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2 Good Friday Tenebrae Services
$12.43These services can be used by any number of participants, and include an order of service. Paradoxes Of The Passion examines the circumstances leading up to the crucifixion of an itinerant preacher from Galilee. What Shall I Do, Then, With Jesus Who Is Called Christ? brings us face to face with Pilate’s question that has echoed down the centuries.
Each of the Tenebrae services in this booklet can be used by any number of participants. An order of service for your bulletin preparations is also included.
Paradoxes Of The Passion brings to the worshiping congregation the circumstances leading up to the crucifixion of an itinerant preacher from Galilee who was no less than the long-awaited Jewish Messiah. The seven paradoxes are interspersed with hymns and prayers.
What Shall I Do, Then, With Jesus Who Is Called Christ? To Pilate’s surprise the crowd sought freedom for the murderer Barabbas rather than for Jesus. Pilate then asked the question that has echoed down the centuries to every man, woman, and child who has ever heard the Gospel: “What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?” In this thought-provoking Good Friday Tenebrae service, Douglas Meyer explores how various key characters in the Passion story answered that question. Then he considers how The person in the pew answers that question today.
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On The Way To Bethlehem
$9.93Richard Goodlin writes: “Having been born in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania), I wondered what it would be like to get a letter from the IRS stating I had to go back to Bethlehem for the purpose of taxation. This gave rise to On The Way To Bethlehem.”
The assigned scripture lessons for Advent in the lectionary present themes and concepts, but there is little in the way of a story that flows from one week to the next. In these dialogues Goodlin engages people in the unfolding drama of events that lead up to the birth of Jesus, as well as the story of the life of Jesus.
These dialogues may be performed as a readers’ theater and few props are needed. Costuming is optional.
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Attitude Adjustments
$12.43These four playlets treat serious subjects in a thought-provoking yet humorous manner. Each one is followed by a suggested order of worship, prayer, litany, and “meditation.” The subjects covered are: Greed, Pride, Guilt, and Forgiveness.
They are excellent resources for:
Retreats
Seminars
Youth meetings
Men’s or women’s gatheringsThis resource will be helpful in every church library or reference shelf.
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Prelude To Black Saturday
$9.93This liturgical drama provides a stark contrast to the joy and celebration of Easter morning. This service captures the reality of that Friday when our Lord was crucified. The cast includes people who were present on that final Friday – each sharing their emotions, from the sneering soldiers, to the heart-wrenching sobs and pleas of his mother, to Christ himself.
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Disciples Redeemed
$9.93Though it is perfect for the Easter season, this series of monologues about the lives of the Disciples following Christ’s death, resurrection, and ascension, may be used any time throughout the year. Congregations will learn the often overlooked post-Easter story of each of the Disciples as they never have before.
The staging of Disciples Redeemed can be one with a table set up like the last supper table with the Disciples, except for Judas, seated around the table. The story begins with Saul giving his monologue at floor level with the audience and ends with Paul at the table with the rest of the Disciples. The monologue of Judas is optional.
Suggestions for staging and optional costumes are included.
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3 For The Third Day
$16.18Brevity and flexibility are the strengths of this volume. Each of these three drama-based Sunrise services takes only about 30 minutes to perform. The maximum number of participants required is nine and the minimum is four. Ages of the participants can range from adults to older elementary children.
The first service is titled We Were There and features an all female cast. It is the story of the women who were waiting for the sunrise trip to the tomb. The second is titled A Night Of Memories. It has Mary, the mother of Jesus, remembering the life of her son. As she recalls highlights of his life, corresponding scenes from the past become visible. The third service is called The Dream. It is the story of two young friends — a believer and a non-believer. One appears in the other’s dream as an angel and leads him through the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Hymn, costume and scenery suggestions are included with each service. Scriptural references are also cited.
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Table Talk
$7.43This service requires little preparation and involves only three readers. The build up to Holy Communion is dramatic and scriptural, climaxing in the betrayal of Judas, the sense of corporate guilt and the need for forgiveness.
