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This clear, concise and practical guide provides actors with a structured and effective method for breaking down and understanding a performance script. It offers a flexible approach that works with plays from any period or genre, with television and film scripts, and even when preparing for your audition.Inside, youll find the tools you need for every step of the process, from making sense of the whole script, to breaking it down scene by scene, through to detailed line-by-line analysis. There are strategies for exploring character arcs, objectives, beat shifts and subtext, as well as practical exercises and sample scenes from leading playwrights to help you put the concepts into action. Also included are worksheets you can use and reuse on all your future projects.Wherever you are in your acting career, this book is your essential working companion giving you a method for tackling any script, and providing the foundation to take your performances to the next level.The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

This clear, accessible guide to creating and putting on a solo show is packed with inspiring, practical advice for writers, actors, directors, and anyone who wants to know how solo shows are actually made.Written by two theatremakers with a wealth of experience in the field, it leads you through the whole process from finding a subject youre passionate about, to developing your ideas and getting the script written, through to rewrites, rehearsals and getting your show on stage. It tackles key questions such as: What makes a good solo show? How do I engage the audience? How should directors and writer-performers work together? And whats the best way of approaching a producer?Theres also invaluable advice on looking after yourself, coping with anxieties, dealing with reviews, and taking your show to the Edinburgh Fringe. With practical exercises throughout to help you put everything into action, this book is an indispensable toolkit for making your solo show a reality.Lisa Carroll is a playwright, screenwriter and comedian, whose plays have been staged at Soho Theatre, the Arcola Theatre, and the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. Milly Thomas is an actor and writer whose plays have been staged at Theatre503, the Edinburgh Fringe, Soho Theatre, the West Ends Trafalgar Studios and New York Theatre Workshop. Together, Lisa and Milly have taught regular solo-show workshops, including for training and creative organisation The Mono Box.The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

A história de Marco Nanini se confunde com a própria história da dramaturgia brasileira. Depois de quatro anos de pesquisa, a jornalista Mariana Filgueiras apresenta aos leitores a trajetória e o legado desse artista inigualavel, que criou personagens inesqueciveis no cinema, teatro e TV.Um dos artistas mais geniais e proficuos do Brasil, Marco Nanini e um gigante da atuaço, respeitado por seus pares, premiado pela critica e amado pelo grande publico. No houve um so ano, desde 1965, quando pisou num palco pela primeira vez, em que ele no tenha interpretado um personagem.Nanini participou de mais de cem produçes, passou pelo teatro classico e moderno, pelo teatro politico e de vanguarda e pelos musicais. Ele fez pornochanchadas; cinema de retomada, cinema comercial e cinema de arte; novelas; programas de humor e seriados de linguagem iconoclasta. Estourou bilheterias com obras populares, apresentou filmes em festivais internacionais. Viu seus personagens virarem fantasias de Carnaval, girias nas ruas, nomes de animais de estimaço. Produziu, dirigiu, escreveu.Para contar a historia dos quase sessenta anos de carreira de Marco Nanini, Mariana Filgueiras investigou a fundo sua trajetoria, influencias e principais trabalhos, oferecendo ao leitor um texto primoroso e ao mesmo tempo divertido.

The book all actors need a vital manual to help you stay balanced in an increasingly demanding industry Miranda HartThe Jobbing Actor is an innovative six-week coaching programme designed by accredited coaches to help you achieve your acting ambitions. Its not just another how to guide telling you what you already know; its a professional self-development programme thats high on impact and low on bullshit.Week by week, it will guide you through a structured series of industry-focused and holistic exercises and challenges. Full of uplifting advice and practical hints and tips, it covers every aspect of building and sustaining a career from auditions and self-taping, through dealing with rejection and other trip-ups, to networking, branding and diversifying. Also included are daily journal pages in which youll set your targets and goals, and track your progress.Inspiring, empowering and fun! The Jobbing Actor is your own personal coach in handy paperback form. Itll empower you to take stock of where you are personally and professionally, instigate long-term, positive change, and reclaim ownership of your career.Anita Gilbert and Letty Butler (aka Bert & Butler) have between them over forty years experience in the business. Anita has worked as a professional actor, as well as a theatrical agent, and is now a full-time voice and accent coach. Letty is a jobbing actor and comedienne, with extensive credits for stage and screen. Shes also an award-winning writer and professional life coach.Brilliant. A godsend to actors! Eleanor TomlinsonNo-nonsense, practical advice delivered with humour, warmth and a real desire to help actors succeed Peter Hunt (Head of Casting, Lime Pictures)

