Theater & Tanz

Contemporary Monologue: Women

Statecraft and Stagecraft

Robert Schmuhl

Deadline at Dawn

Judith Williamson

Judith Williamson takes herself to the movies, and this book contains the reviews she wrote as film critic for Time Out, City Limits, the radical alternative London weekly listings paper, and the ...

Androids, Humanoids, and Other Folklore Monsters

Per Schelde

<p>Science fiction films, from the original <i>Frankenstein</i> and <i>The Fly</i> to <i>Blade Runner</i> and <i>The Terminator</i>, tradition...

Freeing Shakespeare's Voice

Kristin Linklater

<div>A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater p...

Director's Voice

Arthur Bartow

<div>Foremost stage directors describe their working process: JoAnne Akalaitis, Arvin Brown, René Buch, Martha Clarke, Gordon Davidson, Robert Falls, Zelda Fichandler, Richard Foreman, Adri...

Presence of the Actor

Joseph Chaikin

<div>Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his effo...

Breaking the Rules

David Savran

<div>Through interviews and descriptions of methodology, Breaking the Rules captures the essence of major works by the internationally acclaimed avant-garde company.</div>

In Their Own Words

David Savran

<div>Includes: Lee Breuer, Christopher Durang, Richard Foreman, Maria Irene Fornes, Charles Fuller, John Guare, Joan Holden, David Henry Hwang, David Mamet, Emily Mann, Richard Nelson, Marsh...

Acting

John Harrop

`I am not at all sure what great acting is and yet, when seen, it is instantly recogisable.' - Alec Guinness What is acting? Everyone seems to be able to act when required. It seems to be the ...

Strains of Utopia

Caryl Flinn

Stage Management Handbook

Daniel Ionazzi

The stage manager is the renaissance man of the theater. He or she must have a working knowledge of how the various technical aspects of the theater work (scenery, props, costumes, lights and soun...

Not in Front of the Audience

Nicholas de Jongh

Not in Front of the Audience

Nicholas de Jongh

Representing Reality

Bill Nichols

<p>". . . a valuable and important book . . ." —The Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory</p><p>Representing Reality is the first book to offer a conceptual o...

Agility Training

Jane Simmons-Moake

Whether your dog is young or old, large or small, pedigreed or mixed breed, Agility is a sport you and your dog can enjoy together. Agility Training makes clear all aspects of this, the world'...

Come Dance With Me

Ninette de Valois

Ninette de Valois, the world-famous prima ballerina, was born Edris Stannus in 1898 and raised at Baltiboys in County Wicklow. In this autobiography, first published in 1957 and now appearing in a...

Drama in Performance

Raymond Williams

Schutzhund

Susan Barwig

Schutzhund is one of the fastest-growing forms of canine competition in the United States. The desire to have a reliable protector and steady family companion all in the same dog has encouraged in...

Scripted Fantasy in the Classroom

Alison Leech

Many teachers have tried simple relaxation techniques in their classrooms and been surprised by their success. This step by step guide to the technique of scripted fantasy shows how the forces of ...