Performing Arts

FarceCharacters: 4 male, 6 femaleInterior SetArtie Shaugnessy is a songwriter with visions of glory. Toiling by day as a zoo-keeper, he suffers in seedy lounges by night, plying his wares at piano bars in Queens, New York where he lives with his wife, Bananas....

Full Length, Comedy / 5m, 2f / Scenery: Interior Al and Willie as "Lewis and Clark" were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren't even speaking. When CBS requests them for a "History of Comedy" retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two...

How often teachers of speech must long to discover some fresh exercises - here is a book of exercises which have been proved in the author's classes.Author: Ken ParkinPublisher: Samuel FrenchPublished: 03/20/2015Pages: 50Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10dISBN: 9780573090134This title is...

Drama / Characters: 1 male, 8 femaleScenery: InteriorIn a small town dime store in West Texas, the "Disciples of James Dean" gather for their twentieth reunion. Now middle-aged women, they were teenagers when Dean filmed Giant two decades ago in nearby Marfa. One of...

This tragic historical drama offers a brilliant portrait of Sir Thomas More in his last years as Lord Chancellor of England during the reign of Henry VIII. When Henry fails to obtain Papal approval for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne...

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army during fierce battle in World War II. The soldiers are evacuated across the Channel, not knowing if on their return they will be treated as heroes or cowards....

Following on from the phenomenal success of Writing Home, Alan Bennett reminisces about his early years from his schooldays to undergraduate life at Oxford University. It was an ordinary childhood growing up in Leeds taught Alan early on that "life is generally something that...

Former Variety reporter Nicole LaPorte draws from years of inside-the-filmmakers-studio access to spin a smart, gritty tell-all about a clash of industry titans in The Men Who Would Be King. DreamWorks--the mega-million-dollar brainchild of Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen--heralded a new age...

What they won't teach you in film school: This expertly written reference guide breaks down copyright laws for screenwriters. Inspired by Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed...

Still funny after two thousand years, the Roman playwright Plautus wrote around 200 B.C.E., a period when Rome was fighting neighbors on all fronts, including North Africa and the Near East. These three plays--originally written for a wartime audience of refugees, POWs, soldiers and...

André Bazin's What Is Cinema? (volumes I and II) have been classics of film studies for as long as they've been available and are considered the gold standard in the field of film criticism. Although Bazin made no films, his name has been one...

From the creators of the wildly successful Wallace and Gromit films and Chicken Run, here is a practical guide to making your own 3-D (or stop-action) animation, a practice whose robust presence in contemporary filmmaking continues strong. At the heart of the book is...

"All-around beautiful and worth picking up for anyone interested in fashion, theatre, theatrical costuming, and art." --Looking for a Good Book"This book is an absolute delight for any fan of costume design history, and it is sure to inspire budding theatrical designers. Brilliant and...

Master stop motion on the iPad - weaving together story, pictures and sound. The iPad is one of the most exciting recent developments in stop motion. Now everyone can participate, and with this book you'll soon be making animation movies like a professional. Just...

First published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Author: James SneadPublisher: RoutledgePublished: 04/05/1994Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.01h x 6.05w x 0.47dISBN: 9780415905749Audience: Young AdultThis title is not returnable

Introduction to Film Studies is a comprehensive textbook for students of cinema. This completely revised and updated fifth edition guides students through the key issues and concepts in film studies, traces the historical development of film and introduces some of the worlds key national...

Illus. in full color."Mirandy is sure she'll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother Wind for her partner, but he eludes all the tricks her friends advise. This gets a high score for plot, pace, and characterization. Mirandy sparkles with energy and...

Courageous and compelling, an invaluable resource for actors, directors, and teachers that can open a pathway to inner creativity. The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible. When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words,...

Even if I lived a hundred lives, I still wouldn't be exhausted. These words capture the intensity of the experiences of Claude Lanzmann, a man whose acts have always been a negation of resignation: a member of the French Resistance at sixteen, a friend...

This book is beautifully printed and jam packed with photo examples and values of all your favorite and rare Evel Knievel toys from the 1970's. A must have book for toy collectors, Evel fans and for anyone who wants to revisit their childhood and...