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 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 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 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 Contemporary Scenes for Actors written by Michael Earley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Women collects scenes from the most acclaimed and award-winning playwrights of the 1990s. It contains over 40 two-character scenes (for women/women and women/men), with the selection of scenes encompassing the widest range of styles from serious to comic and shades in between. A fuller appreciation of the dramatic context of the scenes is enhanced by the editors' introductions and commentaries. Each of the scenes offers the actor the opportunity to develop and explore the vital, dynamic and unique challenge of working with a partner on stage.
Download or read book 50 Great Scenes for Student Actors written by Lewy Olfson and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Scenes for Twentysomethings written by Jessica Bashline and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-01-11 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theater of the 21st century, in many ways, is expanding to require new muscles of its actors, and so should their scene choices. Today, amid flourishing new play resources, it can be difficult to nail down contemporary scenes for two people. These scenes, all culled from plays written between 2000 and 2016, are useful to actors between the ages of 15 and 30. They range from about two to seven minutes' running time – appropriate for different classroom explorations – and are grouped by scenes for two males, two females, and one male and one female. Contemporary Scenes for Twentysomethings offers the opportunity for emerging actors to explore work by playwrights, both emerging and established, that is truly contemporary. Jessica Bashline, adjunct professor of acting at New York University, has assembled a comprehensive collection, featuring work written by Samuel D. Hunter, Liz Duffy Adams, Timothy Mason, Nina Raine, and many more. Every playwright in this book is currently writing. The characters included in this compilation come from a variety of backgrounds with different stories to tell, giving you the chance to explore those who are close to you and those who may come from someplace else. When perusing this book, look for scenes that instantly draw you. There is more than enough material to find something that speaks to you, and your passion for a piece will strengthen your final performance!
Download or read book Scenes for Young Actors written by Lorraine Cohen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990-02-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Discus Books, 1973.
Download or read book Acting Scenes And Scripts For Actors Students written by Kesha Kuder and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of scenes and monologues provides actors seeking roles in TV shows, commercials, and stage productions, both professionals and students who wish to work at a professional level. The emphasis of these monologues and scenes is on believable characters, not caricatures. 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.
Download or read book Showtime written by Gregory L. Hudson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHOWTIME is the follow-up book to Monologues: Dramatic Monologues For Actors. It is contains 16 hilarious comedic scenes for two actors that range from one to ten minutes in length. All of the scenes are original and are taken from selected plays, films, and television pilots from Gregory's body of work. Like Monologues, SHOWTIME was written to fill a much needed void for comedic scenes for black and minority actors; although this book was written for actors of all races. There are the many unique characteristics in this book that separates it from similar books. The characters can be performs by anyone and there are plenty of scenes for males and females, males and males, older males and younger males, and so on. There are scenes that are appropriate for middle school actors all the way to professional actors. It is the perfect book to produce a show consisting of short comedic scenes for two actors. Also, it is the perfect book for directing funny scenes or shows at high school, colleges, or professional level. SHOWTIME was written to be a comedic actor and director's dream. The characters in each scene allow the actors to explore a different character through: researching, exploring, and understanding the motivation and objective necessary to bring the character to life. For the director, it allows him/her to utilize, enhance, broaden, and develop many of their skills necessary for directing full-scale productions. As a literary resource for educators, SHOWTIME includes: a chapter on vernacular, commonly used vernacular terms, a chapter on copyright infringement, a chapter on stage terminology, a chapter on film/television terminology and more. It is an excellent resource to teach: acting, scene study, and character development. SHOWTIME is original, the characters are diverse, very funny and lots of fun for acting, directing, or teaching.
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 50 Acting Scenes for Teens written by Bo Kane and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the scene book that teenagers have been waiting for ... one that captures their style, language, and thought processes. The crisp dialogue weaves humor and understanding into original scenes with universal themes like friendship, jealousy, bullying, asking a girl to dance, parents' divorce, shyness, cheating on a test, and just plain goofing off. Young actors will be in familiar territory with scenes that allow them to stretch and explore as they find new and different ways to interpret the dialogue. '50 Scenes ... ' also includes tips from a professional actor, and some commercial scenes just for fun."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Scenes for Student Actors written by Frances Cosgrove and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1942 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 Scenes for Student Actors written by Frances Cosgrove and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of Scenes for Aspiring Actors Student Edition written by Marsh Cassady and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scenes from bonafide plays suitable for young actors are grouped according to the number of male and female actors required.
Download or read book A Young Actor s Scene Book written by Barbara Marchant and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents more than two dozen play scenes designed to help young actors improve their stage skills, including selections for beginning and more experienced performers.
