Jules, excited and nervous about her part in a sitcom pilot, is also concerned about her class moving up ceremony and her touchy relationships with ex-best friend Charlotte and new best friend Elinor--it is almost too much drama for one seven-year-old New Yorker to handle.
In her first ever teaching job, Miss Loupe uses improvisational acting exercises with her sixth-grade students at an Air Force base school, and when she experiences a family tragedy, her previously skeptical class members use what they have learned to help her, her brother, and other wounded soldiers.
a comprehensive guide to winning by enhancing acting skills
Ellis, Roger
Prepares would-be actors for auditions, providing practical advice, over sixty exercises on acting and auditioning skills, several audition pieces by contemporary playwrights, and supporting materials.
Introduction to the various aspects of the theatre, providing an overview of acting, lighting, makeup, directing, costumes, sound, and set design, and including essays on the history of theatre.
Explores eight jobs in the media and arts industry. Lists typical job duties and identifies where and how to receive the necessary education and training.
While older sister Alex is trying to orchestrate a perfect first kiss with her heartthrob and younger sister Joey prefers frogs to boys, Stevie Reel wonders if she is ready for a boyfriend while being pursued by a new boy in her class.
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club.
When Helen is cast as Halley's Comet in the school play, Martha the talking dog helps her to overcome stage fright, and later Martha struggles to play the Cheshire Cat.
Ed and his friends accidentally sign up for a playwriting contest, a dangerous activity for someone who possesses the Silver Center, and what they write is pretty strange, but when it comes to actually performing the play, Ed's magic coin lends new meaning to the words "stage fright.".
