Playing Contemporary Scenes: Thirty-one Famous Scenes and how to Play Them

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Meriwether Pub., 1996 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 353 pages

Featured are the best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels. The scenes offer a wide spectrum of performance styles for vocal and physical interpretation. Playwrights include: Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, Durang, Foote, Wasserstein, Vogel, McLure, Innaurato, Meyers, Shue, Medoff and Steve Martin, as well as "new voice" contemporary playwrights Bruce Graham, John Wooten, Ludmilla Bollow, Rich Orloff and Jack Heifner. Scenes are divided into several age groups. Each is preceded by performance hints and exercises. Also included are monologs for audition use. Designed to help beginning and experienced actors to expand their individual styles and techniques. An excellent sourcebook for teachers, students and professionals.

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Contents

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Chapter Three
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Chapter Four
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Copyright

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About the author (1996)

Gerald Lee Ratliff is an award-winning author of numerous articles and textbooks in classroom teaching strategies and performance activities. He has served as national president of the Eastern Communication Association, Association of Communication Administration, and Theta Alpha Phi, the national theatre fraternity. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by both the Eastern Communication Association and Theta Alpha Phi, named a Fulbright Scholar to China, selected as a U.S.A. delegate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Russia, and has received multiple teaching awards for pioneering innovative curriculum design and instructional practices. He is currently active as a program consultant and frequent workshop facilitator.

Bibliographic information

TitlePlaying Contemporary Scenes: Thirty-one Famous Scenes and how to Play Them
AuthorGerald Lee Ratliff
EditorGerald Lee Ratliff
Editionillustrated
PublisherMeriwether Pub., 1996
Original fromPennsylvania State University
DigitizedOct 8, 2011
ISBN1566080258, 9781566080255
Length353 pages
Subjects › 

Juvenile Nonfiction / General
Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning
Performing Arts / Monologues & Scenes
  
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