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Theatre World 1994-1995, Vol. 51 (1/1/2000)

Theatre World, the statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway and off-Broadway season, touring companies, and professional regional companies throughout the United States, has become a classic in its field. The book is complete with cast listings, replacement producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles, and much, much more. There are special sections with biographical data, obituary information, listings of annual Shakespeare festivals and major drama a... 		Theatre World 1994-1995, Vol. 51 Cover
Theatre World 1993-1994, Vol. 50 (1/1/2000)

Theatre World, the statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway and off-Broadway season, touring companies, and professional regional companies throughout the United States, has become a classic in its field. The book is complete with cast listings, replacement producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles, and much, much more. There are special sections with biographical data, obituary information, listings of annual Shakespeare festivals and major drama a... 		Theatre World 1993-1994, Vol. 50 Cover
The Social Significance of Modern Drama (1/1/2000)

Out of print virtually since its completion in 1914, Emma Goldman's pioneer work Social Significance in Modern Drama bridges modern drama and political philosophy, pointing out the road that remains to be travelled toward a theatre of social empowerment. Activist, feminist, philosopher and anarchist, Emma Goldman was a passionate thinker about all things modern when the 20th century was still raw and new. The emergence of her treatise on the theatre after years of obscurity is certain to arouse ... 		The Social Significance of Modern Drama Cover
Polaroid Stories (1/1/1999)

Naomi Iizuka’s 1997 play, Polaroid Stories, consciously uses stories, characters and themes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses to tell the stories of street kids living on the edge in a desolate, urban landscape. Because these characters are named after Orpheus and Eurydice, and Echo and Narcissus, or based on stories of Dionysus, and Ariadne and Theseus, and because scenes are entitled “The Story of Semele” or “Theseus in the Labyrinth,” Iizuka creates a world that has two dimensions: the g... 		Polaroid Stories Cover
Married (2002)

He had just completed his thirteenth year when his mother died. He felt that he had lost a real friend for during the twelve months of her illness he had come to know her personally as it were and established a relationship between them which is rare between parents and children. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. 		Married Cover
Captain's Tiger (1999)

The newest work by the acclaimed South African playwright. The New Yorker has said of Athol Fugard, "A rare playwright, who could be a primary candidate for either the Nobel Prize in Literature or the Nobel Peace Prize." His major works for the stage include: Blood Knot; "Master Harold"...and the boys; My Children! My Africa!; A Lesson from Aloes; The Road to Mecca; Valley Song; and The Captain's Tiger. 		Captain's Tiger Cover
A Lesson from Aloes (1993)

The New Yorker has said of Athol Fugard, "A rare playwright, who could be a primary candidate for either the Nobel Prize in Literature or the Nobel Peace Prize." His major works for the stage include: Blood Knot; "Master Harold"...and the boys; My Children! My Africa!; A Lesson from Aloes; The Road to Mecca; Valley Song; and The Captain's Tiger. 		A Lesson from Aloes Cover
After the Fall: A Play in Two Acts (1980)

A lost character draws upon events in his past as he searches for life's meaning in Miller's powerful play. 		After the Fall: A Play in Two Acts Cover
On Politics and the Art of Acting (2001)

Ronald Reagan might have been the first professional actor elected president, but as Arthur Miller reminds us in his delightfully acerbic, On Politics and the Art of Acting, Reagan was by no means the only actor to occupy the White House in modern times. Beginning with our latest farcical election, Miller considers the twin arts of acting and politics in our brave new Age of Entertainment and contrasts the relatively poor thespian skills of presidential candidates Bush and Gore with the con... 		On Politics and the Art of Acting Cover
Conversations with Miller (2002)

CONVERSATIONS WITH MILLER offers a personal and revealing account of one of the major playwrights of our time. Arthur Miller is revealed in deep and candid conversation with the highly regarded dramatic critic, Mel Gussow. In this series of interviews, which took place over 40 years, Miller is astonishingly forthcoming about his creative sources, his accomplishments and his disappointment; about his staunch resistance to the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950's; about his private life including h... 		Conversations with Miller Cover
Salesman in Beijing (1984)