In Table Talk we hear conversations between Jesus and his friends, enemies and those who are indifferent. These talks occur at tables where Jesus has come as a guest. The service culminates with Jesus serving as host to his disciples.
In his own table story we learn that whether or not we come to the great banquet, the table of the Lord will be filled. It forces us to ask that if we do come and receive the bread and wine what will Jesus say to us? What will we say to him? How can we not find our faith strengthened, our love enlarged, and our understanding deepened by the table talk of Jesus?
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Audition Monologs For Student Actors
$16.95Edited by Roger Ellis. The monologs in this text are highly original works not found in other published versions. All are from recently produced plays from both established and emerging new writers. The fifty-seven selections are specifically suited to auditioning. The monologs in this collection are for actors 15 to 30 years of age, suitable for competitive auditioning, class or studio work, or general reading. About two-thirds of the selections are for women, and about one-third are specifically for minority actors. These monologs address the major trends and conflicts of today.
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Tight Spots
$16.95By Diana M. Howie. The real-life experiences of contemporary teenages are expressed in this collection of fifty monologs. Excellent material for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions or classroom use. Each monolog characterization is five minutes or less in length. What makes this book different is that the characters in most of the monologs are speaking to another character (the “vis-a-vis”). This brings an imaginary friend onstage with the actor to make performance “scarefree.” In each, the character is experiencing or anticipating somthing new or frightening. Includes both humorous and serious monologs
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Acting Scenes And Monologs For Young Women
$18.95Not just another book of scenes but a wide variety of topics by Maya Levy. Situations have been fine-tuned to recreate the day-to-day experiences of young women. This wonderfully diversified collection of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of self-discovery, survival in the real world, and daunting decisions both tragic and trivial. These sixty characterizations will make both performers and audience laugh, cry and know themselves better.
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Theatre Audition Book
$20.95Playing monologs from contemporary, modern, period, Shakespeare and classical plays by Gerald Lee Ratliff. The most comprehensive book of monologs ever! With 127 audition pieces, this handbook has a monolog for almost any audition situation. It’s important that the actor be inventive and imaginative in performing a monolog. This book shows students how to investigate dramatic and theatrical elements. The first two chapters provide a blueprint for preparing auditions and selecting audition materials. Each monolog also includes a character analysis. The monologs selected for audition performance are conveniently grouped in historical period from classical to contemporary. All are representative of competitive material found at auditions. A valuable resource.
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Funny Business
$22.95An introduction to comedy with royalty-free plays and sketches by Marsh Cassady. For big laughs, comedy relies on exaggeration, incongruity, automatism, character inconsistency, surprise and derision. Now a book that defines and demonstrates each of these devices with twenty-two short sketches and one-act plays. This unique overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres: absurdism, tragicomedy, farce and melodrama. Following each sketch or play are notes reviewing what must be considered for acting the roles and preparing the total production. The book explains why references to events, places and people, both past and present are so important to each play or sketch. The reader will find many insights along the way about how to write and perform each comedy style successfully.
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Play Directing In The School
$19.95A drama director’s survival guide by David Grote. 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 teacher’s job description. Anyone faced with producing a play needs this book as a “bible” for guidance and fulfillment of objectives. A drama director’s survival guide.
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50 Professional Scenes For Student Actors
$18.95A collection of short two-person scenes by Garry Michael Kluger. More winning short scenes for auditions and competitions. This book is a sequel to Kluger’s Original Audition Scenes for Actors in popular demand for over ten years. It, too, is designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercials and stage productions, but may be used by student performers who wish to work at a professional level. From this collection actors will find several scenes that can superbly showcase their unique acting styles. The book is divided into three categories of scenes: 1. Comedy, 2. Drama and 3. Monologs.Most scenes are generic, easily adaptable for use by male or female actors. Emphasis is on believable characterization, no cartoon types.
