Bücher der Reihe Applause Acting Series

Three editors each associated with theatre collaborated on this book of monologues for actresses. What they discovered besides bravura pieces for auditions acting classes and study was the pulse of the millennial theatrical scene. A follow-up to the popular previous edition from the 1990s ÊOne on One: The Best Women''s Monologues for the 21st CenturyÊ includes the work of over 70 playwrights spotlighting the best of Broadway Off-Broadway regional and experimental writings since 2000. A special introduction also explains how to choose practice and perform a speech for auditions. Comic or serious ä or both ä the monologues are written for young old and multicultural players by famous names and up-and-coming talent.ÞAnna Deavere Smith records abuse in real relationships (ÊHouse ArrestÊ); August Wilson relates trials of those who survived coming to America ä and those who did not (ÊGem of the OceanÊ); and William Gibson recreates the dark fledgling days of Israel (ÊGolda''s BalconyÊ). Additional works include ÊAre You Ready?Ê by David Auburn ÊBad DatesÊ by Theresa Rebeck ÊThe CommitteeÊ by Brian Dykstra and many others.

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DUO! THE BEST SCENES FOR TWO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

In the same way that Shakespeare himself continued to meditate and transform his own ideas and the shape they took, Marowitz gives us license to continue that meditation in productions extrapolated from Shakespeare''s work. Shakespeare becomes the greatest of all catalysts who stimulates a constant re-formulation of the fundamental questions of philosophy, history and meaning. Marowitz introduces us to Shakespeare as an active contemporary collaborator who strives with us to yield a vibrant contemporary theatre.

THE CRAFTSMEN OF DIONYSUS

BREAK THE RULES AND GET THE PART: THIRTY MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN

ONE ON ONE THE BEST WOMEN'S MONOLOGUES FOR THE NINETIES

The way some introductory acting books are written, it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In The Young Actor''s Handbook, Jeremy Kruse, an actor, writer, producer, and director who teaches method acting, acting for camera, improvisation, and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, mends this mangled genre, distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean, mean, intuitive hundred page primer.Rather than bludgeoning the uninitiated with dense paragraphs, vague concepts, and opaque examples, The Young Actor''s Handbook ignites the beginning actor''s creative soul with inspirational acting exercises, acting theory, writing exercises, and insight into what it means to be an actor. This concise and pragmatic manual will guide and inform the young actor, beginning actor, novice acting teacher, or anyone who wants to understand acting through a broad and diverse survey of essential knowledge. The teachings of Richard Boleslavsky, Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, Michael Shurtleff, Lee Strasberg, and Constantin Stanislavsky are eloquently and accessible rendered, as are basics of script analysis, camera technique, the audition mindset, agent acquisition, and the actor''s life.Whether you''re a curious novice, veteran acting teacher, or even an interested observer, The Young Actor''s Handbook will enhance your understanding of this vast and rewarding craft.

ON SINGING ONSTAGE: CLASS TWO: TECHNIQUE WITH DAVID CRAIG

THE ACTOR AND THE TEXT

BEST CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR MEN 18-35