26 books in Performing Arts - Acting & Auditioning
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Sanford Meisner on Acting
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2012
Price: $11.99
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Written by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell
Introduction by Sydney Pollack
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2012
Price: $11.99
This book, written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, follows an acting class of eight men and eight women for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Throughout these pages Meisner is delight--always empathizing with his students and urging them... Read more >
Also available as a
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Acting in Commercials
A Guide to Auditioning and Performing on Camera
Written by Joan See
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2011
Price: $11.99
Every actor knows that working in commercials is lucrative. But many actors, trained primarily for working on the stage, have mistaken ideas about this field and lack essential on-camera experience. Now in an updated and expanded edition, Acting in Commercials is the only resource that fills all the gaps in the... Read more >
A Guide to Auditioning and Performing on Camera
Written by Joan See
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2011
Price: $11.99
Every actor knows that working in commercials is lucrative. But many actors, trained primarily for working on the stage, have mistaken ideas about this field and lack essential on-camera experience. Now in an updated and expanded edition, Acting in Commercials is the only resource that fills all the gaps in the... Read more >
True and False
Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2011
Price: $9.99
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. With these words, one of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting, in a book that is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as... Read more >
Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2011
Price: $9.99
Invent nothing, deny nothing, speak up, stand up, stay out of school. With these words, one of our most brilliantly iconoclastic playwrights takes on the art of profession of acting, in a book that is as shocking as it is practical, as witty as it is instructive, and as irreverent as... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
OUT ON A LIMB
Written by Shirley Maclaine
Format: eBook, 380 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2011
Price: $7.99
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 intimate yet powerful journey into her personal life and inner self. An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician... Read more >
Written by Shirley Maclaine
Format: eBook, 380 pages
On Sale: July 27, 2011
Price: $7.99
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 intimate yet powerful journey into her personal life and inner self. An intense, clandestine love affair with a prominent politician... Read more >
Also available as a
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Acting as a Business
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2010
Price: $12.99
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2010
Price: $12.99
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Dance While You Can
Written by Shirley Maclaine
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2010
Price: $5.99
In a candid memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress reminisces about her forty years in Hollywood, her acting craft, her recovery from personal and professional crises, and her feelings about herself. Read more >
Written by Shirley Maclaine
Format: eBook, 400 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2010
Price: $5.99
In a candid memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress reminisces about her forty years in Hollywood, her acting craft, her recovery from personal and professional crises, and her feelings about herself. Read more >
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Acting A to Z (Revised Second Edition)
The Young Person's Guide to a Stage Or Screen Career
Written by Katherine Mayfield
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2010
Price: $14.99
Lots of kids want to be actors. Thousands of them. Millions of them. The ones who are serious need a copy of Acting A to Z. Industry insider Katherine Mayfield explains exactly what it's like to be an actor, including what kind of training the young person will need, comparisons of... Read more >
The Young Person's Guide to a Stage Or Screen Career
Written by Katherine Mayfield
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2010
Price: $14.99
Lots of kids want to be actors. Thousands of them. Millions of them. The ones who are serious need a copy of Acting A to Z. Industry insider Katherine Mayfield explains exactly what it's like to be an actor, including what kind of training the young person will need, comparisons of... Read more >
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The Complete Professional Audition
A Commonsense Guide to Auditioning for Plays and Musicals
Written by Daren Cohen and Michael Perilstein
Foreword by Jason Robert Brown
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2010
Price: $14.99
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 and Los Angeles alone. The Complete Professional Audition is the one book all of those actors need-because... Read more >
A Commonsense Guide to Auditioning for Plays and Musicals
Written by Daren Cohen and Michael Perilstein
Foreword by Jason Robert Brown
Format: eBook, 192 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2010
Price: $14.99
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 and Los Angeles alone. The Complete Professional Audition is the one book all of those actors need-because... Read more >
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Acting -- Make It Your Business
How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success As a Working Actor
Written by Paul Russell
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2010
Price: $15.99
Acting: Make It Your Business, written by an award-winning, veteran casting director, puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium - stage, film, TV, or the Internet - directly into the hands of the actor. This blunt, wise, and often hilarious guide overflows with cutting-edge audition, marketing, and... Read more >
How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success As a Working Actor
Written by Paul Russell
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: June 2, 2010
Price: $15.99
Acting: Make It Your Business, written by an award-winning, veteran casting director, puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium - stage, film, TV, or the Internet - directly into the hands of the actor. This blunt, wise, and often hilarious guide overflows with cutting-edge audition, marketing, and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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An Acrobat of the Heart
A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski
Written by Stephen Wangh
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2010
Price: $15.99
A Vintage Original
"The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible." When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But within four weeks they themselves had experienced the "impossible."
In An Acrobat of the Heart, teacher-director-playwright Stephen Wangh reveals how... Read more >
A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski
Written by Stephen Wangh
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 5, 2010
Price: $15.99
A Vintage Original
"The actor will do, in public, what is considered impossible." When the renowned Polish director Jerzy Grotowski began his 1967 American workshop with these words, his students were stunned. But within four weeks they themselves had experienced the "impossible."
