Acting & Auditioning

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...

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...

This practical and entertaining guide readies the uninitiated actor to navigate the ridiculous, impossible, and often heartbreaking world of the acting industry. This book will expose actors to the ins and outs of the world's (second) oldest profession...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836571Author Neil FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 442Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Applause Theatre Book PublishersWeight(grams)...

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...

Analyzing the relationship between dramatic action and the controversial art of acting, William Worthen demonstrates that what it means to act, to be an actor, and to communicate through acting embodies both an ethics of acting and a poetics of drama. ...

Broadway has body issues. What is a Broadway Body? Broadway has long preserved the ideology of the "Broadway Body": the hyper-fit, exceptionally able, triple-threat performer who represents how Broadway musicals favor certain kinds of bodies. Casting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879109868Author Craig WroeFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsWeight(grams) 553gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780879103019Author Robert BlumenfeldFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Limelight EditionsPublisher Limelight EditionsWeight(grams) 517gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559362689Author Arthur BartowFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

"An analysis of script interpretation for the theater. The text includes theories on performance as well as examples from the works of Shelley, Ibsen and Pinter. In his new preface, Hornby laments the modernization of classic plays which he believes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557836564Author William ShakespeareFormat PaperbackPage Count 422Imprint Applause Theatre Book PublishersPublisher Hal Leonard CorporationWeight(grams)...

In this funny, irreverent, unique, eccentric memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, sometimes maddening, but often deliciously rewarding offbeat showbiz profession—magic!Spill tells of how his...

Congratulations! You got the part! Now what? Many actors of all levels find it challenging to apply classroom and studio techniques to the rehearsal process. Rehearsing for a class is vastly different than a professional situation, and a consistent,...

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,...

In this groundbreaking book noted director and educator William Wesbrooks provides an exciting and eminently practical approach for singers and actors who want to think about their work in a way that brings them a greater sense of vitality freedom and...

This book presents the first substantial academic study of Tyrone Power and employs a range of approaches, including stardom and genre theory, to reappraise his career from various angles including gender, genre and image.Book InformationISBN...

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 9781879505896Author Stephen BookFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 454g

Acting Is Believing has trained generations of actors and remains one of the most popular and influential classic Stanislavski-based acting books over the past sixty years. Now in its thirteenth edition, it has been reimagined for the art of acting in...

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)...

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...

Leslie O'Dell's current research focuses on the psychology of acting and the phenomenology of creativity. She has worked in theatre and film as a director, actor, and script writer as well as a coach and dramaturge. A working actor needs chameleon-like...

Diana Dors was not only Britain's most successful sex symbol of the 1950s but also a popular entertainer who remained a major celebrity until her death in 1984. Diana Dors: Film Star and Actor is primarily a celebration of her film acting skills,...

Analyses of specific, animated films with timecodes give concrete lessons with pinpointed examples: Flee, Soul, Porco Rosso, and The Triplets of Belleville. Makes acting theory simple and straightforward for non-expert animation professionals and...

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 9780956302120Author Robert GoldenFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Robert Golden Pictures LtdPublisher Robert Golden Pictures LtdWeight(grams)...

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...

An essential handbook for anyone who wants to act on television and film - by a leading teacher of screen acting. For any aspiring screen actor, the challenge is to combine all the components of your craft with an ability to handle the technical...

Part clown manual, part storytelling and part rant - The Clown Manifesto covers the experiences, philosophies and methods of the clown performer/director/teacher Nalleslavski. A book for clowns, physical comedians, actors, musicians, jugglers,...