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Great Scenes From Minority Playwrights
$24.95Seventy-four scenes of cultural diversity by Marsh Cassady. Scenes from plays by minority playwrights designed to make students aware of cultural diversity in American theatre. Providing a stepping stone to the study of minority writing, the book presents scenes for acting and directing practice. Instead of isolated cuttings from a large number of plays, a number of scenes from single plays are included. Students get a more comprehensive view of each drama, as well as a better feeling for the playwright’s style and message. Each is preceded by background information and discussion/analysis to help develop characterizations. Each play, playwright, and minority category is examined in historical and cultural perspective
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Multicultural Theatre 1
$20.95Scenes and monologs from new Hispanic, Asian and African-American plays edited by Roger Ellis.In our media-saturated society, multicultural writers have discovered the stage as their medium of choice. These scenes and monologs by new writers of the multicultural experience are certain to inspire actors and directors. Some playwrights included are: Akuyoe, Alvarez, Brody, Hazzard, Huie, C.W. Lewis, Mellencamp, Nord, Osborne, Shiomi, Svich, C. Smith and Karen Tei Yamashita. The scene selections offer unusually challenging characterizations for virtually any actor or acting student. All selections are for one or two actors. An excellent collection for expressing cultural diversity while offering an expanding range of new material.
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Playing Contemporary Scenes
$26.95Thirty-one famous scenes and how to play them edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff. The best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels. The scenes offer a wide spectrum of performance styles for vocal and physical interpretation. Scenes are divided into several age groups. Each is preceded by performance hints and exercises. Also included are monologs for audition use. An excellent source book for teachers, students and professionals
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Playing Scenes From Classic Literature
$24.95Short dramatizations from the best of world literature by Joellen Bland. The most fascinating characters from world literature step from behind the printed page into living portrayals for the stage or classroom. Key moments from the classics are seen and heard in dramatic form. Long John Silver, Sydney Carton, Jane Eyre, Huckleberry Finn, Elizabeth Bennett, Jean Valjean, Don Quixote, Jo March, Cyrano deBergerac, and Hester Prynne perform “live” in monologs and short scenes. Each scene in the book is preambled by a short description of the events preceding and surrounding the scene itself. The book’s many scenes may be used for acting classes, literature classes, rehearsal work, and auditions
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Everything About Theatre
$20.95The guidebook of theatre fundamentals by Robert L. Lee. It’s all here in one book – a complete overview of all aspects of theatre! The history, the crafts and the art of the stage are presented in eighteen easy-to-learn units. Theatre history in four parts gives the text an orderly structure. Between each part are bite-sized sections on acting, improvisation, makeup, lighting, props, costumes, and more. Each craft is described with exercises where appropriate. A comprehensive theatre arts reference book. Teacher’s Guide is B209
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Stage Lighting In The Boondocks (Revised)
$16.95A stage lighting manual for simplified stagecraft systems by James Hull Miller. This leading authority in small theatre stagecraft shows and tells how professional-quality lighting can be achieved within the limitations of school auditoriums, community theatres and churches. Part I contains a short section on stage lighting in general, plus a number of lighting solutions for specific programs and locations. Part II contains more detailed information on dimmers, lamps, spotlight types, filters, connectors, control boards, homemade equipment and the like. This is a workshop book with many art illustrations.
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Speechcraft
$19.95An introduction to public speaking by Brent C. Oberg. Many speech texts are either too theoretical or too bland for effective use in the typical classroom. This book provides students with enough theory and information to learn beginning speech, but emphasizes practical exercises and activities. Each unit supports one or two clear specific learning objectives with a number of different activities and assignments. The craft of public speaking is learned by doing it in a hands-on, workshop type of program. This text is the result of extensive research as well as practical experience. The techniques have been proven successful in the author’s own public speaking courses.
