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Play Anthologies/Playwriting Mentone Educational Centre 215 Chesterville Road Moorabbin Victoria 3189 Paperback: 376 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-110-8 MER138 $32.95 Plays Include › Ghost of the River House › The Emerald Circle › Puss in Boots › 13 Bells of Boglewood › The Crystal › Rockway Cafe › Voyage of the Dragonfly Plays for Young Audiences An Anthology of Selected Plays for Young Audiences Edited by Roger Ellis Many consider Max Bush to be the fountainhead of the renaissance in playwriting for young audiences. His sensitivity to current themes and the modern idiom infuses a contemporary appeal into all of his works. His poetic and muscular style of writing pushes aside “the sugary breakfast cereal” approach to children’s theatre. His many uses of modern drama techniques serve to grab and hold the attention of young audiences. The ten full-length plays in this book are adaptations of classics, heroic fantasy adventures and drama dealing with social and psychological issues for youngsters. All of the plays included have been successfully produced by community, educational and professional theatre companies. Roger Ellis is a professor of theatre communications at Grand Valley State University. He has authored several theatre textbooks for the college market. Paperback: 240 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-0-916260-67-5 MER125 $19.95 Plays Include › The Trouble With Guys › Why I Want to Be an Actor › Slob School › You Live and Learn › Someone for Everyone › The Family Barbecue On Stage! Short Plays for Acting Students Twenty-three One-act Plays for Performance By Robert Mauro Most all of the twenty-three, one-act plays in this book are easily adapted to classroom or stage performance. Suggestive props and simple costuming will provide the mood and setting. The emphasis is on contemporary characters in contemporary situations. Parts for actors of all ages from teens to middle age. Light drama, tragicomedy and satire. Small cast plays, monologues and duologues. A versatile source book of short plays for many uses. Award-winning playwright Robert Mauro has practised his craft since childhood. He has founded a newsletter for the disabled and writes for a variety of media from his home in Levittown, New York. Paperback: 232 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-115-3 MER196 $23.95 Plays Include › Clue in the Library › A Very Cold Case › For Better or Worse › The Little Women Mystery › Into Thin Heir › Where Did Everybody Go? Make It Mystery An Anthology Of Short Mystery Plays By Craig Sodaro Better by the dozen! This book of twelve royalty-free mystery plays allows you to choose from a wide variety of plays to fit whatever your current staging and casting needs may be. They are especially workable for middle grades and high school, but they may be performed by actors of all ages. Each of the plays in this drama text has an element of mystery that is often laced with comedy. “The Mother Goose Mystery” features a cast of suspicious nursery-rhyme-quoting characters. In “Queen of Hearts” a young Shakespeare helps solve a crime. “The Clue in the Library” is perfect for a library fundraiser. “Mommy’s a Zombie!” is a classic farce. All of the plays are fun to perform on-stage or in the classroom. Paperback: 248 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-078-1 MER391 $19.95 Chapters Include › What Kind of Movie Should You Write? › Where Can You Find New Ideas? › What Is Your Movie About? › Movie Terms You Need to Know › How Do You Write Good Dialog? › Does Every Story Need a Happy Ending? › It’s All About Rewrites! ScreenTeenWriters How Young Screenwriters Can Find Success. By Christina Hamlett A self-help or classroom workbook in 14 chapters, which highlights all of the important aspects of screenwriting for teenagers. This “for teens only” informative text demonstrates how any student can create and develop a saleable screenplay idea or script. Each chapter is accompanied with an activity assignment and inspirational interviews with some of the famous Hollywood writers. Christina Hamlett is a former actress and theatre director. She is an author of seventeen books, ninety-eight plays and musicals for young people. Currently, as the leading screenwriter, she teaches an innovative online screenwriting course through the WriteRead University. Paperback: 288 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-0-916260-47-7 MER127 $23.95 Plays Include › Checkers - Dale Doerman › The Split Decision - William Moseley › Fireworks - Megan Terry › Potato Girl - Christine Rusch › Phonecall from Sunkist - Norman A. Bert › Advice to a New Actor - Lavonne Mueller One-act Plays for Acting Students An Anthology of Complete One-act Plays – No Cuttings! Edited By Norman A. Bert Twenty-three outstanding short length plays for a cast of one, two or three actors. No cuttings. Each play is a complete dramatic work. No walk-ons. All balanced roles. About five minutes acting time for each character. Performance times vary from eight to fifteen minutes. Plays offer a wide variety of acting roles and settings for classroom or stage performance. Scripts are excellent for secondary and university level forensic competitions. Also included in the text are sections on rehearsal techniques and procedures. The anthology offers a variety of performance rights options including royalty-free classroom use. “A treasure trove of new drama writers’ efforts . . . A unique, important handbook for drama students.” – The Midwest Book Review Paperback: 216 page, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-010-1 MER051 $23.95 Chapters include › Germination › Getting Ideas › Dramatic Structure › Audience and Theme › Characterization › Dialogue Characters in Action Playwriting the Easy Way By Marsh Cassady The twelve chapters of this book provide a complete survey of every step in playwriting from the germination of an idea to its complete development into a theatrical production. Covers the basics of writing for theatre, creating characters in conflict, plots and subplots, structure and dialogue and winning an audience. Cassady provides some basic rules but the reader learns most from the countless examples and anecdotal illustrations from amateur and professional playwrights. A basic text on the art of playwriting. Marsh Cassady is a former high school and college theatre instructor who has acted or directed in over 100 plays. He currently authors books on theatre arts and writing from his San Diego, California home. 20 Prices Shown Do Not Include the GST - Add 10% Check our website for latest releases and pricing
