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Exit the Actress

Author : Priya Parmar
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439171181
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Exit the Actress written by Priya Parmar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed author of Vanessa and Her Sister, the debut novel hailed by New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory as “a vivid imagining of the restoration London of Charles II with Nell Gwynn as a powerful and engaging heroine.” While selling oranges in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, sweet and sprightly Ellen "Nell" Gwyn impresses the theater’s proprietors with a wit and sparkle that belie her youth and poverty. She quickly earns a place in the company, narrowly avoiding the life of prostitution to which her sister has already succumbed. As her roles evolve from supporting to starring, the scope of her life broadens as well. Soon Ellen is dressed in the finest fashions, charming the theatrical, literary, and royal luminaries of Restoration England. Ellen grows up on the stage, experiencing first love and heartbreak and eventually becoming the mistress of Charles II. Despite his reputation as a libertine, Ellen wholly captures his heart—and he hers—but even the most powerful love isn’t enough to stave off the gossip and bitter court politics that accompany a royal romance. Telling the story through a collection of vibrant seventeenth-century voices ranging from Ellen’s diary to playbills, letters, gossip columns, and home remedies, Priya Parmar brings to life the story of an endearing and delightful heroine.

Mattress Actress

Author : Annika Cleeve
Publisher : Momentum
ISBN 13 : 1743340710
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Mattress Actress written by Annika Cleeve and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mattress Actress is the story of Annika Cleeve's eighteen years as a sex worker. Her troubled childhood in Queensland led to working in a brothel on the Sunshine Coast at the age of fifteen, and from there Annika worked her way up to the high-end parlours, agencies and private work in various parts of Australia and internationally. In this book Annika reveals the truth of a sex worker's life; the clients, the girls, the parlour bosses, the rip-off merchants, the drug deaths, the white slavery, the discrimination, the corrupt police and politicians, the exotic travel and the money. Mattress Actress is a revealing and gutsy look at someone practising the world's oldest profession in the late twentieth century. From wide-eyed innocent to experienced and successful professional, Annika's story is both shocking and highly entertaining. "Annika Cleeve is not her real name but this is her real story: a raw and honest account of life in the raw as a new recruit to the oldest profession." – Andrew Rule Also published as Eve: Confessions of an International Call Girl by Monsoon Books

Gloria Swanson

Author : Tricia Welsch
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1617037508
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Gloria Swanson written by Tricia Welsch and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-08-21 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up shows how a talented, self-confident actress negotiated a creative path through seven decades of celebrity. It also illuminates a little-known chapter in American media history: how the powerful women of early Hollywood transformed their remarkable careers after their stars dimmed. This book brings Swanson (1899–1983) back into the spotlight, revealing her as a complex, creative, entrepreneurial, and thoroughly modern woman. Swanson cavorted in slapstick short films with Charlie Chaplin and Mack Sennett in the 1910s. The popularity of her films with Cecil B. DeMille helped create the star system. A glamour icon, Swanson became the most talked-about star in Hollywood, earning three Academy Award nominations, receiving 10,000 fan letters every week, and living up to a reputation as Queen of Hollywood. She bought mansions and penthouses, dressed in fur and feathers, and flitted through Paris, London, and New York engaging in passionate love affairs that made headlines and caused scandals. Frustrated with the studio system, Swanson turned down a million-dollar-a-year contract. After a wild ride making unforgettable movies with some of Hollywood’s most colorful characters—including her lover Joseph Kennedy and maverick director Erich von Stroheim—she was a million dollars in debt. Without hesitation she went looking for her next challenge, beginning her long second act. Swanson became a talented businesswoman who patented inventions and won fashion awards for her clothing designs; a natural foods activist decades before it was fashionable; an exhibited sculptor; and a designer employed by the United Nations. All the while she continued to act in films, theater, and television at home and abroad. Though she had one of Hollywood’s most famous exit lines—“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up”—the real Gloria Swanson never looked back.

Women Writing Across Cultures

Author : Pelagia Goulimari
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351586262
Total Pages : 795 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Women Writing Across Cultures written by Pelagia Goulimari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 795 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together an international, multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary community of scholars and practitioners in different media seeking to question and re-theorize the contested terms of our title: “woman,” “writing,” “women’s writing,” and “across.” “Culture” is translated into an open series of interconnected terms and questions. How might one write across national cultures; or across a national and a minority culture; or across disciplines, genres, and media; or across synchronic discourses that are unequal in power; or across present and past discourses or present and future discourses? The collection explores and develops recent feminist, queer, and transgender theory and criticism, and also aesthetic practice. “Writing across” assumes a number of orientations: posthumanist; transtemporal; transnationalist; writing across discourses, disciplines, media, genres, genders; writing across pronouns – he, she, they; writing across literature, non-literary texts, and life. This book was originally published as a special issue of Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities.