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Truth In Comedy
$18.95By Charna Halpern and Del Close. Foreword by Mike Myers. Edited by Kim “Howard” Johnson. The manual of improvisation. This manual introduced the concepts of the “Harold” — the innovative improvisational tool that helped Saturday Night Live’s Mike Myers, Chris Farley, George Wendt and many others on the road to TV and film stardom. The innovative concepts are described fully in this insightful book that has become the bible for wannabe improvisers. The “Harold” is a form imvolving six or seven players. It consists of many things: scenes, songs, games and monologs — the most important of which is the two-person scene beginning. A strong opening develops the point of view for “The Group Mind” to follow, often with three different storylines. It tells how to create a non-linear entertainment that remembers everything and wastes nothing — the key to successful improvising
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Art Of Storytelling
$19.95Creative ideas for preparation and performance by Marsh Cassady. Nothing will ever replace the active pleasure of telling and listening to stories. Only a live storyteller can impart to a tale that very human touch that brings a gleam of understanding to the listener’s eye. The wonderful world of storytelling is revealed in this resource manual for beginners and seasoned performers. Many ideas for finding, writing, adapting, and presenting stories are included. Story examples and exercises are given throughout. Each chapter is concluded with discussion questions and activities. A comprehensive textbook for oral interpretation.
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Improve With Improv
$15.95A guide to improvisation and character development by Brie Jones. This book is a complete improv curriculum program divided into twenty class-length workshops. Each workshop contains carefully selected exercises designed to help students focus on one aspect of a character’s personality. Students learn how to create characters from their own imaginations through the use of solo and ensemble pantomime, physicalization, vocal techniques, props, and more. Gestures, facial expressions, voice and body language are studied in isolation. Many ensemble sketches are included. Also includes a class syllabus and guidelines, a character outline sheet to duplicate, character examples, and a recommended reading list.
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Scenes And Monologs From The Best New Plays
$19.95An anthology of new scenes from contemporary American plays edited by Roger Ellis. Forty-two selections from thirty-eight of the best new plays, culled from around the country, address the major trends and conflicts of today through revealing glimpses of society as we know it. Scenes are varied in tone and content, with humor, pathos, reflection, poignancy, angst, and other qualities for dramatic expression. Scenes are short for auditioning ease – no longer than ten minutes. A must for every auditioning actor, theatre student, or drama aficionado.
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Acting Games
$18.95A textbook of theatre games by Marsh Cassady. A four-section book of acting games and improvisations to assist students in developing their creative abilities. Section one includes games for relaxing and focusing. Section two helps students discover new ways of seeing themselves, others and the world around them. The third section demonstrates with improvisations how to use space to build scenes and create characters from imagination. Section four features acting games to analyze and play characters from existing plays. All of the essential elements of acting and character development are explored. A working textbook for acting students of all ages.
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Scenes From Shakespeare
$15.95Fifteen cuttings for the classroom edited by Michael Wilson. Now students are able to easily study a variety of Shakespeare’s works and come to a more complete understanding of the world’s most famous playwright. Only scenes with small casts are included. Each scene is preceded by character descriptions and plot synopsis so that actors will understand the setting and motivation of the characters.All scenes are between fifteen and twenty-five minutes in length.Ideal for classroom performance or for auditions and acting workshops. Features scenes from Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Julius Caesar, and Hamlet.
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Complete Book Of Speech Communication
$19.95A workbook of ideas and activities for students of speech and theatre by Carol Marrs. “Students learn best by doing” is the essence of this lively textbook of creative activities. Ten chapters suitable for a full year’s course in speech communication. Involvement is essential, but these learning experiences are such great fun that students will want to participate. Sample activities include rap, pantomime, charades, a game show, Readers Theatre, TV news, a mock trial, talk show improvisation, and dozens more, including a “grab bag” of extra activities. Assignment instructions and the sign-up sheet may be reproduced. Cartoon illustrations throughout.
