Create Your Own Stage Effects

Davies, Gill

Back Stage Books

From a veteran actor, teacher, and author, here is a quick-reference guide aimed at working actors. Got a funny scene that doesn't seem very funny? Look up "comedy." Got a scene in which you're supposed to cry? Look up "cry." Each entry includes a brief introduction to the topic, followed by several pages of short, bulleted tips or "field notes" that offer quick solutions to any acting problem. In addition, there are brief essays throughout that expand on some of the trickier aspects of the actor's craft. Edgy, concise, and infinitely helpful, no working actor will want to be without this one-of-a-kind guide. • There are 100,000 members in actors unions in the US, with a 50% turnover • Unique quick reference guide for busy actors • Advice on everything from rehersals to auditioning and memorizing lines • Author has trained thousands of actors, including Heather Locklear and Teri Hatcher • Advertising in Back Stage magazine

The Actor's Field Guide: Notes On the Run

Hooks, Ed

Humor & Entertainment

Remarkably well researched and immensely entertaining, this definitive history of theater in New York City spans more than three centuries and relates the development of theater to the social, political, economic, and cultural climate of the time. Readers learn that it was in 1699 that a petition was first made for a license to perform plays in Manhattan and that 30 years later the first theater opened in Manhattan. From colonial New York, the story continues through the 20th century to the birth, and rebirth, of the theater district in Times Square and the revitalization of 42nd Street in the mid-1990s. An A to Z listing of every Broadway theater ever to exist is also included. Each listing features a photograph or illustration of the theater, its address, the architect, the opening production, historical information, and, if applicable, when the theater was demolished. • From an award-winning author and internationally known expert on American theater history • The definitive history of theater in New York City • Features rare archival photos and never-before-published pen-and-ink drawings from the 1930s by Anthony F. Dumas • Advertising in Back Stage magazine

The City and the Theatre: The History of New York Playhouses: a 250 Year Journey from Bowling Green to Times Square

Henderson, Mary

In Living on Stage, actors are invited to take a private master class with one of America's most beloved and respected coaches. Through vivid, highly descriptive language, Witcover lets readers watch as he coaches a twentysomething student who is stepping on stage for the first time and learning to focus his attention, accomplish simple stage tasks, and eventually, tackle his first monologue. Next, readers watch as this student attempts increasingly difficult tasks: cultivating imagination, dabbling with improvisation, and working with a partner. Finally, readers witness the student learning to combine the emotional life of his character with his own memories and imagination, and experiment with a variety of character exercises. Whether the student is failing miserably or experiencing moments of glory, aspiring actors are acquiring invaluable tools that they can use to launch, or strengthen, their own acting careers.

Living on Stage: Acting from the Inside Out: a Practical Process

Witcover, Walt

From two veteran television directors, here is a comprehensive career handbook to the most popular form of comedy in the world: the television sitcom. Revealed are the rules, the language, and the traditions of this popular art form and how the pacing, jokes, and dialogue in a sitcom differ from those in film and theater. The authors walk readers through a typical, five-day sitcom schedule and offer a colorful, first-person account of what it feels like to be on the set. Most importantly, they offer insider information on how to launch a career in this exciting industry. Included are profiles of several behind-the-scenes careers in television, complete with information about salary, educational requirements, career track, and how to break-in. The Sitcom Career Book will show readers why working on a sitcom is one of the best jobs in Hollywood.

The Sitcom Career Book

Mary Lou Belli

Phil Ramuno

Henry Winkler

Movies

Quick! In the heart of little old New York, you€™ll find a thoroughfare€“what is it? Forty-second Street, of course! In this entertaining book, noted theater historian traces the rise and fall and rise of the street that symbolizes the Broadway experience. The first theater went up in 1899, and by 1920, there were twelve stretching from avenue to avenue, plus a flow of trolleys, a subway stop at each end, and a never-ceasing bustle of activity in between. The 1920s and 1930s were the golden age, fueled by Hollywood movies and Damon Runyon stories; then there were the war years, when every American soldier and sailor paid a call. After the war, the slow decline of 42nd Street, lined with peep shows, symbolized decay. In the 1990s, as theaters were renovated, the street was miraculously reclaimed. The Story of 42nd Street captures the colorful characters, shows, scandals, and stories of this uniquely American dreamscape.

The Story of 42nd Street: The Theatres, Shows, Characters, and Scandals of the World's Most Notorious Street

Greene, Alexis

Henderson, Mary C.

History

Illustrates the techniques used in stage make-up to create such special effects as beards and old age, while describing the art of prosthetics

Stage Makeup

Herman Buchman

With its historical thrust, chronological organization, and attention to "classic" works, American Short Stories offers a discriminating collection of both canonical and recent stories in a brief anthology made all the more flexible by its streamlined apparatus.  Enriched Selection of Stories and Authors: more contemporary authors and an increased representation of ethnically diverse writers, with two stories per major author. The introductions of the five time periods clarify the two-hundred year history of the American short story, its developing forms, and enduring themes. Head notes introduce each writer.  New author quotes, commentary, and biographical information help readers place the authors in relation to his/her time period, in relation to other writers, and to American literature in general.  For anyone interested in fiction or American literature.

American Short Stories

Literature & Fiction

Current-García, Eugene

Short Stories & Anthologies

Key Benefit: A Short Guide to Writing About Art, Eighth Edition, the best-selling book of its kind, equips students to analyze pictures (drawings, paintings, photographs), sculptures and architecture, and prepares them with the tools they need to present their ideas in effective writing. Key Topics:This concise yet thorough guide to “seeing and saying” addresses a wealth of fundamental matters, such as distinguishing between description and analysis, writing a comparison, using peer review, documenting sources, and editing the final essay. Market: This book is a perfect complement to any art course where writing is involved

A Short Guide to Writing About Art

Barnet, Sylvan

Arts & Photography

Crossfire

Reference

Goshgarian, Gary

Words, Language & Grammar

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