Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success

John Malone, Paul Baldwin

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acting

Amy Rickman

Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee

A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series Glee GET CHOIRED UP Calling all Gleeks Go back to school and behind the music with the hot new stars of "Glee," one of the most watched, beloved, and sung-about shows on television. The unofficial guide to all things McKinley High, Gleeful takes fans backstage for peek at everything from the show's creation to Fox's groundbreaking marketing campaign, from the secrets behind the show-stopping musical numbers to detailed biographies and up-close insights on the noteworthy cast. Find out about Lea Michele's early start on Broadway and Cory Monteith's unusual audition tape, and learn what Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison were really like in high school. Plus, brush up on little-known trivia and get in tune with the rumors surrounding the much anticipated Season Two Complete with full-color cast photos and hilarious behind-the-scenes anecdotes, "Gleeful " hits all the right notes on America's favorite TV show without ever missing a beat. Caution: This book is unauthorized It has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by Fox or any other person or entity involved in the creation or production of the TV program Glee. ...

Duchartre, Pierre L. Ducharte

The Italian Comedy

The roots of the Italian commedia dell'arte stretch back to the Atellanae Fabulae, popular farces of ancient Rome. Modern descendants can be found in the antics of a comic like Charles Chaplin. But as an institution it was unique -- a perfected theater of improvisation where gifted actors created some of the most memorable characters the theatre has ever seen. It was from this enchanting world that Harlequin and Punch, the Doctor and the Captain, Pantaloon and Brighella emerged to reign over Europe for three centuries. Writers, composers, and painters have drawn inspiration from the commedia; its influence is obvious in the work of Lope de Vega, the English Elizabethan dramatists, Moliere, Callot, Watteau, Cezanne, and Picasso.One of the most important books written on this aspect of theatrical history is this famous study. Tracing the beginnings, growth, and influence of the commedia dell'arte, Duchartre describes the improvisations, staging, masks, scenarios, acting troupes, and characters that made up this special form of theater. Unfortunately, the English translation that appeared in 1929 has been out of print for decades, leaving scholars and theater lovers without a ...