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Theatre And You
$20.95An introductory text on all aspects of theatre by Marsh Cassady. The fascinating world of the theatre is explored in this comprehensive new text by a director/playwright/author of distinction.Fifteen chapters present a complete overview of acting, directing, playwriting, scenery, lighting, costumes, and the history of theatre. Abundant photos and illustrations are used to explain each of the key concepts.Included are several plays and scenes to allow students to “flesh out” characters and gain perspective of various types of dramatic works.Playwrights include Shakespeare, Ibsen, Wilde, and several well-known contemporary writers
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Scenes That Happen
$18.95Snapshot dramatizations about life in high school by Mary Krell-Oishi. Thirty-four real-life scenes for guys and girls and mixed casts of two to four actors. Suitable for classroom or stage performance. Excellent contest scripts because student actors portray themselves in the bearable and impossible situations of teenage existence. Themes include dating, popularity, growing up, graduation, suspension from school, and moving – experiences to laugh about and cry about. Scene lengths vary from four to seven minutes each. Royalty-free performance with book purchase
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Comedy Improvisation
$16.951. Basics Of Improvisation And Comedy
2. Improvisation In The Classroom
3. Simple Improv Structures
4. Character Improv Structures
5. Advanced Improv Structures
6. Advanced Acting Exercises
7. Forming A Comedy/Improv Show
8. Putting On An Improv Show
9. Protecting Yourself And Your WorkAdditional Info
Improv structures and exercises for young actors by Delton T. Horn. From the Renaissance commedia dell’arte to today’s Second City comedy troupe, improvisation has been a hit. Learn the structure behind the spontaneity of comedy improvisation. Over 35 performance-tested improv structures and performance tips in this book help even a beginner tackle this “off the cuff” humor with confidence. Learn the elements of successful improvisation: setting, characters, conflict and action, dialog and humor. Then have fun polishing your new skills in comedy clubs, coffee houses or acting classes. Instructions on loosening up, writing routines, coping with audiences and protecting original routines through contracts and copyrights are also included.Add to cartin stock within 3-5 days of online purchase
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Scenebook For Actors
$19.95A book of selected scenes from the world’s leading playwrights by Norman A. Bert. Somewhere in this book is one or several perfect monologs or dialogs for your audition. Short cuttings from some of the very best scenes in theatre yesterday and today. All selections are by leading international playwrights: Pinter, Goldsmith, Ionesco, Mamet and many more. Powerful moments. Some soft and quiet. Others strident and commanding. The choices are many. The book explains how to find the right audition monolog for your voice, your face, your style, your stage persona. Valuable tips on how to develop your audition monolog for performance and how to build a systematic file of scenes for your personal working repertoire.
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Encore
$18.95More honest-to-life characterizations by Peg Kehret. So great were the reviews and the sales response to Winning Monologs for Young Actors, that we had to develop this sequel! It includes sixty-three more monologs written expressly for teenagers to use for classroom exercises, speech contests, play tryouts or as discussion starters on many educational themes. The book is divided into three sections: monologs for girls – for boys – for girls or boys. These are all “real talk” monologs portraying life’s funny situations and its pathos written as teens are thinking today.
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1 Act Plays For Acting Students
$22.95Twenty-three outstanding short length plays for a cast of one, two or three actors edited by Norman A. Bert. No cuttings. Each play is a complete dramatic work. No walk-ons. All balanced roles. About five minutes acting time for each character. Each playscript written by a nationally known playwright. Scripts are excellent for secondary and university level forensic competitions. Also included in the text are sections on rehearsal techniques and procedures. The anthology offers a variety of performance rights options including royalty-free classroom use. Recommended as an exceptional text for playwriting, acting and general theatre classes. Some of the playwrights included are: Tim Kelly, Megan Terry and Stephen Grecco.
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Winning Monologs For Young Actors
$18.95Honest-to-life characterizations to delight actors and audiences of all ages by Peg Kehret. For speech contests, acting exercises, auditions or audience entertainment in a stage review, these short monologs are to theatre what Art Buchwald is to journalism. Warm. Funny. And best of all – real! Sixty-five characterizations for girls, boys and both together.Any young person will relate to the topics of these scripts. And they will like them as performance material that is “scare-free.” The only book of “nontheatrical” monologs we know of.
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Theatre Games For Young Performers
$18.95Improvisations and exercises for developing acting skills by Maria C. Novelly. Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. Anyone working with young actors in schools or recreational centers will find this book exceptionally helpful. The basics of pantomime, improvisations, voice control, monologs and dialogs are all presented in game formats with exercises and worksheets for easy organization.
