Download or read book Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors written by Kimberly Mohne Hill and published by Smith & Kraus Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the groundbreaking work of the first collection of scenes for actors to perform in dialect, Volume 2 contains chapters with instructions on how to acquire and use each dialect, and appropriate scenes to accompany the dialects.Scenes are selected from primarily contemporary plays by internationally renowned playwrights and artists.Chapters include:Standard BritishIrishAmerican SouthernSpanishBlack South AfricanThis book is especially helpful in scene-study classes. It is a must-have for any theater student or instructor! Specifically designed for young actors ages 15¿25.KIMBERLY MOHNE HILL received her Master¿s degree at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. A teacher, actor, and dialect coach, Kimberly has worked on over fifty productions in the San Francisco Bay area. She has coached for such companies as A.C.T., San Jose Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage Company, Center Rep of Walnut Creek, the Aurora Theater Company, and Marin Theater Company. Along with her dialect coaching career, Kimberly has also served on the faculty at A.C.T., Santa Clara University, and Notre Dame de Namur University. Smith and Kraus publishers published Kimberly¿s first two books ¿ Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors and Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors ¿ available at bookstores everywhere and Amazon.com. A native Californian, Kimberly has been studying and performing in dialects for over twenty years.¿Monologues in Dialect and Scenes in Dialect together represent an essential new resource specifially for young actors. I enthusiastically recommend these books to young actors, teachers, and directors who will find expert guidance as well as exciting monologues and scenes.¿CRAIG SLAIGHT, DIRECTOR, YOUNG CONSERVATORY, AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER
Download or read book Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors written by Kimberly Mohne Hill and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a collection of monologues to work on in Dialect! Challenging monologues which require dialect have been compiled in this new work from Smith & Kraus. In sections with an introduction and description of each dialect, there are scenes which use Standard British, Cockney British, Irish, Russian, American Southern and Brooklyn dialects (to name a few)! This book is excellent as a supplement to your acting/speech training and would be great use in scene study classes and Dialect courses.
Download or read book Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors written by Kimberly Mohne Hill and published by Smith & Kraus Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the work of the first collection of monologues for actors to perform in dialect, Volume 2 contains chapters with instructions on how to acquire and use each dialect, and appropriate monologues to accompany the dialects. Monologues are selected from primarilycontemporary plays by internationally renowned playwrights and artists.Chapters includeStandard BritishIrishAmerican SouthernSpanishBlack South AfricanThis book is a must-have for any young actor or theater teacher! Specifically designed for young actors ages 15¿25.KIMBERLY MOHNE HILL received her Master¿s degree at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. A teacher, actor, and dialect coach, Kimberly has worked on over fifty productions in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has coached for such companies as A.C.T., San JoseRepertory Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage Company, Center Rep of Walnut Creek, the Aurora Theater Company, and Marin Theater Company. Along with her dialect coaching career, Kimberly has also served on the faculty at A.C.T., Santa Clara University, and Notre Dame de Namur University. Smith and Kraus publishers published Kimberly¿s first two books ¿ Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors and Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors ¿ available at bookstores everywhere and Amazon.com. A native Californian, Kimberly has been studying and performing in dialects for over twenty years.¿Monologues in Dialect and Scenes in Dialect together represent an essential newresource specifially for young actors. I enthusiastically recommend these books toyoung actors, teachers, and directors who will find expert guidance as well as excitingmonologues and scenes.¿ CRAIG SLAIGHT, DIRECTOR, YOUNG CONSERVATORY, AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATER
Download or read book Scenes in Dialect for Young Actors written by Kimberly Mohne Hill and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, a collection of scenes to work on in Dialect! Challenging scenes which require dialect have been compiled in this new work from Smith & Kraus. In sections with an introduction and description of each dialect, there are scenes which use Standard British, Cockney British, Irish, Russian, American Southern and Brooklyn dialects (to name a few)! This book is excellent as a supplement to your acting/speech training and would be great use in scene study classes and Dialect courses.
Download or read book Great Scenes and Monologues for Children written by Craig Slaight and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 1993 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of monologues and scenes from familiar plays and books for young actors to perform.
