books by Smith & Kraus Pub Inc     books:       Tips : Ideas for Actors Jon Jory Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2000 Until recent times, acting wisdom was passed on through an oral tradition called "tips". Presented here are 250 tips, including the way to set a laugh, the use of opposites, a clear definition of "actions", how to use a "breath score", and even how to react if you're fired.             The Oslo Syndrome: Delusions of a People Under Siege Kenneth Levin Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2006 The Oslo Syndrome examines the Oslo debacle in which Israel sought to win peace through territorial and other concessions even as Palestinian leaders assured their people their objective was still Israel’s destruction. Psychiatrist and historian Kenneth Levin relates Oslo to the long history of Jews under siege, subjected to defamation, discrimination and other abuses, seeking to end the assaults through self-blame and accommodation to their ...             Chekhov: Four Plays (Great Translations for Actors Series) Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996 A collection of new, production tested translations of the four great plays by Anton Chekhov: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. These translations are both faithful to the rich, pure poetry and music of the original Russian language and at the same time fluid for the modern actor and accessible for the contemporary American audience. Included is a glossary and pronunciation guide.             Faust Parts I & II Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2004 As much poem as it is play, Goethe's Faust is the spiritual quest of a soul determined to explore the very nature of Reality, a revolutionary work that refuses to accept limitations, but, like Romanticism itself, embraces all, the Natural World of everyday life, as well as the Great World of universal experience, the macrocosm as well as the microcosm. The Faust character, the Faustian soul, has become a universal concern. As multifarious ...             All the Words on Stage: A Complete Pronunciation Dictionary for the Plays of William Shakespeare Louis Scheeder, Shane Ann Younts Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2002 All The Words on Stage is a pronunciation dictionary of Shakespearean theatre vocabulary. A comprehensive glossary includes character names, place names, and all unfamiliar words, as well as words whose pronunciation is affected by the iambic pentameter line. A respelling system and phonetic transcriptions make this guide accessible to an audience ranging from high-school students to academic specialists. All The Words on Stage also ...             Free Fire Zone: A Playwright's Adventures on the Creative Battlefields of Film, TV, and Theater Theresa Rebeck Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2007 Theresa Rebeck’s career has hopscotched between the Off-Broadway successes of plays such as Spike Heels, The Family of Mann, and View of the Dome, to award– winning work writing and producing network television such as NYPD Blue, to writing screenplays for independent and studio features. This writer’s guide is both a discussion of the writer’s craft and a no-holds-barred discussion of the politics in the movie, television, and ...             Movement Stories for Young Children: Ages 3-6 (Young Actors Series) Helen Landalf, Pamela Gerke Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996 Professional children's dance and theater educators Helen Landalf and Pamela Gerke guide you in narrating ten Movement Stories -- wonderfully imaginative, active stories that encourage young children to explore, experiment, and create through movement. These creative tales, based on movement concepts and kinesthetic educational theory, help children develop physical, cognitice, social, and emotional skills -- while having a lot of ...             A Cat's Diary: How The Broadway Production of Cats Was Born (Art of Theater Series) Stephen Hanan Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2002 Stephen Mo Hanan created the role of Gus the Theatre Cat, including the completely new Growltiger sequence that was especially created for his unique talents, in the original New York production of what became the longest-running show in Broadway history, Cats. Hanan kept a diary of every day's work from the first rehearsal through opening. Appearing in print for the first time, this is an unparalleled insider view of how a big Broadway ...             Can This Elephant Curtsy on Cue? Danielle Weinstock Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2008             Christopher Durang Volume I: 27 Short Plays Christopher Durang Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996 A collection of works by Christopher Durang. Twenty-seven short plays including: Woman Stand-up, Titanic, The Actor's Nightmare, A Stye of the Eye, For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, and Wanda's Visit.             Dispatches from Armageddon: Making the Movie Megiddo...a Devilish Diary! Michael York Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2001 Michael York takes you on a thrilling journey to the hidden world of moviemaking, where stars people the scenery and every day is an adventure. Witness the day-to-day drama behind the drama and have access to Hollywood as you've never seen it before. Through the senses of this acclaimed actor, producer, and author, you'll learn about what it takes to make a movie from start to finish. From the moment the cast meets for the first ...             Est Marathon '98: The Complete One-Act Plays (Contemporary Playwrights Series) Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1999 The curtain rises on yet another EST marathon. The Ensemble Studio Theater in New York began this annual festival seventeen years ago as a tribute to the one act form. Today, the EST Marathon is one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season.             Taken to the Stage: The Education of an Actress Mimi Kennedy Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1996 With unprecedented humor and insight, this literate biography reveals what it's really like to be a professional actress. Miss Kennedy will star in Aaron Spelling's "Savannah" this fall on the Warner Brothers Network.             100 Women's Stage Monologues from the 1980's (Monologue Audition Series) Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1991 THE comprehensive monologue book for women from the brilliant theatre of the 1980's. Including selections from: Fool For Love by Sam Shepard, The Loman Family Picnic by Donald Margulies, Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Gray, Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill, The Widow's Blind Date by Israel Horovitz, The Cocktail Hour by A.R. Gurney, Aristocrats by Brian Friel, Reckless by Craig Lucas.             Audition Arsenal For Men In Their 30's: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes & Under (Monologue Audtion Series) Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2005 Prepare your audition repertoire with the most innovative monologue series to date-Audition Arsenal! Are you tired of buying monologue books only to discard half of the pieces because they are outside of your age range? Not anymore! The first four books in this breakthrough series are for: Women in their 20s, Men in their 20s, Women in their 30s, and Men in their 30s. That means 101 monologues per book, 2 minutes and under, that are all usable ...             The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 1996 Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1998 The sixth volume of America's best-selling monologue book. All monologues are excerpted from plays from the 1995 theatrical season. Includes selections from: Molly Sweeny, Master Class, The Steward of Christendom, Stanley, Lesbian's Last Pizza, Rehearsing for Oscar, Cute Boys in their Underpants, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Joy Luck Club, and Full Gallop.             90-minute Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Young Actors Series) Diane Timmerman, William Shakespeare Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2001 Wanting to produce a 90-Minute Shakespeare play? This ready-to-use adaptation of one of the Bard's most popular plays, respects the verse and retains all major characters and plotlines. The play has been shortened, but none of Shakespeare's words have been changed. For the Shakespeare purist who loves the language, but desires a shorter running time, these are the scripts to use. The production-tested adaptations are perfect for a variety of ...             Provoking Theater: Kama Ginkas Directs (Art of Theater Series.) Kama Ginkas, John Freedman Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2003             Playwrights Teach Playwriting (Career Development Series) Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 2006 Playwrights Teach Playwriting, edited by Joan Herrington and Crystal Brian, is a collection unique in the realm of "how-to" playwriting books. These essays by such well-known playwrights as Chris Durang, Marsha Norman, Tina Howe, Tony Kushner, David Henry Hwang, Marie Irene Fornes, José Rivera, Romulus Linney, Mac Wellman, Donald Margulies explore the pedagogy of playwriting, offering fascinating and valuable insights into the way ...              search for books 90-minute, adventures, armageddon, audition, battlefields, broadway, children, christopher, contemporary, creative, delusions, development, devilish, dictionary, dispatches, education, elephant, marathon, midsummer, monologue, monologues, movement, playwright, playwrights, playwriting, production, pronunciation, provoking, shakespeare, translations books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Immaterielle Verm?gensgegenst?nde in der externen Rechnungslegung nach HGB ... home  impressum - about us