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  • Florence of America

    A Feminist in the Age of McCarthyism

    by Jean Freeman, Florence Bean James ...
    Series series The Regina Collection
    Born on the Idaho frontier, Florence James was a New York City suffragette. The first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, she founded both the Negro Repertory Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. She worked with Francis Farmer, Paul Robson, and Helen Hayes, but her views on art and politics and her choice of plays led to a clash with the Un-American Activities Committee. In the wake of two ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Fists upon a Star

    A Memoir of Love, Theatre, and Escape from McCarthyism

    by Florence Bean James, Jean Freeman ...
    Fists Upon a Star is the hard-hitting memoir of Florence James, a pioneering American theatre director, whose devastating experience with McCarthyism led her to flee to Canada.The memoir is as epic as America itself. Born in 1892 in the frontier society of Idaho, she became a suffragette in New York City, was the first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, and along with her husband, Burton, founded the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Acting as a Business

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    An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge of the business behind their art. It’s packed with ... Read more

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  • 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 ...
    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 in The Business. Now this "Bible of the Biz" has been completely revised and greatly expanded to address new ... Read more

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  • Confessions of a Casting Director

    Help Actors Land Any Role with Secrets from Inside the Audition Room

    by Jen Rudin ...
    A must-have for any aspiring actor or stage parent––the definitive guide to breaking into film, television, theater, and even YouTube from a top casting directorPacked with information that aspiring actors clamor for, this up-to-the-minute advice from a true expert is essential reading for anyone pursuing an acting career. Longtime casting director Jen Rudin demystifies the intimidating and ... Read more

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  • The Actor's Secret

    Techniques for Transforming Habitual Patterns and Improving Performance

    by Betsy Polatin ...
    Offering revolutionary new training for the actor, The Actor's Secret teaches actors and performers how to incorporate the fundamentals of the Alexander Technique, Somatic Experiencing®, and Breathing Coordination in order to reduce performance anxiety and stress; improve stage presence, breathing, and vocal production; and restore well-being and healthy functioning. These three kinesthetic ... Read more

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  • Confession The Monologue

    by Leni Sands ...
    When the next door neighbor split from her husband she consoled herself in loud music - one song, full volume to drown out the crying of the baby, 24 hours a day. The only other person to suffer was the writer of this monologue.This is a script and can be used as an audition piece for actresses, it is a 'one person play', set in the interview room at the police station.This monologue has been ... Read more

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  • The Unlimited Actor

    Easy, New Techniques for Auditions, Character Development, and Unlocking Your Full Creative Range

    by Nancy Mayans ...
    The Unlimited Actor is an exciting new paradigm in actor training. Step by step this book will guide you into sensing and controlling the body's mental, emotional, and physical energy centers. Train these "power points" to change at will and your acting range will take a quantum leap. * Boost Your Confidence * Easily Access Any Emotion * Embody Any Character on Cue ... Read more

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  • Performing Opera

    A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors

    by mr Michael Ewans ...
    Series series Performance Books
    In Performing Opera: A Practical Guide for Singers and Directors Michael Ewans provides a detailed and practical workbook to performing many of the most commonly produced operas. Drawing on examples from twenty-four operas ranging in period from Gluck and Mozart to Britten and Tippett, it illustrates exactly how opera functions as dramatic form.Grounded in close analyses of performances of thirty ... Read more

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  • The Kilroys List, Volume One

    97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

    by The Kilroys ...
    "The superheroines of the theater are back-and better and bolder than ever."- Backstage"These plays have been developed and vetted for artistic excellence; they just happen to possess the added bonus of representing a voice that's currently being underproduced. It's part of a larger movement to say: There's an embarrassment of riches here."- Sheila Callaghan for the KilroysNot your typical book of ... Read more

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  • 2015 Movie Guide: Top 50 Movies to Watch In 2015

    by Jacob Gleam ...
    This guide seeks to preview upcoming movies in 2015, covering new films and re-mastered films that will be released during the year. In 2015 you can expect blockbuster releases that will be sure to entertain and have you gripping the edge of your seat. ... Read more

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