" In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct a Chinese version of his play, "Death of a Salesman." "Salesman in Beijing" is his day by day account of his experience. Most of the book focuses on the problems of communication with the Chinese actors as a result of linguistic and cultural differences. He feels that he was able to overcome these difficulties because of the dedication of the actors and the fact that the play itself deals with universal qualities that transcend local culture. He ... 		Salesman in Beijing Cover
The Theater Essays Of Arthur Miller (1996)

Arthur Miller is one of the most important and enduring playwrights of the last fifty years. This new edition of The Theater Essays has been expanded by nearly fifty percent to include his most significant articles and interviews since the book's initial publication in 1978. Within these pages Miller discusses the roots of modern drama, the nature of tragedy, and the state of contemporary theater; offers illuminating observations on Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, O'Neill, and Williams; probes the ... 		The Theater Essays Of Arthur Miller Cover
Artaud on Theatre (2001)

All of Artaud's theatrical ideas collected in one volume Artaud's cherished dream was to found a new kind of theatre in France that would not be an artistic spectacle, but a communion between spectators and actors. This volume contains all of Artaud's key writings on theatre and cinema from 1921 to his death in 1948, together with a definitive commentary on the key texts of this 20th-century theatre visionary. Although his potent theories were never successfully realised during his own tortured... 		Artaud on Theatre Cover
Tatyana Repina (1999)

The sensational onstage suicide of Russian actress and opera singer Kadmina in 1881 led Alexei Suvorin to memorialize her in his 1888 four-act play Tatyana Repina. One year later, his friend Anton Chekhov, himself fascinated by Kadmina, sent Suvorin a one-act play, which was in fact a fifth act continuation of Tatyana Repina, with instructions to show it to no one. When the play was finally made public years later by Chekhov's brother Mikhail, it presented a mystery: Was it, as the brother clai... 		Tatyana Repina Cover
7 Short Farces by Anton Chekhov (1998)

Includes: The Bear, a Reluctant Tragic Hero, Swan Song, the Proposal, the Dangers of Tobacco, the Festivities, the Wedding Reception 		7 Short Farces by Anton Chekhov Cover
Twelve Plays (2001)

This work contains all Alfred de Musset's best known plays, providing a standard reference work for students, an acting text for performers and a lively introduction to this French playwright. 		Twelve Plays Cover
Henceforward (1988)

Starring Anne Heche and Jared Harris, the hilarious Henceforward... is one of Alan Ayckbourn s most unusual works. In the not-so-distant future a composer is building a female robot to act as his fiancée, so that he can convince his ex-wife that their daughter should come live with him. Thus, he hopes to overcome his writers block and redress the pain of his past. A full-cast performance featuring: Jack Davenport, Jared Harris, Anne Heche, Paula Jane Newman, Moira Quirk and Darren Richardson... 		Henceforward Cover
Agamemnon (1995)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: And wept; while visioned in the light Of her own loveliness, more bright Than pictured breathing form that is but mute, She looked as though she wished, with that pure voice, That oft her father's halls along, Had made full many a chieftain there rejoice, To speak to that assembled throng. STROPHE IV. Yes! at those... 		Agamemnon Cover
Adrienne Kennedy Reader (2001)

Adrienne Kennedy has been a force in American theatre since the early 1960s, influencing generations of playwrights with her hauntingly fragmentary lyrical dramas. Exploring the violence racism visits upon people's lives, Kennedy's plays express poetic alienation, transcending the particulars of character and plot through ritualistic repetition and radical structural experimentation. Frequently produced, read, and taught, they continue to hold a significant place among the most exciting dramas ... 		Adrienne Kennedy Reader Cover
The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook: An Actor's Guide to over 1000 Monologues and Dialogues from More Than 300 Contemporary Plays (1994)

Preparing for an audition and unsure of what you want to do? The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook is the book you've been waiting for. Unlike “scene books” that reprint 50 to 75 monologues excerpted from plays but don't include any background information, this annotated guide tells you what you really need to know about audition material from more than 300 contemporary plays. Here is how the book works. Suppose that you're looking for a dramatic male/female scene. When you sc... 		The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook: An Actor's Guide to over 1000 Monologues Cover
Brando: The Biography (1994)

