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The iTheatrics Method is the first textbook specifically devoted to building high-quality and sustainable musical theatre programs in schools and community settings. This book is the culmination of more than 20 years of hands-on training conducted by master educators and vetted by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) initiative. Written in an entertaining, conversational style, this book also includes the advice of more than 100 instructors currently working in the field. It is the quintessential guide and resource for creating quality musical theatre programs for students of all ages.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

Gerle leads readers step by step through every aspect of written music, using over 100 real-world examples from Broadway scores. His common-sense, methodical approach demystifies abstract concepts, and his unique 1-STARRT method teaches singers to read musical "words" instead of single notes, enabling confident sight-singing of any score. Drawing on his years of experience as a Broadway vocal coach, Gerle also shows readers how to use music theory to think like a composer, analyzing scores for dramatic clues to create a more detailed and powerful performance. Each chapter is accompanied by downloadable audio examples and exercises to lock in newly learned concepts.

Music Essentials for Singers and Actors

Paperback Book

Designed for theatre educators seeking to embed social-emotional learning (SEL) into their instruction, this resource is helpful in the classroom, on the stage, and behind the scenes. Organized into three main sections – Setting the Stage, Embedding SEL into Theatre Education, and SEL in Practice: Stories from the Stage – this book offers practical strategies and sample lesson plans that span all grade levels. Covering every aspect of theatre education from performance to technical theatre, this resource empowers educators to use the core theatre curriculum as a dynamic tool for fostering essential life skills, including self-management, social awareness, and responsible decision making. The book also addresses critical topics such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and teacher self-care. An indispensable resource for new and seasoned educators alike!

Pathways to Joy and Meaning

Applause Theatre & Cinema Books

This incredibly hysterical, cutting-edge monologue book will give the teen actor the extra bang he needs to land the perfect comedic role! Teen Boys' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features monologues by writers and comics who have written for and/or performed on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, E! Entertainment, Comedy Central Stage, and many, many more.

Teen Boys' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny

This incredibly hysterical, cutting-edge collection of monologues will give an actress the extra bang she needs to land the perfect comedic role. Women's Comedic Monologues features 60 monologues by writers and comics who have written for or performed on Chelsea Lately, Carson Daly, The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Stage, and many more.

Women's Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny

Scarecrow Press, Inc.

In this resource, the author examines this landmark work, a score that continues to influence composers of film and classical music alike. The book begins with a biographical survey of Bernstein's work, followed by an exploration of Bernstein's compositional method, a look at the context of the film, and an analysis of the score itself. Though other volumes have focused on Bernstein's overall career, this book is the first to look specifically at the score of this film. A welcome examination of one of Bernstein's most accomplished works, this highlights the invaluable contributions of this great composer and will be appreciated by fans of classical music and film scores.

Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront

Lillenas Publishing Co.

Drama with less drama. You want to do drama, but you don't always have the time and energy to do something that requires props, set, costumes or even worse, a piece that requires all of those things. Welcome to the world of readers theatre - an easy-to-stage approach to drama that focuses on face and voice. Whether you are just starting to do drama or you need a break from the typical character-driven scripts, this book is a resource you will return to over and over. Short scripts, small casts, and a couple of seasonal selections are just a few of the features you'll discover. Quick start your drama ministry today!  48 p.

Quick Start Drama for Worship

This book is the answer to the comedic monologue needs of kid actors - and their parents - everywhere. This books is specifically geared for children ages 5-12. Divided into boy, girl, and gender neutral categories, every piece is guaranteed to be clean, hilariously funny, easy to memorize, and a joy for young actors to perform. It features monologues by writers and comics who have written for or performed on Ellen, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central Stage, and many more.

Kids' Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny

This updated and revised second edition delves into Stephen Schwartz's creative process for the stage musicals "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"; "The Prince of Egypt" and more. It provides additional insights into Schwartz's early work with Leonard Bernstein and his international work on "Wicked." It offers additional creative notes – a popular feature of the first edition – with comments from Schwartz about overcoming creative blocks, collaboration, and the artistic life.

Defying Gravity

Book Revised and Updated Second Edition

The way some introductory acting books are written, it seems that a literal leg break is your best option. In The Young Actor's Handbook, Jeremy Kruse, an actor, writer, producer, and director who teaches method acting, acting for camera, improvisation, and sketch comedy at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, mends this mangled genre, distilling invaluable lessons and years of experience down to a lean, mean, intuitive hundred page primer.

