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Two identical twin sisters and former child actors have grown apart-until one disappears, and the other is forced to confront the secrets they've kept from each other in this twisty suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Things.

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Fill Your Performance with Spontaneity and Energy

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A practical workbook on the creative process of acting and actor training from that blends two major approaches to actor training - the improvisational method, and the "Stanislavski System".

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Instant Shakespeare" offers a straightforward, accessible and practical set of ground rules for performing Shakespeare. These enable performers, directors and teachers to demystify Shakespeare's complex language and perform his plays in a clear, fresh and unpretentious manner."

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Jazz in My Soul/A Marvin Gaye Fantasy a thought-provoking one act musical stage play. A delightful, fantasy, dream sequence about a woman who dreams of Marvin every April 1st (the day of his death) for over 30 years. Every year her dream is the same, until the day of our play, that is when the dream takes an unsuspected twist.

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Kunqu is among the oldest and most refined traditions of the family of genres known as xiqu (music-drama or Chinese opera). This book consists of translated performer narrations that illuminate how one of the major Chinese theatrical forms has been taught and transmitted over the past century.

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The founder and director of the Yale Repertory theatre, as well as Harvard's American Repertory theatre, and a drama critic for more than thirty years, Robert Brustein is a living legend in theatrical circles. Letters to a Young Actor not only inspires the multitudes of struggling dramatists out pounding the pavement, but also reinvigorates the very state of the art of acting itself.

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This guide is suitable for anyone wishing to develop a career in the unpredictable profession of acting. It offers an appraisal of the challenges that actors face and identifies the opportunities that exist for the resourceful along with practical advice such as preparing a CV and getting an agent.

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The 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Play "unforgettable, worth swimming to New York to catch" (Benedict Nightingale)

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This study of the work of the European choreographer and pioneer of dance notation, Rudolf Laban, examines the many strands of his thinking and its application. It attempts to convey the full implications of his ideas about movement, not only for dancers but also for actors and directors of drama.

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Drawing on research into how the brain copes and responds in high-stress situations, Mastering the Audition dissects the audition process and offers original solutions to help master its art.

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Baldwin (a theater historian at Boston Conservatory) presents a study of director Michel Saint-Denis (1897-1971) whose productions of Oedipus , Le Viol de Lucrece , and Stravinsky's oratorio Oedipus Rex , set high standards. As a director, Saint-Denis was involved in every aspect of theatrical prese

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Presenting an overview of different types and styles of contemporary drama, Modern Voice, guides actors, directors, lecturers, teachers, trainers and coaches through the challenges of voicing modern texts.

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This work provides the actor with unusual Shakespearean audition material. There are 50 speeches in total. Alongside each speech is a helpful character description, brief explanation of the text, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references.

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Written to provide the actor with fresh and unusual Shakespearean audition material, this book provides fifty speeches with a guide to selecting, preparing and performing their selection.

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A practical masterclass on movement from the Head of Movement at RADA, complete with video examples on a DVD. The book provides a complete curriculum on movement training: from pure movement, to games, to Grotowski, Alexander, dance and yoga.

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Neil Rutherford's book provides a unique perspective on the musical theatre audition process from the viewpiont of one of the most influential and commercial casting directors in the West End, who has also had extensive experience as a professional actor.

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