theater

A comprehensive manual for acting and theater, discussing improvisation, voice projection, breathing exercises, script analysis, and technical aspects of theater production.

Fourteen-year-old Gemma Stone struggles to understand her shifting emotions as she gets caught up in her older sister's wedding plans, conquers her nerves to try out for the school play, and gets to know one of the most notorious boys in her class.

Arabelle starts high school with big dreams which are soon dashed when she is discouraged from auditioning for the school play and must volunteer at a nursing home, but surprises await, both in the theater and at Heavenly Rest.

When aspiring actress Phoebe and her best friend, the brainy Harper, enter middle school, their friendship is briefly tested by Phoebe's admiration of some of the drama club students and the intensity of her first crush, but ultimately they find that their relationship can withstand the stresses of their expanding lives.

An illustrated history of the theatre, from its origins in ancient Greece and Rome through the late twentieth century, discussing acting, direction, genres, trends, theatre design, and many other topics.

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.

Provides a behind the scenes look at plays.

Explains how a theatrical performance is produced, from the initial concept to the first performance and reviews.

A chronology of the Broadway stage, grouped in five eras from 1826 through 1997, each beginning with a general overview of the period, and including year-by-year information about personalities, plays and musicals, business and society, and births, deaths, and marriages.

Presents an illustrated dictionary of theater terms, with quotes from Broadway actors, facts about backstage duties and logistics, and more, with an audio CD of "I Was Here," performed by Brian Stokes Mitchell.