Arts / Performing arts / Acting & Auditioning

Sex and the City

von Amy Sohn

After six wildly successful and critically acclaimed season, HBO's Sex and the City lowered its curtain with an extraordinary finale befitting its remarkable run. Now Sex and the City, the first true comedy...

Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries

von Crissy Calhoun

Taking devoted fans deep into the heart of Mystic Falls, the fictional setting of the CW hit series The Vampire Diaries, this guide will satisfy the curiosity of the series’ many loyal viewers. Garnering huge...

The Complete Professional Audition: A Commonsense Guide to Auditioning for Plays and Musicals

von Daren Cohen, Michael Perilstein & Jason Robert Brown

In the United States, there are 300,000 actors; 100,000 hold union cards. There are 184 college theater programs and 108 performing-arts high schools. There are 578 acting schools and coaches in New York City...

OUT ON A LIMB

von Shirley Maclaine

Her most controversial book is one you will never forget.  An outspoken thinker, a celebrated actress, a truly independent woman, Shirley MacLaine goes beyond her previous two bestsellers to take us on an...

The Vakhtangov Sourcebook

von Evgenii Vakhtangov & Andrei Malaev-Babel

Yevgeny Vakhtangov was the creator of Fantastic Realism, credited with reconciling Meyerhold's bold experiments with Stanislavski's naturalist technique. The Vakhtangov Sourcebook compiles new translations of...

Breaking Into Acting For Dummies

von Larry Garrison & Wallace Wang

Provides the expert advice you need to get your big break!

Jump-start your career and land that paying part

From preparing for auditions to finding an agent, the acting business is a challenging and competitive...

Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, the Famous Performing Arts Camp

von Mickey Rapkin

What do Natalie Portman, Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Braff, and Mandy Moore have in common? Before they were stars, they were campers at Stagedoor Manor, the premier summer theater camp for children and teenagers....

The Actor's Book of Monologues for Women

von Various

More than 200 selections from the prose and verse of Margaret Atwood, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Isadora Duncan, Anais Nin, Christini Rosetti, Sappho, and others....

The Actor's Book of Classical Monologues: More Than 150 selns From gldn Age gk Drama Age shakesp Restoration

von Various

A challenging, wide-ranging collection of monologues from history’s greatest dramatic works

From the stately and poetic Greek tragedies to the lively, bawdy Restoration comedies, the classical repertoire is...

The Power of the Actor

von Ivana Chubbuck

In The Power of the Actor, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals

von John Kenrick

The one and only book on successfully staging amateur productions. In this book, drama teachers and community directors are given everything they need to know about picking the right show; licensing, casting,...

Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King: A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star

von Diana Serra Cary

A revealing biography of the little-known private life of this famous child star whose family set the style for many other 'stage' parents who found fame and fortune through their child's stardom. It is also...

Penelope Wilton on Isabella (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Penelope Wilton & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Patrick Stewart on Prospero (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Patrick Stewart & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Kevin Spacey on Richard II (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Kevin Spacey & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Tim Pigott-Smith on Leontes (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Tim Pigott-Smith & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Helen Mirren on Cleopatra (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Helen Mirren & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Ian McKellen on Macbeth (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Ian McKellen & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Adrian Lester on Henry V (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Adrian Lester & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...

Derek Jacobi on Malvolio (Shakespeare on Stage)

von Derek Jacobi & Julian Curry

In each volume of the Shakespeare on Stage series, a leading actor takes us behind the scenes, recreating in detail a memorable performance in one of Shakespeare’s major roles. They discuss their character,...