Every time you open your mouth on stage you are trying to persuade somebody of something.Sometimes referred to as the art of persuasion, rhetoric means using language to communicate your ideas and intentions to other people and to make sure you are heard, understood and believed. This clear and concise guide explains how it works in plays, and how actors can use it to bring their performances to life on stage.Drawing on her decades of experience working with actors on major productions, including as Head of Voice at the National Theatre, Jeannette Nelson introduces all the major rhetorical techniques and devices that playwrights use. She offers fascinating breakdowns of dialogue and speeches from across the theatrical canon from Shakespeare and Ibsen, to Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry and Arthur Miller, right up to contemporary playwrights such as Helen Edmundson and Tanika Gupta. Each chapter also includes a series of practical exercises which combine spoken word with physical action to help you explore and understand these techniques, and harness their power in performance.Whether youre an actor, a director or a drama teacher, Keeping It Active will empower you with a greater understanding of the ways that language underpins all dramatic works, and will give you the tools you need to unlock the text, understand characters, connect with the audience, and perform with greater confidence, focus and authenticity.As this excellent book outlines, rhetoric is everywhere. Its not simply in the parliament, the press conference and the court; its in the workplace, the home and the family. Theres no argument, classical or modern, in a play that isnt informed and helped by Jeannettes work Josie Rourke, from her ForewordA great resource for actors and directors Ralph FiennesJeannette Nelsons revelatory relationship to language is, quite simply, life-changing Simon GodwinJeannette taught me so much... I felt like I could persuade anybody to do anything Sophie Okonedo

ACTINGis a vast and relatively unknown subject... for many. And yet millions are fascinated by it. Why? The answer is because this all-encompassing human art form is as fundamental to the self-actualisation of a human being as reading, writing and maths. We sense this. We know it. Surely the possession of such knowledge would be of great advantage in any profession,in any walk of life, and not just the preserve of stage and film?Why are we not taught these playful and transformative skills in school? This book uncovers why, and reveals top acting secrets, techniques and games that will dramatically change the way you see yourself and the world around you. This is a wonderfully helpful book regarding the importance of adults learning to play again, in order to free themselves from the oppressive everyday tramlines we follow... Josephine is a great inspiration to many people and this book will show you why. Peter Richardson- founder of the COMIC STRIP troupeSculptress of the creative spirit, enkindling in even our most timid selves a passion for play, interconnectedness, listening, ritual and generosity on all of lifes stages,Josephine is an indelible force of love and wisdom, at once ready for a fit of laughteror all hell to break loose. For her teachings and humanity, my immeasurable gratitude! Watch out for that fourth wall; you might fall through it reading this book. Seumas F. Sargent, Performer, Blue Man Group, Berlin Youre a rock, an inspiration, a star-I wish to the heavens Id had teachers like you when I was at school! My God, I could have done anything. Richard Down- a player My life changed beyond all recognition during the last four years coming to your classes with many, many challenges. The safe loving environment you created has been a great source of strength-even when I have been unable to attend! It has been a very important part of my liberation. Louise Gough- a player

