Download or read book Solo Act written by Cheryl Crouch and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melody needs some downtime — and the summer youth retreat will really hit the spot! But a last-minute crisis at camp means an opportunity for the band to lead worship every morning, plus headline the camp’s big beach concert, and go to camp for free. Too busy and unhappy, Mello makes some selfish choices that result in the girls getting lost, sunburned, in trouble, and embarrassed. Can she pull out of the downward spiral before she ruins camp — and the band—completely?
Download or read book Solo Act written by Richard J. Cass and published by Encircle+ORM. This book was released on 2019-02-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second mystery starring Boston bar owner Elder Darrow, an amateur sleuth who’s “every bit as tender and engaging as Robert B. Parker’s Spenser” (Jeri Theriault, author of In the Museum of Surrender). The new owner of the Esposito, Elder Darrow knows that working in a bar is going to test his sobriety, and he’s relying on the support of his ex-lover, a jazz singer named Alison Somers. The two of them split when Alison moved to New York to further her career, but before she left, they made a pact: he’ll stay off the booze if she keeps taking her antidepressants, which keep her from attempting suicide—again. Then Elder hears that Alison has killed herself by diving out of her apartment window. Elder follows an instinct that tells him she wouldn’t have quit taking her meds, or killed herself, without talking to him first. Trying to uncover the real story, he encounters a beautiful collector of jazz memorabilia, a Native American gangster with aspirations to management, and a bomb-throwing piano player. Along with his friend Dan Burton, a homicide cop, Elder finds himself entangled in a web of greed and corruption that threatens much more than his sobriety . . . Praise for Richard Cass and the Elder Darrow Mysteries “Richard Cass writes the kind of mysteries I first fell in love with—clever, twisty, and brimming with characters as colorful as they are well-drawn.”—Chris Holm, Anthony Award-winning author of Michael Hendricks Novels “Cass’s version of noir Boston is dark and beautiful as a back alley after a morning rain.”—Gerry Boyle, author of the Jack McMorrow Mysteries
Download or read book Don t the Moon Look Lonesome written by Stanley Crouch and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Crouch's gloriously bold first novel provides an intimate and epic portrait of America that breaks all the rules in crossing the boundaries of race, sex, and class. Blonde Carla from South Dakota is a jazz singer who has been around the block. Almost suddenly, she finds herself fighting to hold on to Maxwell, a black tenor saxophonist from Texas. Their red-hot and sublimely tender five-year union is under siege. Those black people who oppose such relatonships in the interest of romantic entitlement or group solidarity are pressuring Maxwell, and he is wavering. As Carla battles to save the deepest love of her life, her past plays out against the present, vividly bringing forth a startlingly fresh range of characters in scenes that are as accurately drawn as they are unpredictable and innovatively conceived.
Download or read book Second Acts for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers written by Jennifer J. Rose and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "More lawyers than ever are at retirement age, and, at the same time, retirement takes on hues not envisioned by our fathers' generations. Lawyers may leave the practice, but their skills, attitudes, and approaches bring different perspectives to lives beyond the law office. How do you know when it's time to leave? What are the options for a lawyer who's just hit his or her late 50s or early 60s and who wants out? What employment options exist for those who don't have comfortable retirement plans but who really want, and possibly need, to get out of the practice? This book will help all attorneys plan for their eventual life beyond the law, whether they are looking to supplement a pension, pay for the better things in life, or start an entirely new career."--
Download or read book Getting Your Solo Act Together written by Michael Kearns and published by Heinemann Drama. This book was released on 1997 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nuts-and-bolts look at the elements of solo performance.
Download or read book Notes of a Hanging Judge written by Stanley Crouch and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Crouch, the rarely acknowledged but epic nature of the Afro-American experience offers one of the most revealing paths through the spiritual and intellectual thickets of our time, exposing us to ourselves as often through art as through politics. In Notes of a Hanging Judge, Crouch portrays this century as an "Age of Redefinition" for the United States and identifies the Civil Rights Movement as one of its richest metaphors. Crouch explores the movement from all sides--its epochal triumphs and the forces that have nearly destroyed it, its great political and artistic success stories and the crime culture it has been powerless to prevent or to control--and traces its complex and ambivalent interactions with the feminist and gay dissent that followed its example. Balancing the passionate involvement of an insider with a reporter's open-minded rigor, and using a virtuosic prose style, Crouch offers uniquely insightful accounts of familiar public issues--black middle-class life, the Bernhard Goetz case, black homosexuals, the career of Louis Farrakhan--that throw fresh light on the position of Afro-Americans in the contemporary world. Even more revealing are Crouch's accounts of his travels, focusing on his perceptions as a black man, that put places as diverse as Atlanta and Africa, or Mississippi and Italy, in unique new perspectives. Perhaps most powerful of all are Crouch's profiles of black leaders ranging from Maynard, to Michael, to Jesse Jackson. Crouch's stern evaluations are sure to be controversial, especially his vision of the Civil Rights Movement as a noble cause "gone loco," mired in self-defeating ethnic nationalism and condescending self-regard, and conspicuously lacking in the spiritual majesty that ensured its great political victories. His discussions of artistic figures, including extended critiques of Toni Morrison and Spike Lee, will also incite much debate. Taken together, these essays represent a major reinterpretation of black, and therefore American, culture in our time, and should be read by anyone who is serious about either.