The Young Actor's Handbook

In this breezy but heartfelt remembrance, Lakin takes readers to a long-forgotten time when women were not considered worthy or welcome at the creative table. Widowed with three young children, she talked herself into a secretarial job at Universal Studios in 1962, despite being unable to type or take dictation. With guts, skill, and humor, she rose from secretary to freelancer, to staff writer, to producer, to executive producer and showrunner, meeting hundreds of famous and infamous show biz legends along the way during her long and unexpected career. Hardcover, 304 p.

The Only Woman in the Room

Dramatic readings, monologues, readers theater pieces, responsive readings and scripts for plays are all included in this handy resource for adult participants in worship. �Topics include: servanthood, God's sovereignty, Thanksgiving, stress, worry, missions, transformed life and praising God.

Worship Service Program Builder

Oxford University Press

This is a comprehensive resource for general classroom teachers, music and drama educators. The book provides strategies for including musical theater across the K-12 curriculum, inviting teachers and arts specialists to utilize musical theater as an interdisciplinary art form within their own classrooms, or as collaborative projects throughout the school community. Typically relegated to after-school activities, musical theater can have a strong place both as an avenue for performance, creativity, and self-expression, or as a pathway for student learning about academic subjects. Act I: overview of the art form. Act II: outlines ways of integrating musical theater into the curriculum with considerations for the National Core Arts Standards. Act III: provides suggestions for auditions, casting, rehearsing, and presenting a complete production, with a specific focus on student-centered performances.

Musical Theater in Schools Purpose, Process, Performance

Not a traditional music theory text, this tackles the theoretical foundations of musical theatre and musical theatre literature with an emphasis on what students will need to master in preparation for a professional career as a performer. Veteran music theatre musician John Franceschina brings his years of experience to bear in a book that offers musical theatre educators an important tool in equipping students with what is perhaps the most important element of being a performer: the ability to understand the language of music in the larger dramatic context to which it contributes.

Music Theory Through Musical Theatre

This comprehensive resource guide speaks directly and specifically to musical theater directors, providing practical information and proven strategies for success. Organized chronologically, from opening act to curtain close, this practical guide supplies instructors with a clearly organized timeline and what is needed at each stage in the process. It also bridges the crossover from instrument-based to performance-based musicianship.

Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre

This incredibly hysterical, cutting-edge collection of monologues will give an actor the extra bang he needs to land the perfect comedic role. Men's Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features monologues by writers and comics who have written for and/or performed on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, Last Comic Standing, E! Entertainment, Comedy Central Stage, and many, many more.

Men's Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny

Amadeus Press, Inc.

"Singer and Actor" demystifies theatrical acting technique stemming from Stanislavsky's "Method of Physical Action" and provides singers at all levels a roadmap with which to complete character preparation, using a clear and organized progression based on the work of Franchelle S. Dorn and exercises and examples (recitatives, arias, and ensembles). Â Singers (including choristers) are given the necessary tools to prepare auditions and inhabit a character from rehearsal to final performance. Â "Singer and Actor" also provides a history of acting from its beginnings to the present day, including a survey of acting techniques from Stanislavsky, Meisner, Hagen, Strasberg, Larry Moss, and others. Â Drawing additionally on the writings of composers and other creators of opera, the book deals with the misconception that only the singing matters in opera and includes a discussion of previous approaches to operatic acting. Â  Paperback, 196 p.

Singer and Actor

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<li>The first major biography of Williams, including more than twenty hours of interviews</li>
<li>Presents new research about his ancestry and early years</li>
<li>Provides a complete synthesis of archival interviews with and recorded history of Williams, combined with 175 new interviews with important collaborators and associates</li>
<li>Includes a thorough reading of his entire body of work</li>
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John Williams

Hardcover Book

Take your directing and acting skills to the next level following the practical, easy-to-follow techniques of Deborah Craig-Claar. Deborah has authored many church musicals, and she has worked with choirs and actors in stage productions across the country. This resource takes you through and beyond the basics of acting and directing with demonstrations of actors in live performances. Hundreds of students have benefited from her master acting classes, and now you can too. Features include: over 2 hours of applicable instruction; techniques to help you make a greater impact through drama whether acting or directing; a wide-range of topics such as character development, blocking, staging, and working with actors; and more.

Master Acting

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In "Marlene," Hollywood legend Marlene Dietrich is vividly brought to life. In the mid-1970s Charlotte Chandler interviewed the reclusive actress in Dietrich's Paris apartment. Â The star's career was all but over, but she agreed to meet because Chandler hadn't known her earlier, "when Dietrich was young and very beautiful." Â "Marlene" is further enriched by Chandler's interviews with others who knew Dietrich well, including Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Burt Bacharach. Â Paperback, 304 p.

Marlene

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