A scandal-loving biographer's dream, Marlon Brando has led a tumultuous life, complete with unhappy childhood, an active and varied sex life, troubled children of his own (son Christian is now in prison for killing daughter Cheyenne's lover), and a long history of eccentric behavior on and off the set. Surprisingly, Brando hasn't caught Kitty Kelley's eye, but journalist Manso (Mailer: His Life and Times, LJ 4/15/85) corrects that oversight with this massive tome. Based on seven years' research... 		Brando: The Biography Cover
Being and Doing: A Workbook for Actors (1990)

A fun and exciting workbook for actors to use in establishing a daily work schedule. Designed to help the actor integrate the two parts of the process, THE INSTRUMENT AND THE CRAFT. Which gives spontaneity, dimension, and authenticity to his performance. The numerous daily exercises deal with every aspect of acting including the actor's relationship to the business. Blank pages provide the actor with space to document his or her own involvement and progress. Being a workbook, every page is fill... 		Being and Doing: A Workbook for Actors Cover
Period Make-up for the Stage: Step-by-step (1997)

Period productions on stage, television and film are increasingly popular. Part of the success of these productions is authentic make-up. In this text, basic stage make-up for men and women is described and illustrated clearly for white, Hispanic, Chinese, black and Asian skins. Step-by-step instructions are given on how to create each look, from Ancient Egyptian, to the Punk-look of the 1970s." 		Period Make-up for the Stage: Step-by-step Cover
El Burlador De Sevilla (1990)

El burlador de Sevilla is a play by Tirso de Molina, first published in Spain around 1630, though it may have been performed as early as 1616. Set in the 14th century, the play is the earliest fully-developed dramatisation of the Don Juan legend. 		El Burlador De Sevilla Cover
Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers (1999)

This majestic reference fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of all the major composers of the American musical theater, from Jerome Kern's earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, Loesser, Sondheim, Kander, Finn, Flaherty, and more--this book covers their works, their innovations, their successes, and their failures. Show Tunes is simply the most comprehensive volume of its kind ever produced, and this newly revised and upda... 		Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows, and Careers of Broadway's Major Composers Cover
Advice to the Players (1993)

Robert Lewis was an American actor, director, teacher, author and founder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. In addition to his accomplishments on Broadway and in Hollywood, Lewis' greatest and longest lasting contribution to American theater may be the role he played as one of the foremost acting and directing teachers of his day. He was an early proponent of the Stanislavski System of acting technique and a founding member of New York's revolutionary Group Theatre in the 1... 		Advice to the Players Cover
Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook (1995)

A diverse selection of original texts on theatre by its most creative practitioners - actors, writers, directors and designers. Contributors include Jarry, Ionescu, Shaw, Brecht, Strindberg, Stanislawski, Lorca, Brook, Soyinka, Boal, Barba. 		Twentieth Century Theatre: A Sourcebook Cover
Cats: The Book of the Musical (1983)

A richly illustrated book that re-creates the making of one of Broadway’s biggest hits, based on Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Color photographs and drawings by John Napier. 		Cats: The Book of the Musical Cover
Costume and Makeup (1994)

One part of a five-part series designed to help the amateur and student to develop their theatre skills. The author looks at drama as it is now and offers imaginative approaches to classical and less conventional theatre - mime, spectacle, musicals, outdoor shows and productions in unusual settings.. He stresses the importance of teamwork and planning and shows how with a creative use of resources outstanding results can be achieved. 		Costume and Makeup Cover
Bat Boy: The Musical (2002)

Based on a story in The Weekly World News, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is a musical comedy/horror show about a half boy/half bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Hope Falls, West Virginia. For lack of a better solution, the local sheriff brings Bat Boy to the home of the town veterinarian, Dr. Parker, where he is eventually accepted as a member of the family and taught to act like a "normal" boy by the veterinarian's wife, Meredith, and teenage daughter, Shelley. Bat Boy is happy with his new... 		Bat Boy: The Musical Cover
One Act Plays for Acting Students: An Anthology of Short One-Act Plays for One, Two or Three Actors (1987)

