Edited by Stephen Peithnian & Neil Offen
2000 176pp
0-325-00244-4 Paperback
A guide to working back stage. There is advice on: proper
installation and maintenance of rope, rigging and curtains;
safety guidelines for ladders and catwalks; construction and
repair: the special needs of touring productions; special
effects: creating effective teams; and more.
Edited by Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen
2000 110pp
0-325-00233-9 Paperback
This guide offers practical advice on everything a
regional, community or academic theatre needs to know when
taking the plunge into a Shakespearean play, including:
sensible advice on reasons to do (or not to do) Shakespeare:
assessing your theatre group's abilities: and selecting a
play.
Edited by Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen
1999 160pp
0-325-00113-8 Paperback
Theatre competes with many forms of entertainment for
people's leisure time; so how does theatre attract and
maintain the audience it needs? This book looks at the many
ways of doing this, providing information on advertising,
marketing arid promotion.
Edited by Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen
1999 168pp
0-325-00112-X Paperback
After a general overview of the director's role, this
guide focuses on how the director shapes and steers a
production. Veteran directors and actors from all levels of
theatre offer their expertise on a range of topics,
including selecting a suitable piece arid staging a big show
with a small cast.
Edited by Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen
1999 111pp
0-325-00082-4 Paperback
The key to getting people into a regional or community
theatre is getting the word out about it. If the theatre
doesn't have an extensive advertising budget, this guide is
the answer. From photo calls and nevus releases to guerrilla
marketing and subscriber communications, it caters for all
needs.
Edited by Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen
1998 126pp
0-325-00083-2 Paperback
This guide addresses the needs of actors who are
auditioning and directors who are conducting the auditions.
It includes steps to a successful audition, preparation,
procedures, auditions and attitude, tips for holding
auditions, making monologues, sight readings, and
publicisinq auditions.
A Pluralistic Perspective for Educational Drama
Sharon Grade
2000 186pp
0-325-00262-2 Paperback
This study offers a pluralistic perspective demonstrating
that we can work across the boundaries of race. class,
gender, sexual orientation and ability in the field of drama
and theatre practice. The text provides lesson plans.
helping to build awareness and a respectful environment.
Rob Kozlowski
1999 136pp
0-325-00162-6 Paperback +CD-ROM
This introduction to the ins, outs and uploads of the
Internet offers actors a vehicle for advancing their
careers. Accompanied by a CD-ROM, topics covered include how
to get online and search for specific Web sites, and what
the best Web sites are for actors.
A Handbook
Gary Izzo
1998 223pp, forms
0-435-07038-X Paperback
This companion book to The Art of Play offers an
insider's advice on how to hold workshops, rehearse and
maintain an interactive production. Designed for the actor,
director or teacher, this work provides step-by-step
guidelines for creating a show.
Keeping the Drama in Your Work and Out of Your Life
Gary Garrison
1999 134pp
0-325-00165-0 Paperback
The "Hope Is Vital" Training Manual
Michael Rohd
1998 150pp
0-325-00002-6 Paperback
Communicating with Visitors Through Drama
Catherine Hughes
1998 152pp, illustrations
0-325-00056-5 Paperback
The New Genre of Interactive Theatre
Gary Izzo
1997 272pp, illustrations
0-435-07036-3 Paperback
Margery Beddow
1997 77pp
0-435-07002-9 Paperback
This show-by-show analysis of one of Broadway's
pre-eminent American choreographers, Bob Fosse, is delivered
by Fosse compatriot. dancer and road choreographer. Margery
Beddow. The text contains accounts and photographs of shows
including "Damn Yankees", "Chicago" and "Sweet
Charity".
The Director's Guide to Musical Theatre
Scott Miller
1997 242pp
0-435-08699-5 Paperback
In this practical guide, New Line Theatre artistic
director Scott Miller looks at 20 musicals from a director's
point of view, with suggestions for anyone thinking of
embarking upon such a production. The text includes
discussions of "Gypsy", "Assassins" and "My Fair Lady" among
others.
A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume
Designers
Rosemary Ingham & Liz Covey
1992 286pp, 8pp colour illustrations, 150 b&w
photographs, drawings, charts
0-435-08607-3 Paperback
This guide provides advice on: how to read and analyse a
play; plans for establishing a costume plot; insights into
working with directors and other designers; resources for
doing historical research: a discussion of the properties of
colour; and sketching, drawing and drafting techniques.
Svetlana Grody & Dorothy Lister
1997 236pp
0-435-08697-9 Paperback
Ann I. Carnaby
1997 256pp
0-435-07000-2 Paperback
Theatre for Everyone in Any Place
Barbara Carlisle & Don Drapeau
1997 272pp
0-435-07001-0 Paperback
Rick DesRochers
1997 74pp
0-435-08668-5 Paperback
David Alberts
1997 160pp
0-435-08665-0 Paperback
Thinking and Working Theatrically
Michael Wright
1997 208pp
0-435-07034-7 Paperback
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