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Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.-Print ed.
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First published in 1933, "Acting: The First Six Lessons" is the classic work on what would later become known as Method acting by Richard Boleslavsky. Born in Russia in 1889, Boleslavsky began his acting career by studying under Konstantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre where he learned about the "system". After World War I, Boleslavsky both directed and acted in films in Poland and Germany before settling in New York, where he founded the...
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Murder at the Adelphi is Peter Gale's first-hand, day-to-day diary account of acting in the original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1993 musical Sunset Boulevard presented at the Adelphi Theatre in London. The show was based on the highly acclaimed Paramount Pictures 1950 film of the same name directed by Billy Wilder.
Along the way, Peter includes a galaxy of entertaining anecdotes about internationally famous stars, such as Steven Spielberg,...
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In 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens, young thespians in high school and middle school will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights, such as Don Nigro, Wendy MacLeod, Jeff Goode, Bekah Brunstetter, and Constance Congdon; and equally terrific plays by such exciting up-and-comers as Chad Beckim, C. S. Hanson, Merridith Allen, Sharyn Rothstein, and Kayla Cagan. The characters are teens, and the subject matter will be of interest to aspiring...
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Nous sommes en 2038. Le nombre des naissances de garçons est en chute libre depuis une vingtaine d'années, sans raison apparente. L'homme rejoint les espèces en voie de dispari-tion. Les politiques tentent d'apporter des solutions sur le court terme, et les chercheurs des explications plausibles auxquelles se raccrocher. Face à l'urgence de la situation et au vi-sage changeant de la société, les hommes et les femmes n'ont pas d'autre choix que...
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When a middle-aged boy player returns to London's Globe playhouse during a terrible revival of Romeo and Juliet, she sets off a chain of events as great, as any of Shakespeare's entertainments, revealing a love story that lay hidden for decades, just beneath the lines of the script. Centuries later, an out-of-work Sydney actor connects the dots of this drama and is inspired to write a play, bringing him face to face with big life lessons in the art...
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A funny, flexible fairy tale comedy with something for everyone!
It's bedtime bedlam when a washed up clown tries to sell three unruly princesses on something other than their fairy tale favorites. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty...these are just a few beloved classics that Truffaldino will NOT be reading tonight because you've heard them a zillion times already and, frankly, he's sick of them. Instead, he'll be dusting off four of the weirdest,...
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Herbert Berghof began his Studio in New York in1945. Uta Hagen joined him in 1945. Together, they trained generations of actors as the Studio grew from rented space on 26th Street to today's three buildings at 120 Bank Street in the West Village. Uta wrote The Studio Story (and she re-wrote it as the Studio and Playwrights Foundation grew and expanded).
Edith Meeks, Executive & Artistic Director of HB Studio has provided a foreword. In it she writes,...
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Hey you! Yeah, you, the one reading this book blurb! Do you have a passion for acting, but don't quite know how to earn a living by doing what you love? Are you tired of acting self-help books that just say cryptic things like, "get an agent"? Well, you're in luck!
I Have a Degree in Acting ... Now What? is far different and better (emphasis on the better) than any acting advice book currently out there. Instead of teaching you acting techniques,...
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Play and Performance offers hope to those lamenting the loss of play in the twenty-first century and aims to broaden the understanding of what play is. This volume showcases the work of programs from early childhood through adulthood, in a variety of educational and therapeutic settings, and from a range of theoretical and practical perspectives. The chapters cover an array of practices that can be seen across the play to performance continuum. Taken...
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The definitive guide to making a career in theater-to Broadway and beyond
Tiffany Haas knows how to make it on Broadway. After 72 rejections in a row she finally landed a role in Broadway's long-running smash hit Wicked and later became "Glinda the Good." Now she wants to share her advice for starting and nurturing a career in the theater. Waiting in the Wings is the essential guide for anyone who wants to have a theatrical career, whether they're...
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In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises and approaches. Included in this new edition are chapters covering:
Stage combat
Yoga for actors
Martial arts
Body-mind centering
Authentic movement
Bartenieff...
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Using the experience of authors Richard Hahlo and Peter Reynolds in a variety of educational, business and theater settings, Dramatic Events: How to Run a Workshop for Theater, Education or Business investigates the connection between practical theater work and drama theory, and its effect on the development and dynamic of any working group.
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Le soir de ses vingt ans, une jeune femme seule attend anxieusement en fixant son poignet. À l'heure exacte de sa naissance, l'identité de son âme-sœur est censée y apparaître.
Pourtant, Roxanne n'aura pas le temps de s'appesantir sur son tatouage: le commissariat l'appelle en urgence pour accompagner une mineure victime de viol. Le dossier paraît solide, avec bon espoir pour la victime de voir le criminel envoyé en prison. Mais Roxanne travaille...
17) Curriculum Vitae
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Dans un bureau impersonnel et froid se tient un entretien d'embauche. Une femme maniaque et autoritaire bouscule un homme candide dans un déferlement de questions perfides et impudiques. À quelles fins le tourmente-t-elle? Pour quel emploi précis postule-t-il avec autant de détermination? Qui, en définitive, manipule véritablement l’autre? Quel lien occulte unit ces deux solitudes? De ces aléas, o s'inviteront une valse de Wagner, des cours...
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To Act Is to Do by RICHARD ALAN NICHOLS, who studied as a scholarship student for five years with Uta Hagen at the HB Studio in New York, is the ultimate guide for both actors and teachers.
In six informative and interactive class sessions, Nichols details twenty exercises designed to solve most acting problems that arise while working on plays. Also included are, eighteen evaluations of work (scenes, monologues, and Hagen exercises) presented by...
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Cutting-edge, comprehensive, and effective, Seven Pillars Acting empowers the actor to transform into character with ease and authenticity. Inspired by the great acting teachers of the last century, Seven Pillars Acting is a modern method that provides a structured set of tools and a dependable process to access and cultivate talent. With many students of the technique now working in the entertainment industry, Seven Pillars Acting is changing the...
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A Step-by-Step Guide for the Actor Pursuing a Career in New York.
A great deal has changed in the industry in the last decade. In this new, third edition of An Actor's Guide-Making It in New York City, Glenn Alterman provides everything actors need to know. You'll discover the ten things that it takes to make it as a successful actor in the city, how to support yourself, where and how to start your life as a New York actor, understanding and marketing...
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