The Drama Book Shop Announces Their Upcoming Events

Introduction-Demonstration in the Eric Morris System and Strategic Planning for the Actor Taught by Anthony Vincent Bova, the exclusive New York instructor and the East Coast authority in the Eric Morris system

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7th, 2010
6:00 p.m.

Admission: $10. Payable in advance or at the door.

Anthony Vincent Bova will facilitate an actor (volunteer) though the Eric Morris System. If you would like to be considered as one of the Actors who volunteer to work, please mention it to Anthony and have a monologue prepared.

The Strategic Planning for the Actor segment will focus on solutions to the unique challenges actors face in their career.

Ending with a Q&A

"When I read a book by Eric Morris called No Acting Please, it put it all in perspective for me" Johnny Depp, on Inside the Actors Studio
Author/Director/Teacher Karen Kohlhaas Gives FREE Monologue Talk and Performance Clinic

MONDAY, JANUARY 11th, 2010
5:30 p.m.

Bring monologues both to perform for feedback, and also for material choice advice.

Karen Kohlhaas will see and give feedback on your monologues, and also discuss what actors should consider when choosing audition material, at Drama Book Shop on Monday January 11th from 5:30-7pm (but latecomers are welcome!). She will also sign copies of her books, THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION, and HOW TO CHOOSE A MONOLOGUE FOR ANY AUDITION, and DVD, THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION VIDEO, all available at Drama Book Shop.

Karen Kohlhaas is an Off Broadway theater director and a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company. She is a senior teacher at the Atlantic Acting School. Directing credits include the world premiere of Annie Baker's play Body Awareness (Atlantic), 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, (St. Luke's Theatre, National Tour), Harold Pinter's The Hothouse (Atlantic), Keith Reddin's Synergy (Alley Theatre) and Frame 312 (Atlantic); David Mamet's Boston Marriage (Public Theater) and The Water Engine (Atlantic); Kate Moira Ryan's OTMA (Atlantic); three productions of An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein in New York (Atlantic) and Sydney (Practical Theatre Co.), and plays for Naked Angels, New Dramatists, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Culture Project and more. She is the author of The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors, How to Choose a Monologue for Any Audition, The Monologue Audition Teacher's Manual, and director/writer/co-producer of the DVD, The Monologue Audition Video. Her short films have been seen in festivals in the U.S. and internationally. She maintains a website for actors, www.monologueaudition.com.

The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors (Paperback)
by Kohlhaas, Karen
Our Price: $16.99

Adrian Noble: How to Do Shakespeare

FREE Reading, Talk and Q&A, Followed by a Book Signing

TUESDAY JANUARY 12th, 2010
5.00PM

"Adrian Noble vigorously highlights the extraordinary rhythmic, linguistic patterns Shakespeare gives the speaker. Any actor will find this book invaluable. For any student of Shakespeare it should be essential." From the Foreword by Ralph Fiennes

Adrian Noble has worked on Shakespeare with everyone from Oscar-nominated actors to groups of schoolchildren. Here he draws on several decades of top-level directing experience to shed new light on how to bring some of theatre's seminal texts to life.

He shows you how to approach the perennial issues of performing Shakespeare, including,
*wordplay - using colour and playing plain, wit and comedy, making language muscular
*building a character - different strategies, using the text, Stanislavski and Shakespeare
*shape and structure - headlining a speech, playing soliloquys, determining a speech's purpose and letting the verse empower you
*dialogue - building tension, sharing responsibility and 'passing the ball'.

This guided tour of Shakespeare's complex but unfailingly rewarding work stunningly combines instruction and inspiration.

About the Author:
Adrian Noble was the artistic director and chief executive of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1990 and 2003, having previously served as Associate Director for nine years. He has also held key positions at the Bristol Old Vic and the Manchester Royal Exchange. He regularly works in Theatre and Opera in Canada, France and the USA as well as the UK and has received over 20 Olivier Award nominations during his career.

How to Do Shakespeare
By Adrian Noble
Our Price: $26.95