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View Collection (78)Meteor Shower
by Steve Martin
Meteor Shower
by Steve Martin
Full Length Play, Comedy / 2m, 2f
Corky and Norm are excited to host Gerald and Laura at their home in the valley outside Los Angeles to watch a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. But as the stars come out and the conversation gets rolling, it becomes clear that Gerald and Laura might not be all that they appear to be. Over the course of a crazy, starlit dinner party, the wildly unexpected occurs. The couples begin to flirt and insanity reigns. Martin, using his trademark absurdist humor, bends the fluid nature of time and realit...
Pass Over
by Antoinette Nwandu
Pass Over
Full Length Play, Drama / 3m
Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner—talking shit, passing the time and hoping that maybe today will be different. As they dream of their promised land, a stranger wanders into their space with his own agenda and derails their plans. Emotional and lyrical, Pass Over crafts everyday profanities into poetic and humorous riffs, exposing the unquestionable human spirit of young men stuck in a cycle just looking for a way out.A provocative riff on Waiting for Godot, Pass Over is a rare piece of...
The Antipodes
by Annie Baker
The Antipodes
by Annie Baker
Full Length Play, Dark Comedy / 7m, 2f
The Antipodes is a play about people telling stories about telling stories.
Nice Fish
by Mark Rylance, Louis Jenkins
Nice Fish
by Mark Rylance, Louis Jenkins
Full Length Play, Drama / 4m, 1f
On a frozen Minnesota lake, the ice is beginning to creak and groan. It's the end of the fishing season, and two old friends are out on the ice, angling for something big; something down there that is pure need. Something that might just swallow them whole. In Nice Fish, celebrated actor Mark Rylance draws on his own teenage years in the American Midwest, in a unique collaboration with critically acclaimed Minnesotan contemporary prose poet Louis Jenkins and the whole company. This sublimely pla...
Familiar
by Danai Gurira
Familiar
by Danai Gurira
Full Length Play, Comedy / 3m, 5f
Marvelous and Donald, Zimbabwean emigrants in Minnesota, are preparing for the marriage of their eldest daughter, Tendi. They had gracefully blended Zimbabwean culture alongside their American culture, but the house is turned upside down when Marvelous' sister comes from Zimbabwe to perform a very traditional wedding ceremony where the groom barters for the bride. Tensions flare and identites clash as the family's fabric slowly unweaves and they are forced to take a hard look at who they truly a...
Let the Right One In
by Jack Thorne
Let the Right One In
by Jack Thorne
Full Length Play, Drama / 6m, 3f
Oskar is a bullied lonely teenage boy living with his mother on a housing estate at the edge of town, when a spate of sinister killings rock the neighbourhood. Eli is the young girl who has just moved in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. Sensing in each other a kindred spirit, the two become devoted friends. What Oskar doesn't know is that Eli has been a teenager for a very long time - Jack Thorne's adaptation of Let The Right One In premiered in June 2013 at...

Fun Home
by Lisa Kron, Jeanine Tesori, Alison Bechdel
“A rare beauty, extraordinary and heart-gripping." This Tony-winner for Best Musical is a refreshingly honest, wholly original story about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes.
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by Dan Gillespie Sells, Tom MacRae, Jonathan Butterell
Full Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 10m, 8f
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield.Jamie doesn’t quite fit in.Jamie is terrified about the future.Jamie is going to be a sensation.Supported by his brilliant, loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies, and steps out of the darkness into the spotlight.Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.Please note: the acting edition currently sold is intended for perusal only and may not be used in performance.
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Accents: A Manual for Actors - Revised & Expanded Edition
by Robert Blumenfeld
(Limelight). This practical reference manual, with its precise, authentic instructions on how to speak in more than 100 dialects, has established itself as the most useful and comprehensive guide to accents available, now increased by a third in this revised printing. As before, the accents range from regional U.S. and British dialects to European accents that include, among others, the Germanic, Slavic and Romance Languages. Completing his around-the-world journey, the author then covers the Mi...

Acting in Film (Book)
by Michael Caine
A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is uniquely qualified to provide his view of making movies. This new revised and expanded edition features great photos throughout, with chapters on: Preparation, In Front of the Camera - Before You Shoot, The Take, Characters, Directors, On Being a Star, and much more."Remarkable material...A treasure...I'm not going to be looking at performances quite the same w...

Finding Your Voice: A Step-By-Step Guide for Actors
by Barbara Houseman
A simple, step-by-step manual, written by an RSC voice coach, which offers everything that an actor needs to work on their voice. Suitable for actors at all levels, from students and young professionals to established and experienced actors. Drama teachers in schools and committed amateur actors who want to increase their vocal skills and understanding will also find it invaluable.Includes sections on...PreparationBody WorkBreathing and SupportBody WorkBreathing and SupportBreathing Into Sound:...




Rock of Ages: Middle School Edition
by Chris D'Arienzo
Now your students can become the biggest rockstars in their schools! iTheatrics' squeeky clean adaptation of the winning Broadway rock musical is everything teachers, parents and kids love: A classic musical set to a rockin' soundtrack!
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Warrior of Change: The World of Dominique Morisseau
This past October, we were proud to honor Dominique Morisseau at our 2017 Samuel French Awards. Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer of the Apollo Theater, shares the speech she gave honoring Dominique.
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