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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting
Alpha Books 2001; US$ 18.95You?re no idiot, of course. You?ve got tons of talent, but when it comes to bringing it centerstage you feel like you?re just winging it. You love the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd, but you?re not sure how to follow your dream. Don?t overreact! The Complete Idiot?s Guide® to Acting will help you hone your thespian skills and... more...
Narrating the Past through Theatre
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 38.00This cutting-edge title explores how narrating the past both conflicts and creates an interesting relationship with drama's 'continuing present' that arcs towards an unpredictable future. Theatre both brings the past alive and also fixes it, but through the performance process, allowing the past to be molded for future (not-yet-existent) audiences. more...
Actor, Image and Action
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 41.95The Actor, Image and Action is a 'new generation' approach to the craft of acting; the first full-length study of actor training using the insights of cognitive neuroscience. In a brilliant reassessment of both the practice and theory of acting, Rhonda Blair examines the physiological relationship between bodily action and emotional experience.... more...
Aesthetics of the Oppressed
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 41.95Augusto Boal's workshops and theatre exercises are renowned throughout the world for their life-changing effects. At last this major director, practitioner, and author of many books on community theatre speaks out about the subjects most important to him ? the practical work he does with diverse communities, the effects of globalization, and the creative... more...
And Then, You Act
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 34.95From well-known auteur of the American theatre scene, Anne Bogart, And Then, You Act is a fascinating and accessible book about directing theatre, acting and the collaborative creative process. Writing clearly and passionately, Bogart speaks to a wide audience, from undergraduates to practitioners, and makes an invaluable contribution to the... more...
Acting
Taylor and Francis 1987; US$ 27.95This classic work on acting is one of the very few that stands beside Stanislavsky as a must-have for all acting students and professionals. Richard Boleslavsky's Acting: The First Six Lessons is a treasure-box of wise observation about the art of acting, all wrapped up in six charming dialogues between a teacher and a student. Generations of actors... more...
Being an Actor, Revised and Expanded Edition
Picador 2007; US$ 18.99A new edition of the classic book for actors starting their careers, with new material Few actors have ever been more eloquent, more honest, or more entertaining about their life and their profession than Simon Callow, one of the finest actors of his time and increasingly one of the most admired writers about the theater. Beginning with the letter... more...
Actor's Way
Routledge 1993; US$ 47.95A fascinating account of personal and professional development in the theatre. Under the unique direction of Eugenio Barba, four experienced actors talk about the secrets and the practical realities of training. more...
Negotiating Hollywood
University of Minnesota Press 1995; US$ 66.00Actors' screen images have too often stolen the focus of attention from their behind the scenes working conditions. In Negotiating Hollywood, Danae Clark begins to fill this gap in film history by providing a rich historical account of actors' labor struggles in 1930s Hollywood. Clark supplies information not only on stars, but on screen extras,... more...
The Art of Film Acting
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 30.95This guide for actors and directors develops a valid method for training performers to act from their core--whether they are cold reading, auditioning, or performing for film or television. This book teaches actors how to achieve and respond to believable and honest emotions before the camera, and it maintains that the key to a successful performance... more...