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More One Act Plays For Acting Students (Reprinted)
$22.95An anthology of short one-act plays for one to three actors edited by Norman A. and Deb Bert. The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students prompted this follow-up book of twenty-five contemporary short dramas by nationally known playwrights. Each play has a production time of ten to fifteen minutes, yet each script is a complete work – no cuttings. Twenty-three contemporary playwrights are represented, including William Borden, Julianne Bernstein and Bryan Harnetiaux. Also featured are sections on Securing Rights for Your Production and Rehearsing the Play, and a booklist of rehearsal helps.
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Last Supper (DVD)
$19.98The Last Supper captures the pivotal night before Jesus’ betrayal from the perspective of those who walked beside Jesus. Fueled by ambition, fear and a sinister influence, Judas begins to conspire, while Peter pledges his loyalty, unaware of the emotional turmoil about to ensue.
From executive producer Chris Tomlin and the creators of God’s Not Dead comes a powerful celebration of divine love.
Starring: James Oliver Wheatley, Jamie Ward, Charlie MacGechan, Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Robert Knepper
Director: ? Mauro Borrelli
Run Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
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Introduction To Stage Lighting
$19.95by Charles I. Swift. The fundamentals of stage lighting design. Everything you always wanted to now about theatrical stage lighting but were afraid to ask! All the basics are here in this comprehensive text for students of all ages. All of the latest lighting instruments and technical information are described in easy-to-understand and well-defined terms. The fundamentals of manipulating the key(source) light and shadow, intensity and balance, changing focus and mood and more are explained in detail with illustrations. The creative process of expressing emotion, pace and intent, as well as following cues, plots and schedules are also covered along with the production process of working with directors in rehearsal and performance. A valuable resource for anyone working with theatrical productions. Five parts: Tools and Terminology, Manipulating Light, The Lighting Process, The Creative Process, The Production Process.
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More Theatre Games For Young Performers
$20.95by Suzi Zimmerman. Improvisations and exercises for developing acting skills. By popular demand, we offer a follow-up book of theatre games specifically for young acting students. Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this delightfully fresh updated workbook tells you the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. Starter scenes allow first-time performers to ease onto the stage in baby steps. Spontaneity is encouraged along with etiquette and basic acting principles. The concepts of pantomime, improvisation, character development, voice and body control are all presented in game formats with exercises. Nine chapters include: Before You Begin, Preparing, Starter Scenes, Exercises, Games, Improvisation, Pantomime, Non-Acting Theatre Games and Activities, and Developing Your Program, plus an Activities Index. Anyone working with young actors will find this book exceptionally helpful.
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50 More Professional Scenes And Monologs For Student Actors
$18.95by Garry Michael Kluger. A collection of short one- and two-person scenes. The success of “Fifty More Professional Scenes for Student Actors” prompted us to offer a new book of winning short scenes and monologs. Anyone who needs monologs and/or short two-person scenes for auditions and competitions will find this book to be a valuable resource. Designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercial and stage productions, it may also be used by student performers who wish to work at a professional level. Actors have been using these same scenes to win roles at New York, L.A. and Chicago TV and film studios. Students in acting classes have been using them to advance their acting experience. This book is divided into two categories of scenes: Comedy and Drama. Most scenes are generic, easily adaptable for use by male or female actors. Emphasis is on believable characters, no cartoon types.
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Improvisation For Actors And Writers
$20.95by Bill Lynn, forward by Kip King. A guidebook for improv lessons in comedy. Far more than simply an overview of improv comedy, this book helps actors, writers and comedians learn the basics as taught in all the major comedy schools. First, the do’s and don’ts of the Comedy Improv Commandments. Next, the concepts that, when understood, hit the student like falling anvils: Anvil #1: Collaboration – Working with the “Group Mind,” Anvil #2: Agreement – “Just Say Yes,” Anvil #3: Foundation – “Who, What, and Where,” Anvil #4 – “Finding the Game.” There are twenty-nine chapters in five sections: 1. Improv Comedy Schools, 2. Improv Comedy Basics, 3. Comic Character Development, 4. Long Form Improv and 5. Writing Sketch Comedy. Successful improv requires the skill of the actor, the talent of the comedian and the ideas of the writer rolled into one. This book tells how it can all be done for performers and teachers.
