For the potential, as well as the professional, producer and for writers, actors, directors, and investors, this book is for anyone wanting or needing to understand the process of producing Off Broadway plays from start to finish. Written in crisp, clear, nonlegal language that the layman can easily understand, every page reflects the experience and expertise of Farber, a well-known and highly respected theatrical attorney. The book contains detailed...

"Extremely well written, and exceedingly well informed, this is a work that opens a variety of important questions in sophisticated and theoretically nuanced ways. It is hard to imagine a better tour guide than Fuchs for a trip through the last thirty years of, as she puts it, what we used to call the 'avant-garde.'" -Essays in Theatre ". . . an insightful set of theoretical 'takes' on how to think about theatre before and theatre after modernism."...

Calls for no less than the death of the director and the end to acting theory, arguing that either actors are good or they are non-actors, and that good actors work best without the interference of a director.

"It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie of the Elves. Hanged be! When Sophie tells Stink that there will be swordplay and cursing at Shakespeare camp, his choice is made. But wait! How now? The eager young thespian hadn't counted on Riley Rottenberger being a Sprite, too. And he positively had not counted on being the only boy! Fie...

Who works in a theater? What is the green room? How do actors know where to stand on stage? Who controls the lights? Go on a guided tour of a theater to find out! Meet an actor and a director, see how the lighting works, hear the orchestra tune up, and watch as cast and crew get ready to perform.

Offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers. Directors, teachers of musical theatre and students--including actors, singers, and dancers--will find time-tested advice, exercises, and worksheets for all skill levels. This book guides readers through musical theatre elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances. Chapters cover: singing...

"In this new guide, two veteran theater directors steer away from providing a how-to recipe for staging a production and instead share the advice and tools that emerging directors need in order to nourish their skills and develop their own staging process. As Bob Moss, founder of notable New York theater Play wrights Horizons, notes in the introduction: "One doesn't learn directing from a book. One acquires experience." But by focusing on five crucial...

The scarecrow from Old MacDonald's farm narrates an Animal Theater production of "The House that Jack Built," but animals that do not belong on a farm keep upstaging him.

"While the Dublin Gate Theatre (est. 1928) has become renowned for introducing experimental foreign drama to Ireland, this study is the first to analyse how the Gate also sought to become a site of avant-garde nationalism and to contribute to Irish identity formation in the nation's first post-independence decades"--

Act out the story of a curious young girl named Goldilocks! While a family of bears go out on a walk, Goldilocks stumbles upon their house. Although no one answers the door, she wanders inside and tries out their soups and their beds. The bear family is shocked to see what Goldilocks has done, but Goldilocks will be even more shocked when she sees three bears come home! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature...