Arts / Performing arts

Comediennes: Laugh Be a Lady

by Darryl J. Littleton & Tuezdae Littleton

(Applause Books). It wasn't until the 10th century that women were allowed to perform, and then only in rare incidences. Like many art forms, female comedy got its start in the church and expanded to stage,...

9 1/2 Years Behind the Green Door, A Memoir

by Simone Corday

"Corday's book is a delicious page turner." --Tristan Taormino, The Village Voice "the book offers a wealth of lurid and surreal anecdotes. . . . In what other setting could Thompson turn out to be the most...

The Stage Manager's Toolkit: Templates and Communication Techniques to Guide Your Theatre Production from First Meeting to Final Performance

by Laurie Kincman

As a Stage Manager, you are responsible for organizing rehearsals, running performances, and keeping everyone and everything on track and in sync. To do the job well, you need to be a communication wizard-able...

Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

by Jan Sjåvik

The literature of Scandinavia is amazingly rich and varied, consisting of the works produced by the countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland, and stretching from the ancient Norse Sagas to the...

A Primer in Theatre History: From the Greeks to the Spanish Golden Age

by William Grange

Grange covers productions, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. It does not read like a scholarly tome as its chapters allow the uninitiated reader access to well-researched...

Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: Preface by Marlon Brando Compiled & Edited by Howard Kissel

by Howard Kissel & Stella Adler

(Applause Books). Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood,...

Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making

by Michael Caine

(Applause Books). A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is uniquely qualified to provide his view of making movies....

The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater

by Fran Mason

The A to Z of Postmodernist Literature and Theater examines the different areas of postmodernist literature and the variety of forms that have been produced. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introductory...

Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the Abt

by Elena Tchernichova, Joel Lobenthal & Joseph Brodsky

The pageantry and drama of a life in dance

Dancing Lessons: How I Found Passion and Potential on the Dance Floor and in Life

by Cheryl Burke & Tom Bergeron

The inside story of the life of Cheryl Burke, TV star, dancer, choreographer, and two-time champion on the top-rated TV hit series Dancing with the Stars

Cheryl Burke has been dancing since the age of four and...

Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre

by Samuel L. Leiter

The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Traditional Theatre covers all four genres (nT, kyTgen, bunraku, and kabuki), providing information on nearly every aspect, including actors, theatres, companies, history,...

Falling Petals

by Ben Ellis

Something strange is happening in the country town of Hollow-a mysterious syndrome that seems to strike only the young. The town is quarantined, schools are closed and fences go up. Guards patrol new enforced...

The Second City Unscripted: Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater

by Mike Thomas

In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young...

Justice Among Nations

by George Amberg

Horace G. Alexander was a British Quaker teacher and writer, pacifist and ornithologist. Also he was a friend of Mahatma Gandhi. This is Alexander's lecture on the Justice among Nations. The thesis of my lecture...

The Unwritten Grotowski: Theory and Practice of the Encounter

by Kris Salata

This book gives a new view on the legacy of Jerzy Grotowski (1933-1999), one of the central, and yet misunderstood, figures who shaped 20th-century theatre, focusing on his least known last phase of work on...

Shakespeare's Comedies Collection

by William Shakespeare

Collection containing All’s Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, The Comedy of Errors, Love’s Labour ’s Lost, Measure for Measure, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s...

The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies

by Peter Normanton

An engrossing A-Z of over 60 gory years of slasher and splatter movies, from Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later to Lucio Fulci's Zombie Flesh Eaters. Here you will find the low-down on over 250 movies with entries...

The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943-1965

by Corinne J. Naden

The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre provides synopses, cast and production credits, song titles, and other pertinent information for over 180 musicals from Oklahoma! to On A Clear Day You Can See Forever....

Checklist for an Armed Robber

by Vanessa Bates

In 2002, a young man rehearses for his first armed robbery on a bookstore in Newcastle. On the other side of the world, Chechen rebels hold seige of the Moscow Theatre, demanding liberation. One is a local,...

The Girl Who Saw Everything

by Alma De Groen

ALMA DE GROEN was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1965. Her many plays include: The Sweatproof Boy; The Joss Adams Show; The After-Life of Arthur Craven; Going Home; The Rivers of China, which...