Phone (03) 9553 3234 Fax (03) 9553 4562 Email sales@mentone-educational.com.au Web www.mentone-educational.com.au Paperback: 112 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-079-8 MER390 $19.95 Chapters Include › The Development of Stanislavsky System, 1906-1990 › Stage Action › Elements of Acting Technique › Structuring the Play › Work on a Monolog › The Actor’s Training The Stanislavsky Secret Not a System, Not a Method but a Way of Thinking By Irina and Igor Levin Everyone in theatre knows his name but only few know Stanislavsky’s last work. Only his colleagues and their pupils knew them. They are the ones, since 1938, who have been refining Stanislavsky’s final ideas for modern theatre. In six comprehensive chapters, the authors reveal Stanislavsky’s method to help actors transform themselves into believable and fascinating stage characters. This is a great manual for actors, directors and theatre students. It includes material that can be adopted for courses in acting and directing. Art of Acting Paperback: 312 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-107-8 MER075 $23.95 Chapters Include › The Stage and Acting Terms › The Voice › The Body › Listening, Relating and Projecting › An Actor’s Process › Image and Observations › Types and Styles of Drama Acting for Life A Textbook on Acting By Jack Frakes Of all the arts, drama, with its exploration of human characters and relationships, is closest to everyday life. This textbook emphasizes this connection, by presenting the fundamentals of drama and acting techniques in the context of ordinary experiences and interactions. All of the material has been arranged sequentially, with the drama teacher in mind. The subjects progress from basic stage and acting terminology, too more advanced lessons on acting theories. Each chapter includes exercises, activities, and discussion questions that have been carefully selected to reinforce the text. This work has been crafted for use with both advanced and beginning acting students. The book has been split into five parts: Basic Acting Skills, Preparing to Perform a Scene, Techniques in Character Development, The Playscript, and Film Acting. Paperback: 232 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-0-916260-62-0 MER027 $19.95 Chapters Include › Creative Imagination › Personalization › Physicalization › Improvisation and more › Putting Technique to Use – Scene Classes › Styles of Acting › Developing Characters The Art of Acting The Complete Artist-actor Training Process By Carlton Colyer Anyone who is really serious about being an actor or teaching true acting techniques needs this book. Leading professionals believe it will be one of the best acting texts ever published. The author has performed on stage, film and TV opposite many of theatre’s leading actors and actresses. In step-by-step process, Carlton Colyer leads the actor in building a technique, and then fully explains how to put that technique to work from basic exercises to multidimensional performances. More than fundamentals, this book covers the complete actor-training process from amateur to professional level. Carlton Colyer has performed or directed in over two hundred plays. A former faculty member at Syracuse in London and Brown University, he currently teaches acting in Providence, Rhode Island, where he also resides. Paperback: 216 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-1-56608-111-5 MER094 $23.95 Chapters Include › Approach › Fundamentals › Classes and Rehearsals › Performance › Final Lessons Lessons: The Craft of Acting Truthful Human Behaviour on Stage or Screen By Tom Isbell Definitely not a “how-to” book! “The Craft of Acting” articulates the intangible - how to capture lightning in a jar. It works to develop an awareness in the student, in order to help the aspiring actor evolve, grow and mature as a performer. Acting is an art that comes from within oneself - no tricks, no special techniques. Every great artist begins as a craftsman then develops into an artist. Each of the 100 plain-speaking lessons in this book is brief and deals with an essential truth. This is not a traditional textbook. Instead, it’s a supplemental work for students and professionals. Tom Isbell is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and was recently named the Albert Tezla Scholar/Teacher of the Year. During his professional acting career in theatre, TV and film he worked opposite Robert DeNiro, Ed Harris, Helen Hunt and other star performers. Paperback: 208 pages, 14 x 21cm ISBN: 978-0-916260-30-9 MER004 $17.95 Chapters Include › Suit the Action to the Word › Interpretation of Character › The Play’s the Thing › Feet when Sitting, Standing and Walking › Hands when Sitting, Standing and Walking › Co-ordination of Speech with Movement Acting and Stage Movement A Complete Handbook for Amateurs and Professionals By Edwin C. White and Marguerite Battye In one handy volume, a concise course in all phases of acting and stage movement. Speech control, interpretation of a character style – all the essentials of good acting are fully reviewed. Every phase of acting and motion is included: sitting, walking, standing, hand and arm coordination and opposition, the eyes, the head, body movement, exits and entrances, mechanics of emotional range and relaxation and tension. A fully illustrated book. VHS: 20 min ISBN: 978-1-56608-120-7 MER093 $34.95 DVD: 20 min ISBN: 978-1-56608-121-4 MER096 $34.95 How Theatre Began An Introduction to the History of Drama By Nancy Forderer The theatre of today – TV, movies and stage – where and how did it all begin? What role did theatre play in the cultural history of the West? Why has theatre evolved to what it is today? Beginning with Greek drama and continuing through Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, French, Spanish, English and American forms, this video tape gives an overview of how modern theatre came to be. The great playwrights, trends and artistic styles are briefly described to give the student a general understanding of both the history and cultural importance of theatre. A very adaptable reference item for library and class use. www.mentone-educational.com.au Prices Shown Do Not Include the GST - Add 10% 21
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