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Sketch O Frenia
$19.95Written by Jon Dessler and Lawrence Phillis. Fifty short and witty satirical sketches. A rare collection of comedy sketches suitable for stage, television or film. Think: ants, fish and other unlikely creatures satirizing everything we consider normal and acceptable. Other spoofs in the collection parody many of the sacred icons of our everyday life. These super-funny sketches are short, incisive and certain to challenge any audience. Actors have the chance to perform as wildly different character types in off-the-wall situations. A supernova of fun for classroom actors or for a repertory group of performers.
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Complete Audition Book For Young Actors
$22.95A comprehensive guide to winning by enhancing acting skills by Roger Ellis. This text is not a typical shake-and-bake manual of quickie tips on how to do a good audition. No other book puts auditioning in the context of acting training. The nuts and bolts are all here, but this book will do much more. It will develop audition and acting skills in a systematic way over time, throughout the actor’s study and career. This book is first and foremost an acting text. It shows auditioning as another kind of acting performance, not a technical exercise or desperate attempt to highlight every skill or talent the actor possesses. It is a step-by-step guide for training young actors to audition well by developing acting skills. Includes more than sixty relevant acting exercises or “explorations,” as well as fourteen sample audition pieces from contemporary playwrights and a wealth of other resource material. An all-encompasing audition text.
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Grammar Wars 2
$18.95By Tom Ready. How to integrate improvisation and language arts. The original and very popular “Grammar Wars” text has been workshopped in classrooms throughout the U.S. Now a new text to answer questions about this unique and valuable technique for learning language and theatre arts. In addition to over 130 new games, the author explains productive and defensive behaviors that students exhibit in the performance of the exercises. By encouraging productive behavior, students learn performance skills as well as punctuation, grammar and parts of speech. An excellent supplement text.
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Teens Have Feelings Too
$16.95By Deborah Karczewski. 100 monologs for young performers. A collection of original monologs for young people from eleven to fifteen years of age. The book offers characters that talk like, think like and feel like real-life kids. Each monologs runs forom one to three minutes in length. The individual monologs are perfect for acting exercises or audition pieces. Mixed and matched, they may be combined to make a show filled with moments both humorous and profound. Any young person will relate to the topics of these monologs. The monologs are divided into four sections: Girls Humorous, Boy Humorous, Girls Serious, Boys Serious. Sample titles: Butterfly, Braces, Report Card, Ditz, Gross Habits, Romeo, Prejudice, Two-Faced, Myths, Panic, Con Artist, Too Short, Piercing.
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Introduction To Readers Theatre
$19.95By Gerald Lee Ratliff. A complete textbook on all aspects of Readers Theatre for high school and college use. This contemporary text includes complete documentation of the earliest days of Readers Theatre and how it has developed into a modern art form for performing artists and lovers of literature in its many forms. It clarifies methods and techniques in adapting prose works of all types to a classroom stage. This current, more theatrical approach, utilizes much more than simply scripts and stools. It allows performers the convenience of Readers Theatre with theatrical staging as an added extra.
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Mel Whites Readers Theatre Anthology
$22.95A collection of twenty-eight readings by Melvin R. White. A variety of stories from the pens of classical and contemporary writers, journalists and playwrights have been adapted for Readers Theatre performance in this new collection of scripts by a nationally-known authority on the subject. Sample titles include:The Taming of the Shrew, Sire de Maletroit’s Door, The Wind in the Willows and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Included is a section defining Readers Theatre as a performance art.
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Mime Time
$17.95A book of routines and performance tips by Happy Jack Feder. Forty-five complete mime routines for performers of all ages adaptable to audiences of different types. This book may be used as a class text or a library resource. In addition to the wide variety of routines are technique suggestions and ideas about makeup, props, staging, where and when to perform and teamwork! Routines for solo and ensemble presentation
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