Beth Norvell is the lead performer in a travelling play and brings something new to the western town that attracts a lot of attention towards her. But unfortunately,she finds herself involved in a complicated and scandalous love triangle!Excerpt:"There were nine altogether in the party registering. This number included the manager, who, both on and off the stage, quite successfully impersonated the villaina rather heavy-jawed, middle-aged fellow, of foreign appearance, with coarse, gruff voice; three representatives of the gentler sex; a child of eight, exact species unknown, wrapped up like a mummy; and four males. Beyond doubt the most notable member of the troupe was the comedian "star," Mr. T. Macready Lane, whose well-known cognomen must even now awaken happy histrionic memories throughout the western circuit. The long nights ride from their previous stand, involving as it did two changes of trains, had proven exceedingly wearisome; and the young woman in the rather natty blue toque, the collar of her long gray coat turned up in partial concealment of her face, was so utterly fatigued that she refused to wait for a belated breakfast, and insisted upon being at once directed to her room."

Auditions remain a constant requirement in an actors life, whether beginner or seasoned professional, and the attendant nerves and pressure to succeed in an intensely competitive industry is something that all actors need to learn to negotiate. This guide is aimed at those wishing to undertake in-depth training to develop the physical, vocal, imaginative and emotional skills necessary for a varied career in stage or screen. Offering practical advice, it takes readers through the audition process to the moment of acceptance at a drama school. The second section looks at first steps into the profession and how to prepare confidently for auditions and meetings, whether live or by self-tape, so that actors can meet the professional environment with confident ownership of their skills. Topics covered include: choosing your school; selecting audition material and preparing it; an analysis of a contemporary and a classical speech; the audition cycle and self-taping for video auditions. It also features practical and honest insights from casting directors, industry professionals and recent graduates, as well as up-to-date guidance for online auditions.

Sister Carrie: A Novel Theodore Dreiser - Sister Carrie (1900) is a novel by Theodore Dreiser about a young country girl who moves to the big city where she starts realizing her own American Dream by first becoming a mistress to men that she perceives as superior and later as a famous actress.Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeAmerican writing, before and after Dreisers time, differed almost as much as biology before and after Darwin, said H. L. Mencken. Sister Carrie, Dreisers great first novel, transformed the conventional fallen woman story into a bold and truly innovative piece of fiction when it appeared in 1900. Naive young Caroline Meeber, a small-town girl seduced by the lure of the modern city, becomes the mistress of a traveling salesman and then of a saloon manager, who elopes with her to New York. Both its subject matter and Dreisers unsparing, nonjudgmental approach made Sister Carrie a controversial book in its time, and the work retains the power to shock readers today.Sister Carrie came to housebound and airless America like a great free Western wind, and to our stuffy domesticity gave us the first fresh air since Mark Twain and Whitman, noted Sinclair Lewis. Dreiser enlarged, willy-nilly, by a kind of historical accident if you will, the range of American literature, observed Robert Penn Warren. [Sister Carrie] is a vivid and absorbing work of art.

This empowering, informative guide explains everything actors need to know about agents how to find one, what they do, and how to work with them effectively to help you succeed in your career.If youre currently seeking an agent, discover how to research and contact them, and what theyre looking for in their clients. And if you already have one, learn how to manage and get the most out of this crucial relationship.Also included are invaluable tips on how to write a great CV; obtain attention-grabbing headshots, showreels and voicereels; prepare for and excel at auditions; embrace social media; protect your mental health; and much more.The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

This accessible, systematic guide will teach you how to memorise your lines quickly and effectively, and let go of the fear of forgetting them helping you build confidence and focus, and reducing anxiety and stress around auditions, rehearsal and performance.Inside, youll find dozens of tips, tricks and techniques such as Memory Palaces, Mental Maps, Creative Memorisation, Visual Cues and many more, along with exercises and examples to illustrate how they work in practice. Discover how to harness these tools to strengthen your memory, and develop a personalised line-learning strategy that works for you and your acting process one that is easier, faster and more enjoyable.The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

