Performing Arts 3

It's all here in one book -- a complete overview of all aspects of theatre! The history, the crafts and the art of the stage are presented in eighteen easy-to-learn units. Theatre history in four parts gives the text an orderly structure. Between each part are bite-sized sections on acting, improv……続きを見る

The Boogeyman is afraid of the dark! The Tooth Fairy hates her job! The Wicked Witch isn't really so wicked! One hundred fantasy monologs reveal what characters like Cinderella and Captain Hook might really say if given the chance. It's fun, it's cool and it's offbeat to portray the "other side of……続きを見る

Steyn takes a sharp-eyed look at the whole span of Broadway musical history, seven decades of brilliant achievements. In this delicious book, he reflects on geniuses and monsters, hits and atomic bombs, and the wonderful stories that prove there's no business like show business.続きを見る

This book can show anyone how to stage any musical show on any budget. It is a step-by-step guidebook for producing a successful show for young performers. Every aspect of theatrical production from characterization and costumes to insurance and fire regulations is included in this comprehensive t……続きを見る

Completely practical, specific instructions for sets, scenery, stage furniture, props; both design and construction.続きを見る

Enter the fascinating world of conversion costuming! Make your own theatrical costumes for less than a day's rental price and make them your way without any conventional sewing using patterns. Included in this book are more than 110 ingenious costume designs with photos and diagrams. Great costume……続きを見る

A four-section book of acting games and improvisations to assist students in developing their creative abilities. Section one includes games for relaxing and focusing. Section two helps students discover new ways of seeing themselves, others and the world around them. The third section demonstrate……続きを見る

This new guidebook for the best in improvisation performance is a sequel to the best-selling book, Truth in Comedy. It tells how to empower improvisation using the "yes" concept with improv performers.続きを見る

When huge alien spiders or ocean-dwelling mutant dinosaurs hell-bent on destruction decide to pay a visit to humankind, they always seem to stop in Japan first. "So Crazy Japanese Toys!" showcases a cast of totally cool, totally sugoi creatures culled from the most popular Japanese children's TV s……続きを見る

A premiere choreographer's compelling argument for the agency of the body in creative processes.続きを見る

John Chasteen examines the history behind sexually suggestive dances (salsa, samba, and tango) that brought people of different social classes and races together in Latin America.続きを見る

An annotated collection of more than 300 unusually interesting and detailed passages includes views by observers from ancient Greece to modern times on acting, directing, make-up, costuming, props, much more.続きを見る

This is an anatomy and analysis of the television entertainment industry: how it thinks, how it makes decisions, and why it is what it is.続きを見る

Uses twenty-two sketches and one-act plays to explore the major devices of comedy and various comedic genre.続きを見る

The art of acting is explained with one hundred plain-speaking lessons. Each lesson deals with an essential truth that may be re-visited over and over again. Suitable for students or professional actors.続きを見る

The essays in this groundbreaking work constitute a serious look at this controversial-and phenomenally popular -- television show. The authors tackle such questions as: Why is The X-Files so popular Now? How does the show portray women's roles? Is The X-Files a modern myth?続きを見る

The Classical Monologue in two volumes, one for men and one for women, is a fresh selection of the best speeches from the repertoire of the classical theatre, from the Greeks to the beginning of the 20th century. These great dramatic monologues--from all periods and styles, all varied in tone and ……続きを見る

This book addresses the creative and professional challenges of acting from a specifically African American perspective.続きを見る

This vibrant new collection of monologues from Gus Edwards focuses on African-American heroes, giving new voice to figures like Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, and more.続きを見る

The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Halfway through a midsummer afternoon performance, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus's big top caught fire. The te……続きを見る

This friendly, informative book looks at the reasons many actors hate improvisation, while quietly reinforcing the reasons improv is a vital part of acting and of theatre.続きを見る

Meaningful dialogues with twelve of today's top writers and producers of quality television drama.続きを見る

As the official reference manual of the Dance Masters of America, this tap dance resource contains more than 1,500 up-to-date entries about every facet of this uniquely American art form. It provides a history of tap dance as well as the dancers who defined it. This manual also includes a comprehe……続きを見る