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Beyond the Mask
Eynat-Confino goes beyond the usual consideration of Craig’s purported theories of the actor, scenery, and the scene painter to get at the heart of Craig’s idea of theater.She draws not…
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Imaging the Role
Concerned as much with acting as it is with makeup, this work illuminates every actor’s quest for character—starting with a search for clues concealed in the script. Yet few…
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Improvisation in Drama, Second Edition
Improvisation in Drama was the first book to offer a unified view of work central to most drama training. This new edition includes extended coverage of practitioners to include Boal,…
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Jewish Women on Stage, Film, and Television
This book exposes and traces a previously unrecognized performance tradition of extraordinary Jewish women in the Diaspora, from Rachel and Sarah Bernhardt in nineteenth century France to Roseanne and Sandra…
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Lighting the Shakespearean Stage, 1567 – 1642
R. B. Graves examines the lighting of early modern English drama from both historical and aesthetic perspectives. He traces the contrasting traditions of sunlit amphitheaters and candlelit hall playhouses, describes…
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Perspective Rendering for the Theatre
William H. Pinnell first issues an “invitation to investigate the magic of perspective and explore its wondrous surround,” then escorts the beginning as well as the advanced student through the…
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Sceno-Graphic Techniques
The first book to bring together the drafting techniques, descriptive geometry, engineering drawing, and graphics of perspective needed to plan and execute a setting for the theatre.Parker presents these elements…
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Shattered Applause
This comprehensive biography of the actress film critic Rex Reed called “a national treasure” draws on Robert A. Schanke’s interviews and correspondence not only with Eva Le Gallienne but also…
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Stage Rigging Handbook, Third Edition
Succinct and jargon free, Stage Rigging Handbook remains the only book in any language that covers the design, operation, and maintenance of stage-rigging equipment. It is written in an at-a-glance…