23 short length plays for a cast of one, two, or three. 5 minutes acting time for each character. Performance times vary from 8-15 minutes. 		One Act Plays for Acting Students: An Anthology of Short One-Act Plays for One, Two o Cover
Costumes and Chemistry: A Comprehensive Guide to Materials and Applications (2001)

Based on 14 years of research and experiment with plastics and various non-traditional materials, this book supplies information to designers and interpreters on specialized techniques for use in costumes for theatre, film and TV. Also included are charts detailing the effects of dry cleaning and laundering on adhesives, coatings, colourings and metallisers, allowing the designer to make appropriate choices for specific needs and longevity. This reference delivers many exciting new choices to d... 		Costumes and Chemistry: A Comprehensive Guide to Materials and Applications Cover
Drama, Skits, & Sketches (1997)

From The Ideas Library this book contains how-to ideas for youth promotion, publicity, advertising, fundraising, announcements, administration, bulletin boards, flyers, and all kinds of tricks of the trade. 		Drama, Skits, & Sketches Cover
Being an Actor (1995)

Callow was told by master performer Michael MacLiammoir that he was "a born writer, perhaps, but not a born actor." He went on to become not only a most versatile actor, but with this book becomes an accomplished commentator on the theater. What makes Callow's memoir of the familiar uncertainties of an actor's life pleasurable is this actor's eccentricity. He revels in spinning tales of failed shows, arrogant directors, Oscar Wilde reincarnations such as MacLiammoir, who became Callow's first m... 		Being an Actor Cover
Life Is Too Short (1991)

At age two in 1922, Joe Yule Jr. joined his parents on the vaudeville circuit in an act that was disbanded when Joe Sr. decamped. On their own, mother and son went looking for work in Hollywood, where little Joe metamorphosed into Mickey Rooney. His racy, comic, poignant autobiography recalls the highs and lows during the years he made more than 200 films, including the hugely popular Andy Hardy series and musicals with Judy Garland. Rooney is candid on the subjects of his eight marriages (the f... 		Life Is Too Short Cover
The Hornes: An American Family (2002)

Daughter of Lena Horne, Buckley here tells a vital story, made even more appealing by her gracefully understated writing and objective viewpoint. Spanning the history of six generations of an American family, the book is based on voluminous papers kept by the Hornes since the mid-19th century. The author sheds light on an area of black society unrecognized for the most part. After the Civil War, the "old Hornes" settled in Brooklyn as part of a minority elite, an upper-middle class with enclave... 		The Hornes: An American Family Cover
Stage Management Forms and Formats: A Collection of over 100 Forms Ready to Use (1991)

Designed to provide a head-start on the task of organizing and recording production information, "State Management Forms & Formats" contains 112 full-size, blank forms which can be used in the book or removed and added to a separate production log. Cast and scene breakdowns, expense sheets, rehearsal and performance reports, sign-in sheets, and property plots are just a few of the forms included. (Performing Arts) 		Stage Management Forms and Formats: A Collection of over 100 Forms Ready to Use Cover
Art Isn't Easy: The Theater of Stephen Sondheim (1992)

Gordon explicates the works of Sondheim to repudiate the common perception of musical theater as mere escapist entertainment, showing how Sondheim tackles real, complex subjects, without fear of introducing pain, trauma, and difficult ideas onto the Broadway stage. 		Art Isn't Easy: The Theater of Stephen Sondheim Cover
Directing for the Stage: A Workshop Guide of 42 Creative Training Exercises and Projects (1995)

42 training exercises and projects for stage directing are included in this guide, which provides seven chapters filled with exercises for student stage directors. The basic directing concepts are included in a text which encourages hands-on experience. 		Directing for the Stage: A Workshop Guide of 42 Creative Training Exercises and Proje Cover
Plays From the Contemporary American Theater (2002)

Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: * Streamers by David Rabe * Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare * Wings by Arthur Kopit * Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by Christopher Durang * Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley * The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney * Painting Churches by Tina Howe * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson Edited and with an introduction by Brooks McNamara. 		Plays From the Contemporary American Theater Cover
The Director's Eye: A Comprehensive Textbook for Directors and Actors (2001)

Can a theatre class textbook be both inspirational and informative? Yes! This holistic book on directing and acting does it all. Students will keep it as a lifelong career reference on how to make things work. Written subjectively, it's based on nearly a half-century of teaching and directing. A text that compels involvement in all layers of creating memorable theatre. Thirty-five chapters in seven sections with assignments and convenient section summaries make a complete semester course. This ... 		The Director's Eye: A Comprehensive Textbook for Directors and Actors Cover
Bus Stop: A Three-Act Romance (1995)

Upon hitting Broadway in 1955 Bus Stop was an immediate commercial & critical success. During a winter storm a busload of weary travelers are forced to shack up at a roadside diner until morning. Inge was renowned for his in-depth character studies, Bus Stop is no exception and offers a warm play about the intersecting lives of eight ordinary people. A L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Megan Anderson, Terrence Currier, Rachel Miner, Anson Mount, Kyle Prue, Lynnie Raybuck, Jef... 		Bus Stop: A Three-Act Romance Cover
Play Directing in the School: A Drama Director's Survival Guide (1997)

Directing plays in schools requires knowledge and talents far different than directing for community or professional theatre. In ten comprehensive chapters the author explains the "real world" of producing effective theatricals in the school environment. He details the pitfalls and the problems while providing ideas for consistently successful shows. He covers budgeting, scheduling, faculty politics, motivating and disciplining students and many other school-life realities beyond a director or t... 		Play Directing in the School: A Drama Director's Survival Guide Cover
Broadway's Best (2000)

16 beautiful solo arrangements of Broadway standards from 14 great shows. Includes: All I Ask of You * And All That Jazz * Beauty and the Beast * Bring Him Home * Cabaret * Edelweiss * If I Loved You * It Might as Well Be Spring * Seasons of Love * September Song * Some Enchanted Evening * Where Is Love? * With One Look * and more. 		Broadway's Best Cover
Eastern Standard (1998)

Eastern Standard is a play by Richard Greenberg. Set in 1987, it focuses on yuppies, AIDS, the stock market and insider trading scandals, homelessness, and urban malaise. 		Eastern Standard Cover
Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics (1998)

Boal is a Brazilian activist who has devoted his career to effecting social change through theater. This book is an account of his most recent efforts, especially during his term as a legislator. Growing out of his Theatre of the Oppressed, an international theater movement giving artistic and social voice to the otherwise voiceless, Legislative Theatre is an interactive dramaturgy. Working locally, Boal gets citizens to articulate their concerns by developing plays that are then presented loca... 		Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics Cover
A Short History of Opera (1965)

When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The fourth edition incorporates new scholarship that traces the most important developments in the evolution of musical drama. After surveying anticipations of the operatic form in the lyric theater of the Greeks, medi... 		A Short History of Opera Cover
The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors: Conversations with Over 100 Casting Directors on How to Get the Job (2000)

Karen Kondazian has compiled inside information from talking to the premier casting directors in film, television, and commercials from New York to Los Angeles. 		The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors: Conversations with Over 100 Casting Di Cover
History of Theatre (2000)

This bold undertaking covers Western theatre from ancient Greece to the present day. It traces the development of dramatic art through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Moliere and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the 19th century and the main movements in the 20th century. It is illustrated by numerous examples of differing styles, with some historical recordings as well and excerpts from nearly 50 plays. A fascinating journey. It is written by David Timson, the Br... 		History of Theatre Cover
The Theatre: A Concise History (1998)

Acting, direction, stagecraft, theater architecture and design, above all the whole extraordinary evolution of dramatic literature--here is an all-embracing and richly illustrated history, worldwide in scope and ranging from the ancient origins of the theater in the choral hymns sung around the altar of Dionysus to the fascinating variety of forms that it has taken in our own age. For this revised edition, Enoch Brater has written a new chapter, taking into account contemporary movements in the... 		The Theatre: A Concise History Cover

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