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  • Eleanor Parker

    Woman of a Thousand Faces

    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

    $67.99 USD

  • The Presence of the Actor

    Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his efforts details his methods and reveals the struggles involved in the creation of some of the most exciting theatre of our time. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Freeing Shakespeare's Voice

    The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text

    A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater provides the tools to increase understanding and make Shakespeare's words one's own. ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Live Fast, Die Young

    Remembering the Short Life of James Dean

    by John Gilmore ...
    Live Fast, Die Young: Rembering the Short Life of James Dean is a first — revealing James Dean from the inside out by someone who knew him intimately, in more ways than one. John Gilmore hung out with Dean during the early days in New York, and again in Hollywood when Dean starred in his first movie, East of Eden. They pounded the pavements of Broadway together, raced motorcycles, had sex with the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Laid Bare

    A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip

    by John Gilmore ...
    A powerful chronicler of the American Nightmare through his gripping examinations of near-mythic Southern California murders (the Black Dahlia, Tate-La Bianca), John Gilmore now draws upon his personal experiences to turn his sights on our morbid obsession with Celebrity and the ruinous price it extracts from those who would pursue it. With caustic clarity and 20/20 hindsight, Gilmore unstintingly ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Smile When the Raindrops Fall

    The Story of Charley Chase

    Series series The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
    At the age of ten, Charley Chase was singing and dancing on the street corners of Baltimore. Charley eventually became a local vaudeville attraction, but Baltimore could not contain the ambitious young man. After a brief, but memorable, stint in New York, Chase finally landed in Los Angeles in 1912. His timely arrival coincided with the birth of the film industry, and Charley Chase became a major ... Read more

    $83.99 USD

  • Movement

    From Person to Actor to Character

    The acting process is an interlocking trinity: the person, the actor, and the character. The person has habits and idiosyncrasies cultivated over the years in response to life experiences. The actor may have developed another set of behaviors that manifest themselves during a performance. The exercises within this text will guide the user toward making the necessary choices needed to achieve the ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Intimate Close-Ups

    by Georgia Hale ...
    Series Book 44 - The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
    Many remember Charlie Chaplin's comic masterpiece, The Gold Rush, as the finest blend of comedy and farce ever brought to the screen. Far fewer remember its heroine, Georgia Hale (1900-1985).Seventy years after the film's appearance, Heather Kiernan brings Georgia Hale back to life in this edition of her hitherto unpublished memoirs. Research work embodied in her perceptive introduction clears up ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens

    In 25 10-Minute Plays for Teens, young thespians in high school and middle school will find terrific plays by some of our most prominent playwrights, such as Don Nigro, Wendy MacLeod, Jeff Goode, Bekah Brunstetter, and Constance Congdon; and equally terrific plays by such exciting up-and-comers as Chad Beckim, C. S. Hanson, Merridith Allen, Sharyn Rothstein, and Kayla Cagan. The characters are ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35

    Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for women – from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 – perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform. A few are story monologues – and they're great stories. Actors will find pieces by ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • In Performance

    Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Teens-20s

    by JV Mercanti ...
    In Performance is intended for young people who are auditioning for both undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional productions and industry meetings. Featured are dynamic monologues from contemporary stage plays of the past 15 years, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Along with covering the basics of how to match the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

    Edited by William W. Demastes ...
    “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theater audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know.The monologues in this volume are full of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35

    Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for men – from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 – perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform. A few are story monologues – and they're great stories. Actors will find pieces by star ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Performing Processes

    Creating Live Performance

    by Roberta Mock ...
    Live performance continues to be created every time it is performed. This book explores the dynamic relationship between creative process, presentation and spectator response to provide students and scholars in Drama with new insights on performance from poetry to pantomime. These essays make parallels between areas of performance that are rarely, if ever, compared. They present the basis for an ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • In Performance

    Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties

    by JV Mercanti ...
    In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • On Singing Onstage

    by David Craig ...
    A terrific take on theatre singing by a master teacher. “David Craig knows more about singing in the musical theatre than anyone in this country – which probably means the world. Time and time again his advice and training have resulted in actors moving from non-musical theatre into musicals with ease and expertise. Short of taking classes, this book is a must.” – Harold Prince ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Rich and Famous in Thirty Seconds

    Inside Secrets to Achieving Financial Success in Television and Radio Commercials

    by Batt Johnson ...
    Rich and Famous in Thirty Seconds is written by a veteran of more than thirty years in show business and is filled with inside secrets and helpful tips, many not taught in university programs. It has in-depth interviews with successful actors, teachers, agents, and casting directors. Special chapters on marketing, getting jobs, and actors tax deductions provide stimulating insight. Additional ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Stella Adler

    The Art of Acting

    by Howard Kissel ...
    Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood, she offered her vast acting knowledge to generations of actors, including Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro. The great voice finally ended in the early Nineties, but her decades of experience and ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Lust, Lucre & Liquor and Piece of Work

    by Brad S. Field ...
    LUST, LUCRE, and LIQUOR is mock-melodrama featuring a catalogue of hair-raising escapes typical of plays of a hundred years ago and more. It is offered here for its fans, those who acted in it, saw it, on the Showboat Majestic touring the Ohio River and its tributaries and later on other stages, starting in 1952 and for a decade and more later. PIECE OF WORK, is a more recent farce, finished about ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Acting by Mistake

    ACTING BY MISTAKE is a practical guide for actors that operates under the premise that a mistake is the actors true opportunity to create. The book addresses high stakes situations and how to involve yourself in a process that puts you in control. The energy that fear, doubt and lack of confidence generates is crippling to the creative process. ACTING BY MISTAKE will give you the tools you need to ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Divine Comic

    The Cinema of Roberto Benigni

    by Carlo Celli ...
    Series Book 85 - The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
    Roberto Benigni, the Italian comedian, actor, director, and writer, gained international fame when his film La vita è bella/ Life Is Beautiful (1997) won three Oscars in 1999, including Best Foreign Film and Best Actor. Benigni has been a steady presence in Italian popular culture since the mid-1970s. This book introduces Benigni's performances in film, stage, and television, little known outside ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • The Complete Voice & Speech Workout

    75 Exercises for Classroom and Studio Use

    Edited by Janet Rodgers ...
    Potent and empowering voice exercises by the master teachers who devised them! One of the constants that any actor, director or theatre teacher needs is a strong vocal warmup. This valuable, first-of-its-kind resource contains 75 exercises for both solo and group work, contributed by some of the best professionals in the world. There is a brief description of the history and purpose of each ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Guillaume

    A Life

    Guillaume: A Life is the autobiography of esteemed Broadway, Hollywood, and television star Robert Guillaume. Ten months after suffering a stroke, Guillaume—perhaps best known as television’s Benson—began this autobiography with award-winning author and collaborator David Ritz.The book goes beyond the recounting of a long and successful career to examine the forces that shaped the man: family, ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains

    Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of pathological conditions that affect the human skeleton. There is much that ancient skeletal remains can reveal to the modern orthopaedist, pathologist, forensic anthropologist, and radiologist about the skeletal manifestations of diseases that are rarely encountered in modern ... Read more

    $220.99 USD