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  • Acting and How to Be Good at It

    The Second Edition

    by Basil Hoffman ...
    This authoritative and ground-breaking text teaches the serious student of acting a proven, comprehensive and effective approach to the craft and to character development. Through revealing, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and practical exercises, the veteran character actor guides readers through his unique, direct approach to recognizing and understanding human behavior, leading actors to discover ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • So That Happened

    A Memoir

    by Jon Cryer ...
    If it can happen in show business, it’s happened to Jon Cryer. Now he’s opening up for the first time and sharing his behind-the-scenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in Hollywood.In 1986, Jon Cryer won over America as Molly Ringwald’s loyal and lovable best friend, Duckie, in the cult classic Pretty in Pink in a role that set the tone for his three ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Elizabeth Taylor

    The Lady, The Lover, The Legend 1932-2011

    by David Bret ...
    From her fairytale childhood to her impressive array of movies and marriages, Elizabeth Taylor’s life, both on and off the screen, has enchanted, saddened, appalled, and entertained us for the past seven decades.Elizabeth Taylor: The Lady, The Lover, The Legend -- the first new biography to be published following her death -- strips away the Hollywood veneer to reveal the woman as she really was. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women

    Volume Two

    Edited by Catherine Weate ...
    Monologues are an essential part of every actor’s toolkit. Actors are required to perform monologues regularly throughout their career: preparing for drama school entry, showcasing skills for agents or auditioning for a role. Following on from the bestselling first volume (2008), this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of today’s leading contemporary ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Daniel Day-Lewis - The Biography

    by Laura Jackson ...
    Regarded by many as the finest actor of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis has become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. His diverse performances in roles such as cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown in My Left Foot and Butcher Bill in Gangs of New York have cemented his reputation as a chameleon method actor. Yet behind the on-screen personas and theatrical masks lies a complex figure about ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Acting for Singers

    Creating Believable Singing Characters

    by David F. Ostwald ...
    Written to meet the needs of thousands of students and pre-professional singers participating in production workshops and classes in opera and musical theater, Acting for Singers leads singing performers step by step from the studio or classroom through audition and rehearsals to a successful performance. Using a clear, systematic, positive approach, this practical guide explains how to analyze a ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Love for Love

    A Comedy

    by William Congreve ...
    In 'Love for Love,' William Congreve masterfully weaves a tapestry of romantic entanglements set against the backdrop of 17th-century Restoration England. The play artfully balances wit and emotion through its sharp dialogue and complex characterizations, exploring themes of love, deception, and the folly of human nature. Written in a lively and engaging style characteristic of Restoration comedy, ... Read more

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  • The Potentials of Spaces

    The Theory and Practice of Scenography and Performance

    Edited by Alison Oddey, Christine White ...
    The Potentials of Spaces interrogates the relationship between scenography and performance in contemporary dramatic activities. The book provides an illuminating platform for discussion concerning the interrelations between theatrical movement and gesture in physical space. In exploring territories of performance, the author equally combines theoretical research with details of dramatic methods ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • The Essential Bogosian

    Talk Radio, Drinking in America, FunHouse and Men Inside

    by Eric Bogosian ...
    "What Lenny Bruce was to the 1950s, Bob Dylan to the 1960s, Woody Allen to the 1970s--that's what Eric Bogosian is to this frightening moment of drift in our history."--Frank Rich, The New York Times ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Eleanor Parker

    Woman of a Thousand Faces

    by Doug McClelland ...
    This is the first book on enduring Hollywood star Eleanor Parker, long underrated despite three best actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955).Parker was a beauty as well as a versatile actress, and her achievements approach those of more publicized colleagues Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn. With Parker's blessing and her son Paul Clemens' ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Actor’s Workbook

    A Practical Guide to Training, Rehearsing and Devising + Video

    by Alex Clifton ...
    Series series Theatre Arts Workbooks
    The Actor's Workbook is an essential workbook for actors, actors in training and teachers of acting and drama. The workbook and video provide a clear, step-by-step guide to learning techniques in acting.The book presents a system of exercises which will develop core acting skills, offers techniques for developing an authored role and models for devising new work. These techniques are based on the ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Chris Evans - Celebrity Biographies

    Biographies of Famous People, #2

    by Matt Green ...
    Series Book 2 - Biographies of Famous People
    Ever wondered how Chris Evans rose to stardom?Chris Evans was born in 1981 to an Irish-Italian catholic family in Boston, MA.He was raised in the Boston suburb of Sudbury, MA, where he first began as an actor.The summer after his junior year of high school, he moved to New York City where he attended the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute while interning at a casting agency.By the end of the summer, ... Read more

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