100 Acting Exercises for 8 - 18 Year Olds

Author: Samantha Marsden
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350049964
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
This book offers a comprehensive guide to teaching acting exercises that will unleash the inner creativity of students aged 8-18. Theories and techniques of some of the greatest theatre practitioners including Sanford Meisner, Constantin Stanislavski, Lee Strasberg and Uta Hagen provide a basis for Samantha Marsden's original exercises for students between these ages. You won't find Duck, Duck, Goose, Zap, Zap, Boing – or any other traditional drama games in this book: instead, the craft of acting technique takes the limelight. These exercises have been tried and tested in the author's own classroom, and are guaranteed to inspire, ignite imagination and encourage heartfelt performances. Focus points used in leading drama schools such as voice, movement, relaxation, character development and understanding text are recreated for a younger student. They are easy to follow and will be fun, challenging and immensely rewarding for teachers and students alike. The book features a foreword by Paul Roseby, CEO and Artistic Director of the National Youth Theatre.

100 Acting Exercises for 8 - 18 Year Olds

Author: Samantha Marsden
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350049972
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

101 More Drama Games and Activities

Author: David Farmer
Publisher: David Farmer
ISBN: 1479343021
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
'...bubbles over with imaginative ideas... for primary, secondary and other drama teachers.' - Teaching Drama Magazine, Spring 2013. '..this book cheered me up. Buy it and smile. There will be a lot of laughter in your classroom.' - Drama Magazine, Spring 2013. This sequel to the best-selling 101 Drama Games and Activities contains all-new inspirational and engaging games and exercises suitable for children, young people and adults. The activities can be used in teaching drama lessons and workshops as well as during rehearsal and devising periods. The book includes lively and fun warm-up games, as well as activities to develop concentration, focus and team building. The drama strategies can be used as creative tools to explore themes and characters. There are dozens of ideas for developing improvisation (which can be extended over several sessions). There are many new activities for exploring storytelling skills as well as mime and movement.

Games for Actors and Non-actors

Author: Augusto Boal
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415267083
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342

Book Description
This is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out the principles and practice of Boal's revolutionary method.

Teach Drama

Author: SAMANTHA. MARSDEN
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995761810
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description

Teaching Drama: the Essential Handbook

Author: Denver Casado
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781496093387
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"16 ready-to-go lessons plans to build better actors."

Drama Start

Author: Julie Meighan
Publisher: Jembooks
ISBN: 9780956896605
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
'Drama Start' is a collection of drama activities, including games, role playing ideas, action poems, plays and monologues, suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 8. It can be used in Early Years' settings or in primary schools, up to and including second class. This book is also suitable for people working with children in any setting where drama is used such as community groups, out of school care facilities, therapeutic group work and so on. The book is accessible and easy to follow. It is divided into three parts - Drama Games, Plays and Monologues. Each section provides educators/teachers/leaders with a variety of creative and imaginative ideas for stimulating drama activities in many different settings.

Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020

Author: Lloyd Trott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350107581
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 518

Book Description
This well-established and respected directory supports actors in their training and search for work on stage, screen and radio. It is the only directory to provide detailed information for each listing and specific advice on how to approach companies and individuals, saving hours of further research. From agents and casting directors to producing theatres, showreel companies, photographers and much more, this essential reference book editorially selects only the most relevant and reputable contacts for the actor. With several new articles including The multi-hyphenate comedy actor-performer-writer; Ignition, inspiration and the imposter; Be prepared for publicity; and Equity pension scheme, Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020 features aspects of the profession not previously covered, as well as continuing to provide valuable insight into auditions, interviews and securing work alongside a casting calendar and financial issues. This is a valuable professional tool in an industry where contacts and networking are key to career survival. All listings have been updated alongside fresh advice from industry experts.

The Method Acting Exercises Handbook

Author: Lola Cohen
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1315471485
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 237

Book Description
The Method Acting Exercises Handbook is a concise and practical guide to the acting exercises originally devised by Lee Strasberg, one of the Method's foremost practitioners. The Method trains the imagination, concentration, senses and emotions to ‘re-create’ – not ‘imitate’ – logical, believable and truthful behavior on stage and in film. Building on nearly 30 years of teaching internationally and at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York and Los Angeles, Lola Cohen details a series of specific exercises in order to provide clear instruction and guidance to this preeminent form of actor training. By integrating Strasberg's voice with her own tried and tested style of teaching, Cohen demonstrates what can be gained from the exercises, how they can inform and inspire your learning, and how they might be applied to your acting and directing practice. As a companion to The Lee Strasberg Notes (Routledge 2010), a transcription of Strasberg's own teaching, The Method Acting Exercises Handbook offers an unparalleled and updated guide to this world renowned technique.

Drama Games and Acting Exercises

Author: Rod Martin
Publisher: Meriwether Publishing
ISBN: 9781566081665
Category : Acting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Body movement, gesture, voice and interaction are all essential parts of this large selection of games and exercises. Within its twelve chapters are games for getting acquainted, over forty games on how to warm up the actor's tools, and over one hundred games and exercises for improvisation and public speaking. Also included are over seventy monologues and poems for dramatic presentation together with over ten plays and scenes. This total drama book tells about how to assess dramatic performances and covers all drama terms and the essentials about a career in theatre. Each unit can stand alone. Enough resource material for several semesters of study. A must resource book for every drama library.