{"product_id":"contemporary-scenes-for-student-actors-paperback","title":"Contemporary Scenes for Student Actors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEva Mekler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of contemporary scenes provides the student actor, as well as professional and untrained performers, with material from some of the best plays ever written. Each selection contains critical information on characters, setting, and background to give a clear sense of what the play is about. \u003ci\u003eContemporary Scenes for Student Actors\u003c\/i\u003e accommodates a wide variety of acting styles, from naturalistic to poetic to highly stylized, spanning a range of ages and a variety of locales, and incorporating excerpts of various lengths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Includes scenes from plays by\u003cbr\u003e - Woody Allen\u003cbr\u003e - Maxwell Anderson\u003cbr\u003e - Jean Anouilh\u003cbr\u003e - Simon Gray\u003cbr\u003e - John Guare\u003cbr\u003e - Lillian Hellman\u003cbr\u003e - Albert Innaurato\u003cbr\u003e - David Mamet\u003cbr\u003e - Mark Medoff\u003cbr\u003e - Arthur Miller\u003cbr\u003e - Miguel Pinero\u003cbr\u003e - David Rabe\u003cbr\u003e - Sam Shepard\u003cbr\u003e - Tennessee Williams\u003cbr\u003e - And many more\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving taught acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and at The Actors Studio, \u003cb\u003eMichael Schulman\u003c\/b\u003e now teaches at his own workshop in New York City. He has also written and directed a number of plays for Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre. He is director of The British-American Acting Academy, a school with braches in New York and London, dedicated to the synthesis of the best of British and American acting techniques. He is also chairman of the theatre department of The Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts. In addition to his theatrical career, he is a clinical and research psychologist who has held assistant professorship at Fordham and Rutgers universities. His PhD is from the City University of New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Mekler\u003c\/b\u003e is both a playwright and a former actress who has performed on and off Broadway. Trained in psychology, with a master's degree from New York University, she divides her time between her work as a clinician and writing. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Generation of Acting Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 1980\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755402232096,"sku":"9780140481532","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5e7532329c960a61871b2b2cda648767.webp?v=1780057981","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/contemporary-scenes-for-student-actors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}