Whether youre applying for drama school, taking an exam, or auditioning for a professional role, its likely youll be required to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from a contemporary play. Its vital to come up with something fresh thats suited both to you in order to allow you to express who you are as a performer and to the specific purposes of the audition.In this book, youll find forty fantastic speeches featuring male roles, all written and premiered since the year 2014, by some of todays most exciting dramatic voices from the UK and USA.Playwrights include Annie Baker, Andrew Bovell, Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, Mark Gatiss, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Anna Jordan, Arinze Kene, Rona Munro and Evan Placey. The plays featured were premiered at leading venues including the National, the Royal Court, the Bush and Hampstead in London, prestigious theatres in Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester, and by renowned companies including Frantic Assembly and Paines Plough.Drawing on her experience as an actor, director and teacher at several leading drama schools, Trilby James introduces each speech with a user-friendly, bullet-point list of essential things you need to know about the character, and then five inspiring ideas to help you perform the monologue.This book also features a step-by-step guide to the process of selecting and preparing your speech, and approaching the audition itself.Easy-to-use The guidance is perhaps the most thorough I have seen in a monologue bookTeaching Drama on Trilby Jamess first volume of Contemporary MonologuesPlease note that some of the speeches in this volume contain strong language and themes which some readers may find inappropriate.

Three English art students in Paris (Taffy, Laird, and William Bagot alias Little Billee) meet musicians Svengali and Gecko and the artists model and laundress Trilby OFerrall.Trilby is cheerful, kindhearted, bohemian, and completely tone-deaf. Yet despite being off-key, her singing voice nonetheless has an impressive quality. The Englishmen and Trilby become friends. Svengali tries to persuade Trilby to let him train her voice, but she finds him repulsive and even frightening. She and Little Billee fall in love, but his scandalized relatives get her to promise to leave him. She leaves Paris with her little brother, who later dies of scarlet fever. Trilby then falls under Svengalis influence. He hypnotises her and transforms her into a diva, La Svengali. Under his spell, Trilby becomes a talented singer, performing always in an amnesiac trance. Five years later, Little Billee is a famous painter. He, Laird and Taffy recognise Trilby as she performs at a concert. Trilby sings beautifully but does not appear to be in good health. What will happen to Trilby now? Will she and Svengali have a happy ending? Read on!

THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skillsIf youre auditioning for a musical or needing to choose a song to perform for an exam, showcase or drama-school application its vital you find a song that shows off your voice and reveals your full potential as both a singer and an actor.In this invaluable book, youll find comprehensive introductions to fifty of the best songs from musical theatre, for soprano, mezzosoprano and alto voices, and in a variety of periods, styles, genres and tempos. Each song comes with detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.Drawing on his experience as a performer, musical director and teacher at several leading drama schools, Paul Harvard gives his top tips for performing each song, note by note, moment by moment. He also recommends soundtrack recordings to inspire you, and tells you where to find the correct sheet music for your chosen song (please note: the book does not contain the sheet music itself).The selection includes songs from acclaimed contemporary musicals such as In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown, as well as Next to Normal, Miss Saigon, The Color Purple, Sister Act and Ragtime alongside much-loved classics like The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, and five of Sondheims masterpieces.Also included is an extensive introduction to the process of choosing your song, preparing your performance and approaching the audition itself, along with many vocal and acting exercises to improve your technique and boost your confidence.For anyone wishing to do justice to a musical-theatre role, and definitely for those wishing to work in this genre, this guide is a mustTeaching Drama Magazine on Paul Harvards bestselling book Acting Through Song

THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the audition piece that is best suited to your performing skillsIf youre auditioning for a musical or needing to choose a song to perform for an exam, showcase or drama-school application its vital you find a song that shows off your voice and reveals your full potential as both a singer and an actor.In this invaluable book, youll find comprehensive introductions to fifty of the best songs from musical theatre, for tenor/high baritone and baritone/bass voices, and in a variety of periods, styles, genres and tempos. Each song comes with detailed textual, vocal and musical analysis, and a practical performance guide to ensure you perform it to maximum effect in your own unique way.Drawing on his experience as a performer, musical director and teacher at several leading drama schools, Paul Harvard gives his top tips for performing each song, note by note, moment by moment. He also recommends soundtrack recordings to inspire you, and tells you where to find the correct sheet music for your chosen song (please note: the book does not contain the sheet music itself).The selection includes songs from acclaimed contemporary musicals such as Children of Eden and Pippin by Stephen Schwartz, Parade and The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown, as well as Martin Guerre, The Wild Party, Taboo and The Lion King alongside many much-loved classics like Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof, 42nd Street, Kiss Me, Kate, and six of Sondheims masterpieces.Also included is an extensive introduction to the process of choosing your song, preparing your performance and approaching the audition itself, along with many vocal and acting exercises to improve your technique and boost your confidence.For anyone wishing to do justice to a musical-theatre role, and definitely for those wishing to work in this genre, this guide is a mustTeaching Drama Magazine on Paul Harvards bestselling book Acting Through Song

El "training", adoptado como un término transnacional, permite conceptualizar el trabajo de preparación del actor más allá de una mera gimnástica, implícita en las connotaciones deportivas y militares asociadas al termino "entrenamiento". Pero marca tambien una diferencia entre la educacion y enseñanza impartida en escuelas institucionales, y los proyectos alternativos de formacion actoral integral que propiciaron las transformaciones del teatro y de la pedagogia del teatro, y que germinaron desde las primeras decadas del siglo XX en los teatros-estudio, los teatros-laboratorio, los teatros-taller, centros de educacion sistematica y continua de grandes maestros del teatro contemporaneo.En el primer apartado, "La invencion del training", se incluyen los ensayos: "El actor en ejercicio: algunas experiencias sobresalientes", de Beatrice Picon-Vallin, un recuento historico general, con enfasis en las experiencias pedagogicas de Meyerhold y de Grotowski.En el segundo apartado, "El cuerpo en ejercicio", academicos y creadores escenicos del teatro y de la danza, mas alla de la diversidad de sus escuelas de pensamiento y sus diferentes metodos de entrenamiento, comparten experiencias y saberes decantados de una solida practica creativa y pedagogica, en los ensayos: "La estrategia del ninja", de YoshiOida; "¡Tomen de donde puedan!", de Andrzej Seweryn; "La experiencia existencial de un grupo", de Eric Lacascade; "Las reglas del juego", de Alexandre Del Perugia; "Agrandar el espacio", de Bob Villette; "El entrenamiento, un pretil", de Farid Paya; "El cuerpo se inventa en un instante", de Odile Duboc; "Cultivar el cuerpo es un conocimiento de si", de Carolina Mararcade; "¿Que somos ademas de felicidad?", de Yves-Noel Genod; y, finalmente, "Un compañero de juegos: el cuerpo", de Camilla Grandville. Como conclusion se incluye el ensayo "Antropologia del cuerpo en escena", de David Le Breton.

In "Hocus Pocus; or The Whole Art of Legerdemain, in Perfection," Henry Dean intricately explores the captivating world of sleight-of-hand and deception. The book weaves together a rich tapestry of practical techniques, detailed illustrations, and engaging anecdotes, reflecting a literary style that marries both scholarly depth and lively narrative. Situated within the broader context of 17th-century literature on magic and performance, Deans work not only serves as a manual for aspiring magicians but also as an insightful commentary on the societal fascination with illusion and artifice during the age of Enlightenment. Henry Dean, a noted figure in the realm of magic and performance arts, emerged in a time when public enchantment with the mysterious was paramount. His background in entertainment informs his thoughtful approach, blending personal experience with a thorough examination of the techniques of legerdemain. Deans exposure to both the theatrical and scientific realms of his era undoubtedly influences his rigorous yet accessible treatment of the subject, allowing readers to appreciate not just the mechanics of magic, but also its cultural implications. For anyone intrigued by the art of illusion, "Hocus Pocus" is an essential read that invites the modern audience to unravel the secrets behind the stage. Deans blend of practical instruction and philosophical inquiry makes this book not only a practical guide for performers but also a thoughtful exploration of the human penchant for wonder and belief in the extraordinary.In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:- Handpicked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