Download or read book Teach Yourself Accents Europe written by Robert Blumenfeld and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in dialect coach Robert Blumenfeld's new series on accents, Teach Yourself Accents: Europe, A Handbook for Young Actors and Speakers covers the European accents most useful for the stage and screen: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Yiddish. The most important features of each accent are detailed, enabling the actor to begin immediately to sound authentic, and Mr. Blumenfeld's unique approach makes the accents easily comprehensible. The incisive, succinct introduction to studying any accent is useful above and beyond the specific details of the accents covered here. The book provides a wealth of references to films where the reader can listen to authentic examples of the accents, and information as to what roles require the accents. There are extensive practice exercises, included in the accompanying audio, as well as a selection of monologues and scenes. All of this makes the book not only a perfect guide for the young acting student but also an authoritative reference for more experienced actors and for speakers of all levels.
Download or read book Teach Yourself Accents North America written by Robert Blumenfeld and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you doing a play by Tennessee Williams? Or one of David Mamet's plays set in Chicago? Need to learn a Southern or Boston or New York or Caribbean Islands accent quickly, or do you have plenty of time? Then Teach Yourself Accents – North America: A Handbook for Young Actors and Speakers is for you: an easy-to-use manual full of clear, cogent advice and fascinating information. Contemporary monologues and scenes for two are included, and audio tracks feature extensive practice exercises. Perfect for the young acting student, the book will help anyone beginning a study of accents to get a rapid handle on the subject and use any accent immediately, with an authentic sound. More experienced actors who need an authoritative quick guide for an audition or for role preparation will find it equally useful, as will speakers who want to improve a specific accent or liven up a presentation with an apt anecdote. This second volume of the new Teach Yourself Accents series by Robert Blumenfeld, author of the best-selling Accents: A Manual for Actors, covers General American, the most widely used accent of Standard American English, as well as Northern and Southern regional accents, AAVE (African-American Vernacular English), Hispanic, Caribbean Islands, and Canadian English and French accents.
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.
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 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 Great Scenes for Young Actors written by Craig Slaight and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A variety of scenes representing different forms of drama are reprinted from such playwrights as Arthur Miller, George S. Kaufman, Horton Foote, & Paul Zindel.
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 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 Sensational Scenes for Kids written by Chambers Stevens and published by Sandcastle Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of original comedic and dramatic scenes for young actors in various numbers and combinations.
Download or read book My Second Scene Book written by Kristen Dabrowski and published by . This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking new series is for truly young actors?- monologues, scenes, and technique book for the elementary school set. Each book builds on the one before it, so skills grow as students grow. Often, young children are given work written for older actors that is difficult for them to understand and retain. This material is comprehensible, relatable, and fun. For all the young characters and performers, there is finally a book for you!And within this series, an exciting collection that breaks down barriers: Square pegs don?t fit into round holes. It?s that simple.Specifically for young actors of Hispanic descent, M. Ramirez has written a group of books for second, third, fourth generation immigrant kids who don?t often feel included in a lot of the literature they?re surrounded with. References to abuelos, abuelas, and other cultural specifics help make these performance pieces a little more accessible to kids who might or might not be speaking English as a second language. all with a specific flavor that will help young actors find their voices and stretch themselves, performing pieces that speak not only about them, but directly to them.Because of the Latino flavor incorporated into this material, these kids can focus on what they are meant to focus on? performing ? without any cultural barriers.KIDS: These books tell you about how to act and give you some excellent characters to play! There are also many, many games and activities. (P.S. They may also make you the smartest kid you know!)TEACHERS: This series provides ample material for classroom use. In addition, the Teacher?s Guide will give tips and ideas to use in classrooms.PARENTS: If you?ve got a natural performer in the house, this book provides some simple piecesfor auditioning, horsing around, or performing in the living room. These books are both fun and educational.AGENTS/MANAGERS: These monologues are immediate and active, with different emotions and levels within each monologue. Great for auditions.What if you found yourself in a whole new world? Let your imagination run free in this scene book, jam-packed with wild characters and surprising locales! These scenes are a perfect way to test acting skills and stretch imaginations. My Second Scene Book is the most challenging of all the books and a culmination of all the skills learned in the previous volumes. I dare you to pick up this book and show what you know!
Download or read book Teen Speak Girls Ages 16 to 18 written by Kristen Dabrowski and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well, learning to drive and going to the prom and opening college envelopes-this book deals with your issues. This is a surefire way to find the one- to two-monologues that are right for you. Inside, follow several very different characters through various scenarios (friends, family, school, strangers, siblings, and more) with both dramatic and hilarious results!
Download or read book Great Scenes for Young Actors from the Stage written by Craig Slaight and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of 45 scenes from contemporary and classic theater, graded according to ability level and including a brief synopsis of each play.