Download or read book Flying Solo written by Ralph J. Fletcher and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.
Download or read book Solo written by Lauren E. Rico and published by Entangled: Embrace. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When graduate student Katherine Brenner walked into my class, I couldn't stand her -- all perfect skin and big, blue eyes -- just like the woman who broke my heart. If it wasn't for that blizzard, if her car hadn't broken down outside my house, if she hadn't looked amazing by the firelight, I never would have kissed her. No matter how hard I try, every excuse I make not to see her comes up flat. I can't stop thinking of her lips. Or the way her curves fit perfectly in my hands. There's a million reasons why this won't work. I'm her professor. It's against university policy. And if this gets out, I could lose everything.
Download or read book Solo written by Rebecca Seal and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Kind, realistic, and genuinely helpful...Install a copy on whatever surface is functioning as your desk, and you may even feel a little bit less alone.” —The Observer (London) A practical, accessible, and charming guide for finding joy while navigating your professional life working remotely from home—without losing your mind. Like it or not, working alone is now the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated the process, but the trend is clear—making a living outside the confines of a public workplace is here to stay. For anyone who needs guidance on how to navigate working from a home office—or a home sofa—here is a charming, expert, and genuinely helpful guide to managing a productive career without impromptu hallway conversations or on-call IT support, but with more joy—and, for most of us, better coffee. Written by a dedicated work-from-home expert, Solo culls wisdom from the latest research in psychology, economics, and social science and explores what we gain, or lose, in the shift to solo work. In chapters like “Loneliness and Solitude,” “The Power of Planning,” and “The Curse of Comparison (and Why Social Media Sucks),” it picks up where the bibles for freelancers stop, offering practical, inspiring, and uniquely reassuring advice culled from a range of influences, from Aesop’s fables to medical journals, and explaining what helps us stay resilient, productive, and focused in a company of one.
Download or read book The Rock from the Sky written by Jon Klassen and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Look up! From the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of the hat trilogy comes a new deadpan gem. There is a spot. It is a good spot. It is the perfect spot to stand. There is no reason to ever leave. But somewhere above there is also a rock. A rock from the sky. Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit, celebrated picture book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.
Download or read book I m Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road written by Nancy Ford and published by Samuel French , Incorporated. This book was released on 1980 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nightclub singer who changes her act to reflect her changing personal life meets with opposition with her manager.
Download or read book The Belle of Amherst written by William Luce and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: In her Amherst, Massachusetts home, the reclusive nineteenth-century poet Emily Dickinson recollects her past through her work, her diaries and letters, and a few encounters with significant people in her life. William Luce’s classic play shows us both the pain and the joy of Dickinson’s secluded life.
Download or read book Going Solo written by Andrew Biss and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The six one-person plays included in this collection are ideal for actors looking to showcase their talents at solo performance theatre festivals, whose popularity has grown exponentially in recent years. Poignant, sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes heart-warming and frequently witty, each piece allows the actor to explore a multifaceted, well-rounded character that will demonstrate their skills at their finest and fullest. They say never judge a book by its cover but it's something many of us are apt to do at some point. Judging a person by their appearance is equally unwise, as none of us can know the personal turmoil behind the public facade of a perfect stranger. But what if we could? Juxtaposing the public face with the private, conflicted person behind it, these solo plays present an actor with the opportunity to truly immerse themselves in the mind of the character they're portraying. "Haunting...intense...totally engaging" - The Concordian "A masterly collection by an excellent writer." - Author A. J. Moreton
Download or read book Acting for the Stage written by Anna Weinstein and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acting for the Stage is a highly accessible guide to the business of theater acting, written for those interested in pursuing acting as a profession. This book is a collection of essays by and interviews with talented artists and businesspeople who have built successful careers in the theater; it’s a goldmine of career advice that might take years to find on your own. Herein, the myths around professional acting are dispelled, and the mysteries revealed. Acting for the Stage illuminates practical strategies to help you build a life as a theater professional and find financial rewards and creative fulfillment in the process. Contains essays by and interviews with working stage actors, acting coaches, directors, writers, and agents. Features discussions on selecting a graduate school program, choosing acting classes and workshops, making the most out of your showcase, landing an agent, networking and promoting yourself, and the business of casting. Covers issues of money management, balancing the highs and lows of the profession, finding work to nourish your acting career, and building your creative team and support network.
Download or read book The Solo Performer s Journey written by Michael Kearns and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're an actor, writer, dramaturg, or director who wants to better understand the dynamics of the one-person show or join the legion of solo folk, The Solo Performer's Journey is the perfect companion for what promises to be an expedition inside your artistic self.
Download or read book Spotlight written by Stephanie S. Fairbanks and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A superb resource for speech contests, acting exercises, auditions, or audience entertainment. In a stage review, these short monologues can be indispensable. Warm, funny, and best of all -- real. Sixty characterisations for girls, boys or either. Any young person will relate to the topics of these scripts. And they will like them as performance material that is 'scare-free'.
Download or read book The Girls Guide to Rocking written by Jessica Hopper and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Everything you need to know to turn your love of music--and desire to play it--into something real"--P. [4] of cover.