The Girl Is Trouble

Author : Kathryn Miller Haines
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1596438266
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book The Girl Is Trouble written by Kathryn Miller Haines and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iris Anderson and her father have finally come to an understanding. Iris is allowed to help out at her Pop's detective agency as long as she follows his rules and learns from his technique. But when Iris uncovers details about her mother's supposed suicide, suddenly Iris is thrown headfirst into her most intense and personal case yet.

Gold, Frankincense, Christmas Tree Ornaments, and Myrrh

Author : Thomas Ohlson
Publisher : Baker's Plays
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gold, Frankincense, Christmas Tree Ornaments, and Myrrh written by Thomas Ohlson and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1981 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Process

Author : Mary Scruggs
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810124726
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Process written by Mary Scruggs and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Process: An Improviser's Journey is an invaluable resource for mastering improv. Author, teacher, and improviser Michael Gellman was given a mission by famed improv coach Del Close: “[T]o create improvised one-act plays of literary quality from scratch.” Already steeped in the world of improvisation, he took it upon himself to do this, in the form of a class for other improvisers in which they would build the skills necessary to execute such a seemingly tall order. Scruggs and Gellman’s book, modeled after Stanislavski’s timeless An Actor Prepares, follows a fictional young actor taking Gellman’s real-life class. Scruggs and Gellman introduce readers to Geoff, who has just moved to Chicago to pursue acting. He undergoes the standard trials of audition and rejection before he takes the advice of a fellow actor and turns to improv classes at Second City. At first, Geoff thinks improvisation is about laughs and loosening up, but he soon learns that it is a powerful tool as well as an end in itself. Through Geoff’s eyes, the book introduces readers to key tenets of improvisation: concentration, visualization, focus, object work, being in the moment, and the crucial “yes, and.” His experiences with the basics of improvisation do serve to get him a few roles, but his real breakthrough comes when he signs up for an improvised one-act class with Michael Gellman. He and his classmates arrive unprepared for the challenge, but with Gellman’s prompts and advice, they slowly move through process to performance over the course of three seasons in Chicago. The class culminates with their final project: a completely improvised one-act play performed in front of a live audience.

Leaves from an Actor's Note-book

Author : George Vandenhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leaves from an Actor's Note-book written by George Vandenhoff and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Twain by the Tale

Author : Dennis Snee
Publisher : Baker's Plays
ISBN 13 : 9780874406429
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Twain by the Tale written by Dennis Snee and published by Baker's Plays. This book was released on 1978 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama

Author : Xiaomei Chen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023152160X
Total Pages : 1216 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Drama written by Xiaomei Chen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-10-29 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first of its kind in English, this anthology translates twenty-two popular Chinese plays published between 1919 and 2000, accompanied by a critical introduction to the historical, cultural, and aesthetic evolution of twentieth-century Chinese spoken drama. Primarily comprising works from the People's Republic of China, though including representative plays from Hong Kong and Taiwan, this collection not only showcases the revolutionary rethinking of Chinese theater and performance that began in the late Qing dynasty. It also highlights the formation of Chinese national and gender identities during a period of tremendous social and political change, along with the genesis of contemporary attitudes toward the West. Early twentieth-century Chinese drama embodies the uncertainty and anxiety brought on by modernism, socialism, political conflict, and war. After 1949, PRC theater painted a complex portrait of the rise of communism in China, with the ideals of Chinese socialism juxtaposed against the sacrifices made for a new society. The Cultural Revolution promoted a "model theater" cultivated from the achievements of earlier, leftist spoken drama, even though this theater arose from the destruction of old culture. Post-Mao drama addresses the socialist legacy and the attempts of a wounded nation to reexamine its cultural roots. Taiwan's spoken drama synthesizes regional and foreign traditions, and Hong Kong's spoken drama sparkles as a hybrid of Chinese and Western influences. Immensely valuable for cross-disciplinary, comparative, and performance study, this anthology provides essential perspective on China's theatricality and representation of political life.

Exit Stage Left

Author : Graham Ison
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178010636X
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Exit Stage Left written by Graham Ison and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Chief Inspector Brock investigates the murder of a well-known actor When the body of Lancelot Foley, a well-known actor, is discovered in an excavation in a fashionable Chelsea street one snowy February morning, Detective Chief Inspector Harry Brock is assigned the case. Is the dead man’s wife, fellow actress Vanessa Drummond, as innocent as she would like the police to believe? As Brock – aided by Detective Sergeant Dave Poole and Kate Ebdon, his Australian-born detective inspector – investigates, the case takes him from London to Paris, and there will be more than one death before the shocking case is solved.

