Acting category: 934 books
Brutus and Other Heroines
Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2016
‘A part we have played is like a person we once met, grew to know, became intimately enmeshed with and finally moved away from. Some of these characters remain friends, others are like ex–lovers with whom we no longer have anything in common. All of them bring something out in us that will never...
Where Does Art Come From?
How to Find Inspiration and Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
William Kluba, author, takes an in-depth look at the origins of inspiration and ideas, to help us better understand where creativity comes from in our bodies and minds, and to understand how this intangible force translates into artistic expression. This book is full of techniques to foster the inspiration...
The Actor's Survival Kit
Fifth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2010
The Actor's Survival Kit is required reading in Canadian theatre schools and is a constant resource for its many readers across the country. This fifth edition gives actors fresh research from today's experience, new lists of Canada-wide contacts, and input from success stories. It speaks to a new...
An Actor's Guide—Making It in New York City, Second Edition
Everything a Working Actor Needs to Survive and Succeed in the Big Apple
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011
For any actor in or on the way to New York City, this is the definitive source for advice, winning strategies, marketing techniques, and invaluable insights to being a successful New York actor. Aspiring and established professionals will find this thorough and up-to-the-minute volume chock full of...
by Tony Scarpelos
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
The ability to do great impressions, impersonations, voices, accents and characters is not a special gift reserved for the few. It is a learnable skill. Whether your goal is to entertain thousands, spoof your co-workers, or tell entertaining stories at happy hour, YOU can learn the Art of Duplication....
by Debbie Lamedman
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
You can't beat a Shakespearean scene for an acting tune-up. The sixty scenes in The Ultimate Scene Study Series for Teens Volume 1 provide a key with which young actors can unlock a storehouse of emotional, technical, and interpretive skills. Material from twenty-seven plays are organized as scenes...
Your Child's Career in Music and Entertainment
The Prudent Parent's Guide from Start to Stardom
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
In today’s competitive society, parents face great pressure to encourage their children to follow their dreams and strive for excellence. Organized in a practical question-and-answer format, Your Child’s Career in Music and Entertainment: The Prudent Parent’s Guide raises and addresses many...
Stage Combat
Fisticuffs, Stunts, and Swordplay for Theater and Film
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2010
The most complete guide on an essential stagecraft available! Wanna fight, buddy? This comprehensive guide covers everything performers, directors, theater teachers, fight choreographers, and others need to know to stage believable, safe action for theater and other performing arts. From basic falls,...
Secrets of Performing Confidence
For musicians, singers, actors and dancers
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
What does it take to control your performance nerves, to feel confident when facing audiences, and to acquire mastery of your talent? How can you feel secure in the knowledge that you are giving your best?
This second edition of Secrets of Performing Confidence helps you to find solutions to...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
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...
A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation!
How to Survive the 60-Second Audition
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition explains how to successfully tackle the "cattle call" acting audition with a sixty-second monologue. Through Q&As, tips, director’s notes, and a glossary full of outrageous actions meant to inspire the actor...
by Andy Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
An engaging, upbeat guide for any student thinking of applying to drama school.
If you're thinking of applying to drama school, The Excellent Audition Guide will give you everything you need to prepare well and perform your audition to the best of your ability. Experienced actor, director and...
by Frank Catalano
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
How to select monologues by your casting type, prepare and perform them for auditions. Includes 70 original audition monologues. Also, great for acting classes.
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Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
The Routledge Companion to Actors’ Shakespeare is a window onto how today’s actors contribute to the continuing life and relevance of Shakespeare’s plays.
The process of acting is notoriously hard to document, but this volume reaches behind famous performances to examine the actors’...