Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors written by Michael Schulman and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 1980 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiles more than eighty scenes by such modern playwrights as Williams, Slade, Miller, Zindel, and Feiffer for two men, two women, and one man and one woman
Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors written by Michael Schulman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1980-07-31 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of contemporary scenes provides the student actor, as well as professional and untrained performers, with material from some of the best plays ever written. Each selection contains critical information on characters, setting, and background to give a clear sense of what the play is about. Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors accommodates a wide variety of acting styles, from naturalistic to poetic to highly stylized, spanning a range of ages and a variety of locales, and incorporating excerpts of various lengths. Includes scenes from plays by · Woody Allen · Maxwell Anderson · Jean Anouilh · Simon Gray · John Guare · Lillian Hellman · Albert Innaurato · David Mamet · Mark Medoff · Arthur Miller · Miguel Pinero · David Rabe · Sam Shepard · Tennessee Williams · And many more!
Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors written by Douglas Parker and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the author of the best-selling Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors! Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors features 34 fun, instantly involving scenes written specifically for actors aged 8-16, and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with them. Written by award-winning New York City playwright Douglas M. Parker, Contemporary Scenes provides young actors with the material they need to have fun while exploring a full spectrum of emotions, situations and relationships, ranging from the humorous to the heartfelt. With appealing, accessible scenes - written in contemporary language that doesn't talk down to student actors - Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors lets young performers connect with, have fun with and be challenged by every moment, line, character and situation. Suitable for classroom work and performance. This book contains: 34 scenes to challenge and excite acting students A broad variety of two and three-person scenes Gender-neutral characters to provide ultimate flexibility Emotional arcs and strong endings to challenge actors and keep audiences engaged A broad range of circumstances and emotions, from comedic to heartfelt to whimsical Material that is ideal as short performance pieces and for use in the classroom At Beat by Beat Press we're passionate about raising the bar on the quality of resources that are available for young actors and you'll find this book to be no exception. Our resources are used in over 60 countries, bringing joy and rewarding experiences to thousands of young performers every day.
Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors written by Michael Schulman and published by Everbind. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 80 scenes, all for two players, from such major contemporary plays as American Buffalo, The Children's Hour, The Lion in Winter, and The Subject Was Roses.
Download or read book The Actor s Scenebook written by Michael Schulman, Ph.D. and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1984-05-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is wonderful, up-to-date material for scene study, selected from the best plays from recent theater seasons. More than 20 monologues for both men and women, carefully chosen to display the widest range of dramatic ability, are essential for auditioning actors. A large selection of parts for woman provide exciting opportunities to sharpen acting skills in roles that brought accolades from New York's toughest critics. More than 80 scenes in all, many previously unpublished, allow every actor, professional, amateur or student, to choose from either smart, sassy, often outrageous comedy or deeply moving drama—a unique, balanced collection of the most successful contemporary plays.
Download or read book Fifty Professional Scenes for Student Actors written by Garry Michael Kluger and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a sequel to Kluger's Original Audition Scenes for Actors in popular demand for over ten years. It, too, is designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercials and stage productions, but may be used by student performers who wish to work at a professional level. Actors have been using these same scenes to win roles at California and New York film and TV studios. The book is divided into two categories of scenes: Comedy and Drama. Garry Michael Kluger is a film and TV actor/writer who has won many television, film and off-Broadway roles using his own audition scenes.
Download or read book Duo written by Joyce E. Henry and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scenes contained in this volume are presented exactly as written by the playwrights, with no internal deletions. The introductions to each follow the headings "Characters," "Scene," and "Time"; the playwrights' stage directions are contained in parent
Download or read book Modern American Scenes for Student Actors written by Wynn Handman and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comedy Scenes for Student Actors written by Laurie Allen and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These real-life, juvenile dilemmas for children to perform are popular because the actors can portray characters like those they see every day. Sample titles from this collection of 31 scenes include: Picture Day, Love is All You Need, First Kiss, 30 Days to a New Teen, Home Alone, Cookie Dough, Food Fight, Barbie Girl, Texas Size Zit, the Cat Walk, Save the Frogs, and Dreadful Dancing. All situations are believable and easy for timid and eager actors to perform. Ideal for classroom practice or for an evening of entertainment.
Download or read book Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors written by Michael Schulman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-09-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 80 scenes and monologues from the finest plays of all time.
Download or read book Audition written by Michael Shurtleff and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, the Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role! Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here: What to do that moment before, how to use humour; create mystery; how to develop a distinct style; and how to evaluate the place, the relationships and the competition. In fact, Audition is a necessary guide to dealing with all the "auditions" we face in life. This is the bible on the subject.
Download or read book Audition Monologs for Student Actors written by Roger Ellis and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected because of their suitability for young actors between the ages of 15 and 25, this collection is a wonderful resource for teachers and actors looking for material for audition purposes, competitions, and studio work.
Download or read book Play the Scene written by Michael Schulman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-12-07 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over a hundred scenes and monologues from plays from the Elizabethan period to contemporary Tony Award winners.
Download or read book Group Scenes for Young Actors written by Jessica Penzias and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Group Scenes for Young Actors contains 32 three to six-person scenes with themes, characters and subject matter specifically tailored to performers age 7-14. Each scene contains emotional arcs and strong endings to challenge actors and keep audiences engaged, contemporary language that doesn't talk-down to kids, and gender-neutral characters to provide ultimate flexibility. These scenes are ideal as short performance pieces and for use in the classroom. Written by award-winning NYC playwright Jessica Penzias and publsihed by Beat by Beat Press, the world's #1 resource for high-quality theatre resources for young actors.
Download or read book Fractured Fairy Tales for Student Actors written by Jan Peterson Ewen and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These royalty-free scenes are laugh-out-loud funny and clever, to boot! Based on familiar nursery rhyme characters, Ewen put a comedic spin on their situations. For instance, ESPN newscasters are interviewing Jack out at the track where he does his training for candlestick jumping. The 20 scenes are evenly split between five-minute scenes for 2 to 3 characters and ten-minute scenes for 5 to 20 characters. Most of the characters may be played by either gender, and several scenes can be expanded to accommodate an entire classroom. Unlike most scene books, the table of contents even indicates the cast size and genders along with a one line summary. Easy to use and fun for all ages, you'll love the colorful characters and creative situations in these short, hysterical scenes.
Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors 2 written by Douglas Parker and published by . This book was released on 2022-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the author of the best-selling Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors. Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors 2 features 34 fun, instantly involving scenes written specifically for actors aged 8-16, and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with them.Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors 2 provides young actors with the material they need to have fun while exploring a full spectrum of emotions, situations and relationships, ranging from the humorous to the heartfelt. With appealing, accessible scenes - written in contemporary language that doesn't talk down to student actors - Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors 2 lets young performers connect with, have fun with and be challenged by every moment, line, character and situation. Suitable for classroom work and performance.
Download or read book 100 Duet Scenes for Teens written by Michael Moore and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easily staged scenes with believable characters in a wide variety of comic and dramatic situations. The duets are divided into four categories: Gender Neutral; Male & Female; Male Only; Female Only. The short length of each duet scene makes it easy for students to memorise lines. Excellent for contests, acting practice or comedy revue shows.
