pathway to Acting provides undergraduate acting students with a clear, achievable, step-by-step way to approach the work of playing a role. The text is supplemented by exclusive video material to take the actor from their first...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312295141Author Patsy RodenburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm)...

"This wonderful, eclectic book offers both theoretical and practical insights to actors, directors, and students, while providing fascinating insights to anyone who seeks a greater understanding of the process of creating theater.-Barbara MacKenzie-Wood,...

Author, teacher, and improviser Michael J. Gellman was given a mission by Del Close himself: ""[T]o create improvised one-act plays of literary quality from scratch."" Already steeped in the world of improvisation, he took it upon himself to do this, in...

Pursuing an acting career is not easy. It takes hard work, dedication, and the ability to shrug off rejection. It also requires an ability to navigate the pitfalls of an often precarious profession. While there are many books that attempt to teach people...

A History of Contemporary Stage Combat chronicles the development of stage combat from the origins of the Society of British Fight Directors in 1969 to the modern day. Featuring interviews with some of the pioneers of this art form, the book analyzes how...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585109241Author Milan DragicevichFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & CoPublisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781581154290Author Glenn AltermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Allworth Press,U.S.Publisher Allworth Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780325009421Author Jimmy CarraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 71Imprint Heinemann Educational Books,U.S.Publisher Heinemann USAWeight(grams) 122g

The Art of Knife Fighting for Stage and Screen: An Actor's and Director's Guide to Staged Violence provides detailed information for the safe use of knives and daggers in a theatrical setting and an in-depth understanding of safe theatrical weapons. The...