{"product_id":"breaking-it-down-audition-techniques-for-actors-of-the-global-majority-paperback","title":"Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicole Hodges Persley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMonica White Ndounou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eA practical guide that shows BIPOC actors how to break down the audition process rather than being broken down by the entertainment industry and its practices of exclusion and bias. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Hodges Persley\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of American Studies and African and African American Studies at the University of Kansas. She is the a courtesy faculty member of the Department of Theatre \u0026amp; Dance. Hodges Persley is a member of SAG\/AFTRA\/AEA and Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). She has performance and directing credits in regional theater, television and film. Notable directing credits include \u003ci\u003eMidnight Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRachel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDutchman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, and her award winning short films \u003ci\u003eEpiphany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbishai.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the author of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eSampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip-hop Theater and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the Artistic Director of KC Melting Pot Theatre, Kansas City's premier Black Theatre company. Hodges Persley the co-founder of Create Ensemble, a digital platform for creative artists of color, and the founder of \u003ci\u003eBlack Performance Project\u003c\/i\u003e, a virtual multimodal maker space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica White Ndounou\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of theater and the 2017-2018 Sony Music Fellow at Dartmouth College. She is the founding Executive Director of The CRAFT Institute and the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eShaping the Future of African American Film: Color-Coded Economics and the Story Behind the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e. Also an actor, director and member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), her notable directing credits include \u003ci\u003ePass Over\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGem of the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJoe Turner's Come and Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a founding member of the National Advisory Committee of The Black Seed, a national strategic plan to create impact and thrivability for Black theater institutions and initiatives. She is an alum of The Black Arts Institute and a co-founder of Create Ensemble, a digital platform for creative artists of color\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776132579616,"sku":"9781538198872","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bd9c63c3aaf02fdcee3c1324f07e49e.webp?v=1780473003","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/breaking-it-down-audition-techniques-for-actors-of-the-global-majority-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}