SYNOPSIS: The complete 8-year curriculum of Leningrad's famed Vaganova Choreographic School, which trained Nureyev, Baryshnikov, and Makarova, including over 100 photographs. A volume which no teacher, scholar, or student of the dance can afford to miss. “A serious, indeed indispensable, textbook.” –Clive Barnes

SYNOPSIS: A workbook of comedy characterizations for students. These are professional-level comedy monologues three to five minutes long easily performed by high school actors. Most all of the characterizations can be effectively performed by either sex. The emphasis is on comedy and social satire. Nothing is sacred, yet all... Read More

SYNOPSIS: Actors who want to get inside the script and make it come alive now have a step-by-step guide from a Broadway director and renowned acting teacher. Honed by the author's 35 years of teaching, this advanced book offers different warm-up exercises concentrating on the actorís sense of smell, sound, sight, and touch; sensory tools... Read More

SYNOPSIS: A four-section book of acting games and improvisations to assist students in developing their creative abilities. Section one includes games for relaxing and focusing. Section two helps students discover new ways of seeing themselves, others and the world around them. The third section demonstrates the usage of space to... Read More

SYNOPSIS: A student actor or professional performer will use this drama book again and again for exercises designed to enhance acting skills. It is a “doing” book which challenges the actor with every exercise. Twenty-one chapters: 1. Creative State, 2. Imagination, 3. Observation, 4. Balance and Neutrality, 5. Concentration and... Read More

SYNOPSIS: A life in the movies has been an American dream for a century. Many people dream of becoming Hollywood professionals, but either aim too high (by trying to produce their own feature film) or too low (by hanging around restaurants frequented by movie stars) and end up frustrated. Wouldn't it be great if someone who knew what to... Read More

SYNOPSIS: A guide to student produced digital video in k-12. Today's students are highly attracted to video and readily engage in any project that incorporates the medium. Digital video is easier to manipulate and much less expensive than analog video. Students can create video content and the software can be taught in less... Read More

SYNOPSIS: Drawing on his lifetime career in front of the camera (and sometimes behind it), Denis Lawson offers a wonderfully accessible introduction to acting for film and TV. For the young actor hoping to break into the industry – whether in a drama series, soap or sitcom – this book is the ultimate insider's guide. The author takes... Read More

SYNOPSIS: This selection of monologue material for actors was selected from plays published in American Theatre magazine over the last fifteen years, including works by Tony Kushner, Edward Albee, Sam Shephard, Steve Martin, Paula Vogel, Rita Dove, Wendy Wasserstein, Christopher Durang, Craig Lucas, Donald Margulies, Eric Bogosian... Read More

SYNOPSIS: Anyone Can Produce Plays with Kids gives you absolute basics required to stage your own plays at home, in school, and in your community for parents and teachers who have little or no drama training. Parts One through Seven teach the how-to basics of playmaking: organizing a company assembling costumes and... Read More