Acting Auditioning category: 934 books

Lucille Ball has inspired and paved the way for many women in the modern comedy; including Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. Lucille was one of the first women to run her own production company (Lucille Ball Productions - it came from Desilu Productions). Back in the days interracial...

Inside this book are 111 teenagers, each one waiting to talk to you eager to let you know what's on their minds. Listen, and you'll definitely learn a few things about their world...and yours. Expressly designed for honing the interpretive skills of actors ages 12-21, The Ultimate Audition...

A practical guide to conducting improvisation sessions, for teachers, directors and workshop leaders. The Improvisation Book takes you step-by-step, session-by-session through a graded series of improvisation exercises. Starting with the very first class, it adds a new element at each stage...

Roger Allam discusses playing Falstaff, in this ebook taken from Shakespeare On Stage: Volume 2 - Twelve Leading Actors on Twelve Key Roles. In each volume of the Shakespeare On Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes of a landmark Shakespearean production, recreating in detail...

This work explores the success of great films of the early post World War Two era by exploring the links and dimensions of young men impoverished by the Great Depression seeking fame and fortune as professional boxers. Their efforts are examined alongside the control of professional boxing by major mob elements.

From the New York Times bestselling author—the shooting script to his award-winning film, with an original Introduction and vivid stills from the movie. Jenny is a 16-year-old girl stifled by the tedium of adolescence; she can’t wait for her sophisticated adult life to begin. One rainy...

Why does Shakespeare write in the way he does? And how can actors and directors get the most out of his incomparable plays? In Speaking the Speech, Giles Block - 'Master of the Words' at Shakespeare's Globe - sets out to answer these two simple questions. The result is the most authoritative,...

Moving to NYC can be beyond excitingbut also overwhelming, extremely expensive, frustrating, and confusing. Where do you find the best apartments?and how much should you really pay a month? Where exactly should you live in order to be close to auditions? Should you live right in the City or Commute?...

Do you have what it takes to be a voice-over artist? Discover the world of voice-over, from learning where and how to audition and locating an agent to making a demo CD, marketing your voice, and recording voice-over at home in Rodney Saulsberry's informative instructive and thoroughly "user friendly"...

Fast tracking your way to success by gaining the inside scoop, with twenty top tips and countless helpful hints. Everything about what makes a world class TV presenter is included, from technical mastery to effective communication, body posture and professionality. Know what all the top presenters know.

Band 3 der von Florian Malzacher herausgegebenen englischsprachigen Reihe Performing Urgency. Im Kontext heutiger Politik, Wirtschaft und sich permanent verändernden kulturellen Trends kommt das traditionelle Theater mit seiner Trennung von aktiven Darstellern und passiven Zuschauern immer mehr aus...

On Broadway, your body is your instrument you play 8 shows a week to make a livingand you must Respect it. Do you know how: to stay healthy, shop economically and cook conveniently, reduce your stress, find motivation to exercise daily so your mind is fresh, body is strong, and spirit is centered? In...

Never before has a monologue book been written completely by people who are actually funny for a living. This incredibly hysterical, cutting-edge collection of monologues will give an actress the extra bang she needs to land the perfect comedic role. Women's Comedic Monologues features 60 monologues...

Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for men – from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 – perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors...