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Acting Characters: 20 Essential Steps from Rehearsal to Performance by Paul Elsam
Category: Drama | Series: Performance Books
Paul Elsam's Acting Characters is an introductory handbook for the aspiring actor, compiled of twenty steps grouped into six sections to help create, present and sustain a believable character in most circumstances. Fundamentally practical, the book avoids the heavy discussion of theory that often accom ...Show more
An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Category: Fiction | Series: Performance Books
In "An Actor Prepares", Stanislavski deals with the inward preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the its full. He introduces the concepts of the 'magic of' units and objectives, of emotion memory, of the super-objective and many more now famous rehearsal aids. "An Actor must wo ...Show more
An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski (tr from Russian Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood)
Category: Biography | Series: Performance Books
"Stanislavsky's now famous book is a contribution to the Theatre and its students all over the world." Sir John Gielgud An Actor Prepares is the most famous acting training book ever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This edition, now repr ...Show more
An Actor's Handbook by K.S. Stanislavskii
Category: Film & Tv | Series: Performance Books
Stanislavski was the foremost influence on the "Method" school of acting, as developed by Lee Strasberg. Here in concise form is what Stanislavski himself said about acting, aimed at students, experienced theatre people and laymen interested in stage craft.
Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavski
Category: Fiction | Series: Performance Books
Encountering Ensemble Theatre by John Britton
Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Performance Books
Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples, maki ...Show more
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone
Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Performance Books
"A hundred practical techniques for encouraging spontaneity and originality by catching the subconscious unawares here is an inexhaustible supply of zany suggestions for unfreezing the petrified imagination" Daily Telegraph A leading figure in the theatre, Keith Johnstone lays bare his techniques and ex ...Show more
In the Studio with Joyce Piven: Theatre Games, Story Theatre and Text Work for Actors by Susan Applebaum
Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Performance Books
In the Studio with Joyce Piven takes you directly inside the creative process of the renowned Piven Workshop led by Joyce and Byrne Piven. The Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago has nurtured theatre artists celebrated in the US, Ireland and Britain including Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Aidan ...Show more
Mastering the Shakespeare Audition : A Quick Guide to Performance Success by Donna Soto-morettini
Category: Poetry & Plays | Series: Performance Books
Movement Training for Actors by Jackie Snow
Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Performance Books
"This book has strong appeal to movement teachers and students in a variety of theater departments" James Bundy, Dean, Yale School of Drama, US The RADA Guide to Movement for Actors illustrates a broad spectrum of approaches and encourages the development of multiple skills. This must-have resource for ...Show more
Playing Shakespeare by John Barton
Category: Fiction | Series: Performance Books
"Generations of actors joining the RSC have benefited from John Barton's teaching" Trevor Nunn "One of the sanest, wisest and most practical volumes I have ever read about Shakespeare" Michael Billington John Barton is Advisory Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company and has directed some of the great ...Show more
ST184 Dance Composition : A Practical Guide to Creative Success in Dance Making (6th edition 2010) by Jacqueline M. Smith-Autard
Category: Fiction | Series: Performance Books
"A book which has remained seminal in its field as one of the key texts in dance education. Jacqueline Smith-Autard delves into the creative arena of dance with a logic unmatched by any other creative author in this field" Speech and Drama "Jacqueline Smith-Autard has made significant contributions to t ...Show more