In An Acrobat of the Heart, teacher-director-playwright Stephen Wangh reveals how... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Acting as a Business
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $15.00
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $15.00
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit, 4th Edition
Fully Updated 4th Edition
Written by Squire Fridell
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $11.99
The Ultimate Guide to Commercial Success
Acting in television commercials is a highly competitive business, but it can also be very lucrative. Whether you’re looking for your first break or want to take your acting career to the next level, Squire Fridell will give you the insider’s edge. Arguably the king of... Read more >
Fully Updated 4th Edition
Written by Squire Fridell
Format: eBook
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $11.99
The Ultimate Guide to Commercial Success
Acting in television commercials is a highly competitive business, but it can also be very lucrative. Whether you’re looking for your first break or want to take your acting career to the next level, Squire Fridell will give you the insider’s edge. Arguably the king of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit, 4th Edition
Fully Updated 4th Edition
Written by Squire Fridell
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $14.99
The Ultimate Guide to Commercial Success
Acting in television commercials is a highly competitive business, but it can also be very lucrative. Whether you’re looking for your first break or want to take your acting career to the next level, Squire Fridell will give you the insider’s edge. Arguably the king of... Read more >
Fully Updated 4th Edition
Written by Squire Fridell
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 24, 2009
Price: $14.99
The Ultimate Guide to Commercial Success
Acting in television commercials is a highly competitive business, but it can also be very lucrative. Whether you’re looking for your first break or want to take your acting career to the next level, Squire Fridell will give you the insider’s edge. Arguably the king of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Actor's Art and Craft
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Written by William Esper and Damon Dimarco
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $13.99
William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.
Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is... Read more >
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Written by William Esper and Damon Dimarco
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $13.99
William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.
Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Acting -- Make It Your Business
How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success As a Working Actor
Written by Paul Russell
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $19.95
Acting: Make It Your Business, written by an award-winning, veteran casting director, puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium - stage, film, TV, or the Internet - directly into the hands of the actor. This blunt, wise, and often hilarious guide overflows with cutting-edge audition, marketing, and... Read more >
How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success As a Working Actor
Written by Paul Russell
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $19.95
Acting: Make It Your Business, written by an award-winning, veteran casting director, puts the power to land jobs and thrive in any medium - stage, film, TV, or the Internet - directly into the hands of the actor. This blunt, wise, and often hilarious guide overflows with cutting-edge audition, marketing, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
Written by Alan Alda
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $16.00
Picking up where his bestselling memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed left off–having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile–beloved actor and acclaimed author Alan Alda offers an insightful and funny look at some impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years: What do I... Read more >
Written by Alan Alda
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $16.00
Picking up where his bestselling memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed left off–having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile–beloved actor and acclaimed author Alan Alda offers an insightful and funny look at some impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years: What do I... Read more >
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The Actor's Art and Craft
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Written by William Esper and Damon Dimarco
Preface by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $16.00
William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.
Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is... Read more >
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Written by William Esper and Damon Dimarco
Preface by David Mamet
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $16.00
William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.
Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Act Now!
A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor
Written by Peter Jazwinski
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
So, you want to be an actor . . . but you have no idea how to get started. In the pages of Act Now!, you’ll find a step-by-step process to show you not only how to get started, but also how to become a working actor. It will take time... Read more >
A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor
Written by Peter Jazwinski
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
So, you want to be an actor . . . but you have no idea how to get started. In the pages of Act Now!, you’ll find a step-by-step process to show you not only how to get started, but also how to become a working actor. It will take time... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
Written by Alan Alda
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $11.99
On the heels of his acclaimed memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has written Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly... Read more >
Written by Alan Alda
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $11.99
On the heels of his acclaimed memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed, beloved actor and bestselling author Alan Alda has written Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself, an insightful and funny look at some of the impossible questions he’s asked himself over the years: What do I value? What, exactly... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
trade paperback and in
large print trade paperback.
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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
And Other Things I've Learned
Written by Alan Alda
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $16.00
He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his... Read more >
And Other Things I've Learned
Written by Alan Alda
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $16.00
He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his... Read more >
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Acting for Young Actors
For Money Or Just for Fun
Written by Mary Lou Belli and Dinah Lenney
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $16.95
Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their craft. It begins with the five W's: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHY do... Read more >
For Money Or Just for Fun
Written by Mary Lou Belli and Dinah Lenney
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2006
Price: $16.95
Do you know a teen that's been bitten by the acting bug? Here's just the book they need! Acting for Young Actors, aimed at teens and tweens, lets kids hone their skills and develop their craft. It begins with the five W's: WHO am I? WHAT do I want? WHY do... Read more >
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The Intent to Live
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Written by Larry Moss
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $16.00
“I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.”
–Larry Moss, from the Introduction
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a... Read more >
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Written by Larry Moss
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $16.00
“I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.”
–Larry Moss, from the Introduction
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
And Other Things I've Learned
Written by Alan Alda
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $11.99
He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his... Read more >
And Other Things I've Learned
Written by Alan Alda
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $11.99
He’s one of America’s most recognizable and acclaimed actors–a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for The Aviator, and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing, during his eleven years on M*A*S*H. Now Alan Alda has written a memoir as elegant, funny, and affecting as his... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
The Intent to Live
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Written by Larry Moss
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 28, 2004
Price: $13.99
“I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.”
–Larry Moss, from the Introduction
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a... Read more >
Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Written by Larry Moss
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 28, 2004
Price: $13.99
“I call this book The Intent to Live because great actors don’t seem to be acting, they seem to be actually living.”
–Larry Moss, from the Introduction
When Oscar-winning actors Helen Hunt and Hilary Swank accepted their Academy Awards, each credited Larry Moss’s guidance as key to their career-making performances. There is a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Act Now!
A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor
Written by Peter Jazwinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $14.00
So, you want to be an actor . . . but you have no idea how to get started. In the pages of Act Now!, you’ll find a step-by-step process to show you not only how to get started, but also how to become a working actor. It will take time... Read more >
A Step-by-Step Guide to Becoming a Working Actor
Written by Peter Jazwinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2003
Price: $14.00
So, you want to be an actor . . . but you have no idea how to get started. In the pages of Act Now!, you’ll find a step-by-step process to show you not only how to get started, but also how to become a working actor. It will take time... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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