Drama Theater

Become a Better Theatre Teacher and Director with the BEST Must-Have Resources for Every High School Theatre Educator! Stop wasting time and money blindly purchasing resources hoping to find what you need! This book provides a list of the absolute must-have books and online resources with detailed information about what you will get and how you can use it to better your instruction and your theatrical practice. Inside you will find the only resources you ever need for… Drama Games for the Classroom with Educational Insights Purposeful Drama Games for Rehearsals Acting Theory & Practice ...

Actors! Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life - however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be.

When Mia mysteriously disappears from her college campus, her mother Joyce fears the worst — and a warning from Mia’s ex-boyfriend reveals she may have left the country to join a cult. Joyce impulsively launches a cross-continental trip to rescue her, gradually learning more about the seductive cult leader via audio tapes her daughter left behind.

This riveting Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning drama tells the fascinating, real-life story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a transgender woman who managed to defy insurmountable odds. Based on interviews conducted by the playwright, I Am My Own Wife takes us on a theatrical journey that vividly chronicles the bravery, cunning, and strength that Von Mahlsdorf used to survive both the Nazi and Communist regimes of East Germany.

Essie Cobb, senior sleuth, and her three gal pals Opal, Marjorie, and Fay are playing cards (and causing trouble) in the all-purpose room at the Happy Haven Retirement Home. Not even having to use walkers to get around will stop these ladies from getting into trouble! A one-act play based on the Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth mysteries by Patricia Rockwell. This play may be produced by amateur groups without a royalty payment.

NYC, 2013. During late night trips on the A train, we get snapshots of Tyrone's life - his close relationship with his mother, his attempts to flirt with a coworker, Niesha, his job as a bouncer, and his dreams of going back to school. As new traumas accumulate, Tyrone's world becomes as claustrophobic as the subway car, with as few opportunities to exit or change course.

After 40 years with his beloved wife, Henry is alone for the first time. His sudden bachelorhood is a struggle for him and his daughter Lisa, who is feeling pressure to fill the void. To give Henry the companionship he’s craving, Lisa buys him a personal robotic assistant. The device transforms Henry’s life and inspires him to embrace the possibility of romance during his golden years.

A spirited factory worker on a mission. A nerdy manager with a propensity for puzzles. An unexpected adventure. Charmingly British and off-beat, Miscellaneous 0125 is a story about following your dreams, healing past traumas, and the joy of truly being understood.

James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano is the first biography of the actor, who died in June 2013 at age 51, widely recognized as one of the best - and most defining - actors of his generation. The audiobook, as performed by Gandolfini's Sopranos co-star John Ventimiglia (Artie Bucco), is informed by fresh interviews with Sopranos actors, HBO executives, the star’s acting teachers and coaches, his childhood friends, buddies from his days as a nightclub bouncer, and Hollywood figures including the directors of his posthumously released films.

In “10 MINUTE PLAYS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES” you will find nine royalty-free, short play scripts perfect for theater students, acting class recitals, and youth groups. These plays are versatile enough they're able to be performed as staged reader’s theater to full-stage productions. Most roles are gender-flexible and range from 6 to 20 players. All nine plays are age appropriate, without inappropriate topics or language. Kids as young as 5yrs have watched and performed in some of these plays. These plays cover several genres, from fantasy fairytales, science fiction, and alien invasions,...

Meet Alex, a photographer on a holiday with his family in the south of France. Meet Abe, a music producer with a baby on the way. Two men - both fathers, husbands, and sons - take us on a journey you will never forget. The finest actors of their generation, Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal (Sunday in the Park with George) and Tony Award nominee Tom Sturridge (1984), had audiences roaring to their feet during the sold-out Broadway engagement. Now Sea Wall / A Life, a dramatic exploration of transformative love and devastating loss, comes to Audible.

Gain insights into how to mentally live from the end of your intentions by living in the power of your imagination.

Kids LOVE role-playing whether it's in front of an audience or just for the fun of it. The advantages to helping children to develop role-playing skills are endless, but to name a few - it helps them to build confidence, self-esteem, creative thinking skills, oratory skills and my personal favorite - empathy. You do not have to have ANY experience with Drama or teaching in order to start your own after-school Drama group, but you DO need to love kids and have a passion for unleashing the imagination! In this book you will find: 1. 10 easy steps to get you fast-tracked into starting your own...

Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a high school production of Les Misérables? To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S Truman High School, run by its legendary director, Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows such as Rent and Spring Awakening before they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpe’s students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers, entertainment executives, newscasters, and community-theater founders.

The Vagina Monologues is a moving, poignant and often hilarious play, which celebrates female sexuality in all its complexity and mystery. Originally drawn from a collection of interviews conducted by Eve Ensler, the Obie Award-winning play gives voice to some of the most intimate, rarely shared fantasies and fears of women from all walks of life.

This book is ideal for anyone keen to understand how contemporary plays and playwrights work, particularly those wanting to write for the stage themselves. Drawing heavily on contemporary practice, it considers moments from a range of plays, with a focus on those from the National Theatre's repertoire. The book embraces a range of different dramaturgical structures and styles popular today; plays by a diverse selection of writers; and the current openness of dramatic form.

Shep Carson is recovering at home and he takes Cody deeper into the BDSM lifestyle. Meanwhile, they're getting ready for the Christmas show. There's a mix up with two very important Christmas gifts and a proposal is in the air. The question is, who is proposing to who?

10 minute plays for kids of all ages #2 is an additional collection of original, royalty-free, plays excellent for any audience. These scripts will work for intermediate drama students, to high school acting classes, and even multi-aged youth groups. Each play is versatile and can be staged as a reader’s theatre, a short parent recital, or even adapted into full stage productions. Most roles are gender flexible and range from 5 to 13 players, with the option to add more if needed. All plays are age-appropriate without concern about subjects or language. Kids as young as 5yrs have watched ...

The show must go on—but in Bloomsville, murder always steals the spotlight. When the Briar Rose Playhouse joins forces with a traveling troupe for Alice in Wonderland, Grace is ready to cheer on the town’s latest production—until a shocking death on opening night turns the whimsical show into a full-blown investigation. With her estranged brother Daniel among the cast and quickly cast as a prime suspect, Grace teams up with forensic specialist Chloe, baker Tom, coroner Oscar —and her loyal Westie, Rosie, whose nose for trouble is sharper than ever. As secrets unravel backstage and ...

Shep Carson discovers he has family in Fort Kenton. Shep didn't know anything about his family but Johnny Iron Hawk and 'Shotgun Sally' are nothing like what he thought a grandma and grandpa would be. Johnny is feared by the people in town but he offers to help Shep fix up the ranch. Shep refuses. Grandpa shows up anyway. Cody knows Johnny and Sally and he tells Shep that Johnny is 'kind of awesome' but Shep's not a believer. Cody's still upset by what happened the night before but he doesn't want Dottie to cancel the show that he and Shep are in. The show must go on. Shep is shocked when a...