Audrey Hepburn

Author : Robyn Karney
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628728531
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Audrey Hepburn written by Robyn Karney and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A sumptuous book which will delight idolaters of high fashion and movie stardom.” —Times Literary Supplement Audrey Hepburn is a sumptuous celebration of Hepburn as a beloved fashion icon and actress. Karney tells the story of Hepburn’s life, from her childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland, through her early aspirations to become a ballet dancer, the instant and universal acclaim of her onscreen debut and her years as one of Hollywood’s most sought-after stars, to her later life working among the poorest children of the Third World. Karney’s book gives fans a rare view into the life of a beloved star. Hepburn’s acting career began after a series of minor revue and film roles in London. Hepburn was spotted by the writer Colette, who immediately cast her in the central role of a Broadway adaptation of her story, Gigi. Soon afterwards, Hepburn was offered a role alongside Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday, for which she collected an Oscar for Best Actress. The book highlights all her success that followed: she won the Tony Award for Best Actress for Ondine, captivated audiences as Natasha in War and Peace, and was highly praised for her brilliance in a serious role in The Nun’s Story. Hepburn’s style was perfection, and her clothes—many of them designed by Givenchy, who dressed her for Funny Face in 1957—placed her on the world’s Best-Dressed Women list for several consecutive years. Her personality and sensuous yet untouchable beauty made her irresistible to the public. On Hepburn’s death, Liz Taylor said, “God has a most beautiful new angel now that will know just what to do in heaven.” Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Leaves from an Actor's Note-book; with Reminiscences and Chit-chat of the Green-room and the Stage, in England and America

Author : George Vandenhoff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Leaves from an Actor's Note-book; with Reminiscences and Chit-chat of the Green-room and the Stage, in England and America written by George Vandenhoff and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

To Catch an Actress

Author : Elizabeth Elwood
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595791689
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book To Catch an Actress written by Elizabeth Elwood and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SET AN ACTRESS TO CATCH AN ACTRESS Angela Benson inherits a fortune when her Aunt Maud is murdered, but the killer is never found, and suspicion continues to cloud her life. Then as Angela's career begins to take off, new evidence comes to light that throws her back into the center of a murder investigation. As Angela prepares for the role of Amanda in Noel Coward's Private Lives, she finds herself embroiled in a sinister play beyond the footlights. To Catch an Actress and Other Mystery Stories is a new collection of short stories by Elizabeth Elwood, whose murder mystery play, Casting for Murder, produced in the year 2000, was based on the lead story in this anthology. Elizabeth's extensive background in theatre, opera, education, politics, and arts administration has resulted in this light-hearted and thoroughly entertaining series of ten mystery stories which feature Bertram Beary, the feisty city councillor who was introduced in Casting for Murder, his opera-singing daughter, Philippa, and his detective inspector son, Richard. The stories combine the lively Vancouver musical theatre scene with the traditional British cozy. Witty, sophisticated, and cleverly developed, this anthology provides intriguing plots that will appeal to mystery lovers everywhere. Praise for Elizabeth Elwood's Work Of Renovations: "[A] delightful comedy with a dash of murder mystery thrown in for good measure"-Surrey Now Of Casting for Murder: "[G]ood dialogue, snappy one-liners suspense and surprises "-The Record Cover Photo: Michael Broderick and Donna Thompson in Casting for Murder, World Premiere, November 2000, directed by Dwayne Campbell, Bernie Legge Theatre

Museum

Author : Tina Howe
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573612893
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Museum written by Tina Howe and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Museum was initially presented at the Los Angeles Actors'Theatre on April 29, 1976 by Ralph Waite, Artistic Director.

How to Save a Life

Author : Lynette Rice
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250272017
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book How to Save a Life written by Lynette Rice and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy. More than fifteen years after its premiere, Grey’s Anatomy remains one of the most beloved dramas on television and ABC's most important property. It typically wins its time slot and has ranked in the Top 20 most-watched shows in primetime for most of its seventeen-season run. It currently averages more than eight million viewers each week. Beyond that, it’s been a cultural touchstone. It introduced the unique voice and vision of Shonda Rhimes; it made Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and T.R. Knight household names; and injected words and phrases into the cultural lexicon, such as “McDreamy,” "seriously," and “you’re my person.” And the behind-the-scenes drama has always been just as juicy as what was happening in front of the camera, from the controversial departure of Isaiah Washington to Katherine Heigl’s fall from grace and Patrick Dempsey's shocking death episode. The show continued to hemorrhage key players, but the beloved hospital series never skipped a beat. Lynette Rice's How to Save A Life takes a totally unauthorized deep dive into the show’s humble start, while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heartbreaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines. This exhaustively enthusiastic book is one that no Grey’s Anatomy fan should be without.

The classroom is a stage

Author : Carlos Gontow
Publisher : Disal Editora
ISBN 13 : 8589533298
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book The classroom is a stage written by Carlos Gontow and published by Disal Editora. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a valuable resource for English teachers. It offers a selection of 40 short plays that can be used by students of English at all levels and at all ages. It's very easy to find a play that is appropriate for your students. And if you don't find one, the book also includes suggestions on how to adapt the plays. All the sketches can be done in the classroom, with very simple scenery and props. Students can present them in front of the class, just reading their lines. You can also use these sketches as an extra-class activity and get students from different classes to put on a play and present it to the whole school.