An invaluable guide to the difficult arts of devising plays and directing texts, by one of the UKs leading theatre directors.Throughout a lifetime of experience as an actor for Mike Leigh, founder of Hull Truck, Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, and subsequently as a freelance director Mike Bradwell has forged a reputation as a theatrical innovator and risk-taker.This book begins by exploring the process of devising a play by working intensively through character and improvisation with a group of actors. Using A Bed of Roses as an example, a play that he himself devised, Bradwell shows how the actors set about inventing their characters, whether within a pre-determined framework or with no strictures whatsoever. He explores how actors can then grow their character, both through solo work and through interaction with the other characters. He also examines the role of the director in moulding and shaping the individual scenes, the overall action of the play, and the development of the characters within it. The second half of the book describes in detail how the nuanced work involved in devising characters from scratch can be applied to a pre-existing text. Bradwell explains the techniques by which he encourages the actor to take possession of his or her character by investigating or inventing their whole history up to the moment the action begins. Taking as his template Jack Thornes play When You Cure Me, which Bradwell directed at the Bush, he demonstrates the meticulous work on the text that is needed to keep the characters alive and truthful in every moment of the action. All together, Inventing the Truth offers practitioners a unique account of the techniques involved in devising or directing plays to the highest standard. Mike Bradwells previous book The Reluctant Escapologist won the Theatre Book Prize in 2011.There is a special sense of care about a Mike Bradwell production, in dramas that penetrate deeply into the secret corners of the human heartDaily Telegraph Also included in the book, to aid the readers understanding of the process, are the full texts of both A Bed of Roses (Hilariously funny, extremely moving and physically frightening... a small masterpieceTime Out) and Jack Thornes When You Cure Me (Painstakingly honest... acutely observant of the petty rivalries and jealousies that sickness provokes Guardian).

An authoritative, hands-on guide through the practical challenges involved in performing Shakespeare.Drawing on a lifetimes experience of playing Shakespearean roles, Oliver Ford Davies offers practical advice to actors, directors and drama students on a wide variety of scenes, characters, speeches and individual lines from almost every one of the plays.The three core sections of Performing Shakespeare take us through the whole process of Preparation, Rehearsal and Performance, preceded by discussions of the Elizabethan actor and Shakespeares language.Also included are revealing interviews with other notable Shakespearean actors including Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Harriet Walter, Simon Russell Beale and Juliet Stevenson.An invaluable guide to those who act and to all those who wish to gain deeper insights into the performance of Shakespeares playsStanley Wells from his Foreword

A practical investigation into story-theatre and the art of telling stories through theatre, by the renowned director who founded Shared Experience Theatre Company.In Then What Happens?, Mike Alfreds makes the case for putting story and storytelling back at the heart of theatre. He explores the whole process of adapting for the stage, and investigates the particular techniques - many of them highly sophisticated - that actors require when performing story-theatre.The book includes over two hundred exercises, improvisations and workshops dealing with the practical aspects of story-theatre, such as building an ensemble, creating a physical vocabulary, and transforming written narrative into drama. It draws on examples ranging from traditional legends and folklore, through the works of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and Evelyn Waugh, to contemporary fiction. Alfreds shows how each story demands its own particular set of dramatic choices, opening up endless possibilities for performance.Then What Happens? - like the authors tremendously successful first book, Different Every Night - will be invaluable to directors and actors, to dramatists working in the field of adaptation, to those devising and working from improvisation, and to any theatregoer who has been moved by the power of an unfolding story to ask: Then what happens?All theatre directors know that good narrative is the secret of good theatre, but few have as distinctive, rigorous and exceptional a method of exploring that secret as does Mike Alfreds. His system of working, and his thoughts on the making of theatre in our time, are as crucial and illuminating as those of Stanislavsky and Peter Brook have been to generations of theatre enthusiasts and practitioners. Michael Coveney