Acting Auditioning category: 934 books

Stage fright has the power to drive actors away from the stage for months, years, and even a lifetime. It is a monster that can affect any actor at any time - but it is also a challenge that can be met. In Facing the Fear - the first book of its kind written specifically for actors - performer,...

Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and challenges focused on providing you – the performer – with engaging and inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in the performance space. 　 The creation of a solo show may be the most...

Don Diègue et le comte de Gomès projettent d’unir leurs enfants Rodrigue et Chimène, qui s'aiment. Mais le comte, jaloux de se voir préférer le vieux don Diègue pour le poste de précepteur du prince, offense ce dernier en lui donnant une gifle (un « soufflet » dans le langage de l'époque)....

James Franco is definitely someone whom we have seen grow in Hollywood. From the lanky and loner guy in Freaks and Geeks to his critically acclaimed performance in James Dean, Franco blossomed into an extraordinary actor in his roles in Spider-Man, City By the Sea, Tristan and Isolde, Flyboys, Milk and...

On set, actors are frequently asked to deliver big emotion on a moment’s notice – much like landing a jet on the head of a pin. It is crucial to develop a practice that allows access to a full range of emotions without delay.37 Scenes: Two Women has been crafted specifically for the intimate...

Auditions are an integral part of every performer's life. From getting into drama school through to a successful career in an overcrowded industry, Auditions: The Complete Guide offers crucial advice, resources and tried and tested techniques to maximise success before, during and after each audition. Written...

Being & Doing is a unique book in that an actor can open it to any page and practice the exercises suggested on that page. As a workbook it can be used daily to explore the various techniques that every actor should become familiar with and ultimately apply to his work. The book is divided into three...

Drama Menu is a brand new concept for planning and delivering dynamic, progressive drama lessons and workshops. Packed with over 150 tried-and-tested theatre games, exercises and improvisation ideas, it's an essential resource for any drama teacher or workshop leader – guaranteed to deliver delicious...

Thirteen leading actors take us behind the scenes, each recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. Brian Cox on Titus Andronicus in Deborah Warner's visceral RSC production Judi Dench on being directed by Franco Zeffirelli as a twenty-three-year-old Juliet Ralph...

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare's major roles. They discuss their character, working through the play scene by scene, with refreshing candour and in forensic detail. The...

A practical, vocational guide to starting a career on TV as a presenter. The demand for presenters in the television industry has never been higher. But, although it's seen as a glamorous job and a step to celebrity, being a TV presenter is also hard work, and demands a varied range of journalistic,...

This is a comprehensive, practical, encouraging book full of exercises and tips for anyone who wants to – even needs to – sing. Actors in straight plays, performers in musicals, professionals and amateurs, even people singing in choirs or bands will all benefit from Orlanda Cook's expert guidance.

LUST, LUCRE, and LIQUOR is mock-melodrama featuring a catalogue of hair-raising escapes typical of plays of a hundred years ago and more. It is offered here for its fans, those who acted in it, saw it, on the Showboat Majestic touring the Ohio River and its tributaries and later on other stages, starting...

In this step-by-step guide, an actor and improvisational teacher brings his tested methods to the page to show how actors can take risks and gain spontaneity in all genres of scripted theater. Through 28 lessons-each of which includes warm-ups, points of concentration, and improvisation exercises-Improv...