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A master class on acting from the world-renowned star of stage and screen.

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Part of the "Stage by Stage" series, this work is the study of theatre in the 'Age of Baroque', the exciting period from the last decades of the seventeenth century to the early years of the nineteenth. It offers an account of what happened on stage above the sputtering, smoky footlights - a mere two rows of candles - and behind the scenes.

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This no-nonsense guide will prepare the actor for the perfect part in theater, on the web, or anything in...

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A collection of 64 monologues categorized by gender for use in the audition process, be it professional audition or audition course.

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A resource for actors, movement teachers and directors, exploring the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. The contributors, who are from diverse performance traditions, explain how their particular disciplines came into being and why the skills involved are valuable to actors.

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Based on observations of the American Players Theatre production of Shakespeare's Much ado about nothing in the summer of 2014.

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Investigates the drive to create a national theatre as an aspect of the cultural, social and political life of modern Wales. Efforts to establish a National Theatre are discussed as a struggle to define the national identity in a volatile world. This work focuses on how national theatre helps in creation of the modern European Welsh man or woman.

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Brings together ten works that show the excitement and possibilities of the theater. Characterized by fragmenting structure, hypnotic rhythms, kaleidoscopic imagery, unpredictable characters, and lyrical language, these plays resemble puzzles from which the writers are teasing revelations.

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Provides an introduction for individuals and groups who wish to undertake the production of a play, aimed at the amateur enthusiast and those intending to pursue their interest further and undertake professional training. This book includes sections on various aspects of starting a drama group.

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Written to encourage new and experienced playwrights to build techniques for a greater range of creative expression in their work, with advice and exercises to guide playwrights towards thinking and working theatrically.

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Addresses the process of playwriting for the active playwright. Eight playwrights and their approaches to writing and revision are covered, and each case is followed by a series of activities that writers can employ in their own processes.

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The author discusses the texts and performances in the context of the time. He relates the Spanish theatre to the various ideologies and war conditions. He also links the Spanish theatre tradition to the wider context of European political theatre.

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The first critical edition devoted to Foreman's work.

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Scene Design: Rendering and Media is intended to help students or practitioners improve their skills at making finished renderings of scene designs for theater. Hundreds of color illustrations explain the process, methods and tools used to successfuly transform ideas into useful drawings.

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Showstoppers! is all about Broadway musicals most memorable numbers why they were so effective, how they were created, and why they still resonate.

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Discover the behind-the-scenes story of how The Second City theatre created a generation of world classgreat actors, directors, and writers.

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This volume examines the development and nature of the theatre in Wales since the late 1970s. The essays cover such topics as: the belated recognition of drama in Wales; the continuing presence of a lively amateur stage; and Wales's particular contribution to theatre in education.

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Features conversations with ten award-winning Broadway designers: five set designers, four lighting designers, and one projection designer. This title discusses the business aspects of the theatre world as opposed to focusing on the artistry of their particular craft.