Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Acting & Auditioning

Acting from Shakespeare's First Folio examines a series of techniques for reading and performing Shakespeare's plays that are based on the texts of the first 'complete' volume of Shakespeare's works: the First Folio of 1623.

Do extra syllables in a line suggest how it might be played? Can Folio commas reveal character? Don Weingust places this work on Folio performance possibility within current understandings about Shakespearean text, describing ways in which these challenging theories about acting often align quite nicely with the work of the theories' critics.

"The Great Guskin" (John Lahr, The New Yorker) shares the approach he uses to help actors land roles, develop them, and keep them alive

Harold Guskin is an "acting doctor" whose clients include Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, James Gandolfini, Bridget Fonda, and dozens more. In How to Stop Acting, Guskin reveals the insights and techniques that have worked wonders for beginners as well as stars. Instead of yet another "method," Guskin offers a strategy based on a radically simple and refreshing idea: that the actor's work is not to "create a character" but rather to...

This one of a kind guidebook, written by two working actors turned casting director and drama therapist, will jump start any actor's career. Authors Dawn Lerman and Dori Keller navigate the actor month by month through a year in Los Angeles.

The "Twelve Step Plan to Becoming an Actor in L.A." is supplemented with acting and self-help exercises, monthly progress pages, career/financial worksheets, journal pages, inspiring quotations,...

"Peter DeAnello has poured years of his professional experience into this thoughtful, dynamic opus. Actors, directors and producers alike will benefit from "The Monologue From Mystery to Mastery.""--Rick Ramage-Screenwriter-Executive Producer, "The Proposition," "Stigmata," "Haunted," "Peacemakers"

"Peter DeAnello revolutionizes the way monologues are viewed and authored. This is a profoundly effective tool for aspiring as well as professional actors."--Dan Lauria-Actor, "The Wonder Years, Stakeout, Independence Day"

"Every high school, college and university should consider this a...

"'Paul Rohrer has proven his" Listen, Feel, Respond "process to success Plain and simple, his actors consistently work from coast-to-coast-all due to this inspirational, practical, and refreshing process. Read it and reap ""-Peter DeAnello, talent representative/producer; author "The Monologue from Mystery to Mastery"

With over thirty years of industry experience, author Paul Neal...