Theatre category: 6638 books

Cover of Performing Brecht
by Margaret Eddershaw
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2002

Performing Brecht is an unprecedented history of the productions of Brecht's plays in Britain over forty years. Margaret Eddershaw surveys all aspects of Brecht in performance, from his methodologies to his place in postmodernist theatre and beyond. She focuses on key productions by directors including...
Cover of Audrey Wood and the Playwrights
by M. Barranger
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013

From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and Brian Friel, agent Audrey Wood encouraged and guided the unique talents of playwrights in the Broadway theatre of her day. Her quiet determination and burning enthusiasm brought America's finest mid-century playwrights to prominence and altered stage history.
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Jolly Della Pringle

Star of the Western Stage

by Charles E. Lauterbach
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015

The story of American repertory theatre actress Jolly Della Pringle (1870–1952) is an odyssey of travel, adventure, drama, romance and many changes in fortune. Pringle was a major star to the people in the gold fields, cow towns, logging camps, military forts and rural communities of the West and...
Cover of Playing Underground

Playing Underground

A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement

by Stephen J. Bottoms
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009

"Scrupulously researched, critically acute, and written with care, Playing Underground will become a classic account of an era of hard-won free expression." -William Coco "At last---a book documenting the beginnings of Off-Off Broadway theater. Playing Underground is an insightful,...
Cover of Performing Remains

Performing Remains

Art and War in Times of Theatrical Reenactment

by Rebecca Schneider
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011

'At last, the past has arrived! Performing Remains is Rebecca Schneider's authoritative statement on a major topic of interest to the field of theatre and performance studies. It extends and consolidates her pioneering contributions to the field through its interdisciplinary method, vivid writing,...
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So Therefore...

A Practical Guide For Actors

by Al Ruscio
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012

‘Every scene or action or speech has a so therefore. It is the goal, the ultimate statement of the character. You should know the so therefore as you begin your scene ... The climax and the payoff is the so therefore.’ – from Al Ruscio’s Preface  When working through a scene with...
Cover of VIE Festival 14 - 22 october 2017

VIE Festival 14 - 22 october 2017

Modena Bologna Carpi Vignola

by Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017

VIE Festival inaugurated in 2005 as an attempt to experience contemporary times, discover new identities and individuals in the world of live performance. It is an annual event held in the month of October in some cities of Emilia Romagna Region. Organizer and founder is ERT Fondazione Teatro Nazionale...
Cover of Jerzy Grotowski
by James Slowiak, Jairo Cuesta
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018

Master director, teacher, and theorist, Jerzy Grotowski’s work extended well beyond the conventional limits of performance. Now revised and reissued, this book combines: ● an overview of Grotowski’s life and the distinct phases of his work ● an analysis of his key ideas ●...
Cover of How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition

How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition

The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film & Television

by Mari Lyn Henry, Lynne Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010

The celebrated survival guide for the working actor - now completely updated and expanded with a foreword by Tony award-winning actor Joe Mantegna! Renowned for more than two decades as the most comprehensive resource for actors, How to Be a Working Actor is a must-read for achieving success...
Cover of A Young Man's Passage
by Julian Clary
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011

This is Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen. After a sheltered suburban upbringing, Julian was sent to St Benedict's, where beatings from 'holy' men gave him some brutal life lessons, and other 'unholy'...
Cover of Easily Distracted
by Steve Coogan
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015

Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic...
Cover of A History of Heavy Metal
by Andrew O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2017

'Absolutely hilarious' - Neil Gaiman 'One of the funniest musical commentators that you will ever read . . . loud and thoroughly engrossing' - Alan Moore 'A man on a righteous mission to persuade people to "lay down your souls to the gods rock and roll".' - The Sunday Times 'As...
Cover of The Improvisation Studies Reader
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Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2014

Improvisation is a performance practice that animates and activates diverse energies of inspiration, critique, and invention. In recent years it has coalesced into an exciting and innovative new field of interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry, becoming a cornerstone of both practical and theoretical...
Cover of The Twentieth Century Performance Reader
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader has been the key introductory text to all types of performance for over fifteen years. Extracts from over fifty practitioners, critics and theorists from the fields of dance, drama, music, theatre and live art form an essential sourcebook for students, researchers...
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