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What the FACH?!  The Definitive Guide for Opera Singers Auditioning & Working in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (2nd Edition)
What the FACH?! The Definitive Guide for Opera Singers Auditioning & Working in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (2nd Edition)
by Philip Shepard
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If you are looking to expand your opera career to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland... If you want to work as a full-time singer (Fest) in one or more opera houses... If you are curious about what life is like as a singer in a German-speaking Fest... (read more)

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Actor Prepares (36 Edition)
Actor Prepares (36 Edition)
by Constantin Stanislavski
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Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.... (read more)

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Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
by Keith Johnstone
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"Impro" ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Readers of this book are not going to agree with everything in it; but if they are not challenged by... (read more)

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A Practical Handbook for the Actor
A Practical Handbook for the Actor
by Melissa Et Bruder
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6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.... (read more)

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An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski
An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski
by Stephen Wangh
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A Vintage Original "The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible." When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But within four weeks they... (read more)

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Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation
Truth in Comedy: The Manual for Improvisation
by Charna Halpern
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Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold, " an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt ("Norm" on Cheers) and many other... (read more)

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Audition: Everything an Actor Needs To Know To Get the Part
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs To Know To Get the Part
by Michael Shurtleff
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Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells... (read more)

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Actions : Actors Thesaurus (04 Edition)
Actions : Actors Thesaurus (04 Edition)
by Marina Calderone
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An essential companion for actors in rehearsal - a thesaurus of action words to revitalize performance.... (read more)

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Theatre Games for Young Performers: Improvisations and Exercises for Developing Acting Skills
Theatre Games for Young Performers: Improvisations and Exercises for Developing Acting Skills
by Maria Novelly
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Written especially for those who coach adolescent actors, this delightfully fresh workbook tells you the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. Anyone working with young actors in schools or recreational centers will find this... (read more)

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Harpo Speaks!
Harpo Speaks!
by Harpo Marx
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The Marx Brother who never spoke--Harpo Marx--expounds upon his life and times in Hollywood and on the vaudeville stage in this funny, affectionate, and poignant autobiography as told to journalist Rowland Barber.... (read more)

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The Body Speaks: Performance and Expression
The Body Speaks: Performance and Expression
by Lorna Marshall
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Lorna Marshall's revolutionary new book, The Body Speaks, is a fundamental rethinking of our relationship to the body and its role in performance. Seventy percent of everyday conversation is conveyed through body language. Lorna Marshall shows us how to... (read more)

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Speaking Shakespeare (02 Edition)
Speaking Shakespeare (02 Edition)
by Patsy Rodenburg
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Rodenburg tackles one of the most difficult acting jobs--speaking Shakespeare's words both as they were meant to be spoken and in a dramatic way. She teaches actors dramatic resonance, breathing, and placement to show how to bring famous characters to... (read more)

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Freeing Natural Voice : Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language -expanded (Rev 06 Edition)
Freeing Natural Voice : Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language -expanded (Rev 06 Edition)
by Kristin Linklater
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A classic text for theatre and film it has sold 100,000 copies in its first edition.... (read more)

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Auditioning : an Actor-friendly Guide (01 Edition)
Auditioning : an Actor-friendly Guide (01 Edition)
by Joanna Merlin
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Theater veteran and acting teacher Joanna Merlin has written the definitive guide to auditioning for stage and screen, bringing to it a valuable dual perspective. She has spent her career on both sides of the auditioning process, both as an award-winning... (read more)

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How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart
How to Get the Part...Without Falling Apart
by Margie Haber
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Haber encourages and leads the reader through the audition process with helpful, humorous examples. Includes script excerpts, celebrity pictures and personal testimonies from today's hottest stars.... (read more)

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Monologue Audition : a Practical Guide for Actors (00 Edition)
Monologue Audition : a Practical Guide for Actors (00 Edition)
by Karen Kohlhaas
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A founder of the Atlantic Theater Company, where she now teaches, and an acclaimed director, Karen Kohlhaas exposes what auditors are looking for in The Monologue Audition, the first book of its kind to show actors how to stage monologues using specific,... (read more)

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Sanford Meisner on Acting
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner
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This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American... (read more)

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Using the Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Period Styles
Using the Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Period Styles
by Robert Blumenfeld
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This book is a must for all professional and student actors, and for acting teachers as well. A concise, clear explanation of exactly how to create a character in plays of any period, using the Stanislavsky system. Known for his detailed approach to the... (read more)

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Russians in Britain: British Theatre and the Russian Tradition of Actor Training
Russians in Britain: British Theatre and the Russian Tradition of Actor Training
by Jonathan Pitches
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Very little has been written on the impact of Russian actor training in Britain, with the vast majority of theatre historians focusing on the work of the key actors trainers in the USA. The Russians in Britain, edited by Jonathan Pitches, displays the... (read more)

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Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method
Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method
by Lee Strasberg
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Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Hopper, Robert DeNiro, Marilyn Monroe, and Joanne Woodward-these are only a few of the many actors trained in Method acting by the great and legendary Lee Strasberg. This revolutionary theory... (read more)

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