Performing Arts 5

A guidebook for young would-be thespians, covering theatre vocabulary, scripting, casting, staging, sets and scenery, props, costumes, and makeup, as well as the basics of backstage and technical particulars.続きを見る

Nothing will ever replace the active pleasure of telling and listening to stories. Only a live storyteller can impart to a tale that very human touch that brings a gleam of understanding to the listener's eye. The wonderful world of storytelling is revealed in this resource manual for beginners an……続きを見る

Gender specific! Not just another book of scenes but a wide variety of topics and situations fine-tuned to recreate the day-to-day experiences of young women. This wonderfully diversified collection of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of self-discovery, survival in the rea……続きを見る

Somewhere in this book is one or several perfect monologs or dialogs for your audition, Short cuttings from some of the very best plays in theatre yesterday and today. All selections are by leading international playwrights: Pinter, Goldsmith, lonesco, Marnet and many more. Powerful moments. Some ……続きを見る

The forty-two exercises detailed in this comprehensive guide provide both the instructor and the student a "user-friendly" workshop structure. It may be used for both beginning and advanced courses of Directing for Theatre. The basic concepts of directing are learned progressively. The approach is……続きを見る

This leading authority in small theatre stagecraft shows and tells how professional-quality lighting can be achieved within the limitations of school auditoriums, community theatres and churches. Part I contains a short section on stage lighting in general, plus a number of lighting solutions for ……続きを見る

Of all the arts, drama - with its exploration of human characters and relationships - is closest to everyday life. This testbook emphasizes this connection, presenting the fundamentals of drama and acting techniques in the context of ordinary experiences and interactions. The material is arranged ……続きを見る

This book is a complete improv curriculum program divided into twenty class-length workshops. Each workshop contains carefully selected exercises designed to help students focus on one aspect of a character's personality. Students learn how to create characters from their own imaginations through ……続きを見る

A readable, workable text that deals with everything about theatre and the artists who make theatre possible. Styles of drama, staging, production, directing and acting, along with all backstage functions, are defined in detail. Theatre history and the business of theatre are covered fully for the……続きを見る

ーー A comprehensive teaching guide presenting every movement in the classical repertoire, demonstrated by professional dancers in 2,600 photographs.続きを見る

A teacher's handbook of over 140 theatre games designed to stimulate creativity in students of all ages. The games progress from Orientation ("Face to Face, " "You and Me") and Trust ("Catch Me Falling, " "Lead the Blind") to more advanced games that develop the senses, coordination and spontaneit……続きを見る

August Wilson's radical and provocative call to arms.続きを見る

A new anthology of auditions for young performers.続きを見る

From the Renaissance commedia dell'arte to today's Second City comedy troupe, improvisation has been a hit. Learn the structure behind the spontaneity of comedy improvisation. Over thirty-five performance-tested improv structures and performance tips in this book help even a beginner tackle this "……続きを見る

These scenes take place in the confines of school and are easily staged. The incredibly believable teen characters are daring, outlandis, uninhibited and creative as they deal with situations exaggerated by their own attitudes, perceptions and actions. The scenes focus on subjects they know very w……続きを見る

Impro" ought to be required reading not only for theatre people generally but also for teachers, educators, and students of all kinds and persuasions. Full of excellent good sense, actual observations and inspired assertions.--"CHOICE: Books for College Libraries.続きを見る

So well-liked was the first collection of these contemporary monologues that we offer this sequel by popular demand. The monologues are wildly funny, tragically sad and yet courageous. The ultimate journey for this collection is to create the possibility of living lovingly as equals in our modern ……続きを見る

Marking the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street, Street Gang" traces the story of one of the most important and beloved shows on television--how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by Elmo. Two 16-page b&w photo inserts. 1969年11月に「セサミ・ストリート」が放送を開始し、教育番組のテレビ放……続きを見る

Ensemble Theater is the hottest American performance medium today. It's more than art - it's a movement.続きを見る

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Nineteen chapters detailing all the fundamentals of backstage work--all the tools and the language which apply to any theatre operation. The book is loaded with photographs, illustrations and diagrams of the text material. The what, when and why of stagecraft. Selected for the Baker and Taylor App……続きを見る