Wallace, Nancy K.
Summary: Explains what is needed to put on a play, and provides the script for an adaptation of a fairy tale in which Snow White escapes the huntsman she is saved by seven dorks. All is well until she uses social media to try to find her prince!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 812.6 WALYacka, Douglas
Summary: Describes the history of the famous street in New York City, detailing the development of the theater district and the shows and stars that have become Broadway legends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.0974 YACSummary: As live performances on Broadway start up again after an unprecedented absence of eighteen months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway theater came back from the brink. On Broadway shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONSummary: An examination of Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her children", and the political philosophies the play represents. Preparing for The Public Theater's 2006 production of Brecht's anti-war play, Meryl Streep allows a camera crew to document her rehearsal process and interest in the work. Moreover, the life and times of Brecht himself are followed, most notably the playwrites' escape from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alive Mind 2009
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF THERiedel, Michael
Summary: At the dawn of the nineties, the British invasion of Broadway was in full swing. Musical spectacles dominated the box office. As American musical comedy made its grand return, plays, always an endangered species on Broadway, staged a powerful comeback. A different breed of producers rose up to challenge the grip theater owners had long held on Broadway, and corporations began to see how much...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.097 RIETelgemeier, Raina
Summary: Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix/Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC TELMorley, Jacqueline.
Summary: "Put your dress on. Women aren't allowed to act, so you'll have to play some female roles. When the plague strikes, get out of London! Try your luck as a traveling player and take the show on the road. Keep an eye out for cutpurses. These thieves thrive in busy places like the Globe. Study hard! If you mangle Shakespeare's lines, you'll be in trouble" --Cover, p. 4.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792 MORFox, Ted
Summary: "Writer Ted Fox and artist James Otis Smith bring to life Harlem's legendary theater in this graphic novel adaptation of Fox's definitive, critically acclaimed history of the Apollo. Since its inception as an African-American theater in 1934, the Apollo, and the thousands of entertainers who performed there, have led the way in the presentation of swing, bebop, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams ComicArts 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.09 FOXFling, Helen.
Summary: Instructions for constructing and costuming marionettes, stringing them for one or two hand control, manipulating them, and staging a show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1973
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.5 FLIContents: Blackbird / David Harrower -- The clean house / Sarah Ruhl -- The coast of Utopia / Tom Stoppard -- Dying city / Christopher Shinn -- Frost/Nixon / Peter Morgan -- The pain and the itch / Bruce Norris -- Passing strange / Stew and Heidi Rodewald -- Radio golf / August Wilson -- The scene / Theresa Rebeck -- Spring awakening / Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Limelight Editions 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 812.5 BESSummary: Rick McKay filmed over one hundred of Broadway and Hollywood's greatest stars. In their own words they tell how they came to New York and created this legendary century in American theatre, thereby preserving the memories of historic Broadway performances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dada Films/RCA Victor/BMG 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BROAkasaka, Aka
Summary: "The stage is set for Kana and Akane to put on a performance that will prove who is the superior actor. But while Akane boldly steps into the spotlight, Kana draws back, letting her rival shine even brighter. Years in the industry have taught Kana to survive, not to strive--but that's not the Kana-chan who Akane wants to face! With a packed house and all eyes on them, can Aqua help Kana reclaim...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: "In 2017, New Yorker staff writer D.T. Max began working on a major profile of Stephen Sondheim that would be timed to the eventual premiere of a new musical Sondheim was writing. Sadly , that process - and the years of conversation - was cut short by Sondheim's own hesitations, then the global pandemic, and finally by the great artist's death in November 2021. Now, Max has taken the raw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SONDHEIM, STEPHEN MAXRosen, Michael
Summary: Presents the life and times of the renowned author through a review of some plays and expressions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2001
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB SHAKESPEAR ROSCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT PeopleShakespeareSummary: "Against all odds, the students at Dominguez High School set out to put on the school's first theatrical production in more than 20 years. But what does Thornton Wilder's famous play about life in rural Grover's Corners have to do with Compton, California? [This film] follows the students on their discovery of the power of art and the human spirit"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Film Movement 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OTSummary: Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancée, he's agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of "The music man" in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now he's faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends with their own troubles whom he's convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PITAkasaka, Aka
Summary: ""In show business, lies are a weapon. Tensions are running high on the set of the Tokyo Blade theatrical adaptation--though not in the way anyone expected! Surprisingly, Kana and Akane are managing to keep their longstanding rivalry purely professional;in fact, the amount of talent onstage is motivating all the actors to do their very best. But there's someone who isn't thrilled with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Summary: This absorbing and entertaining guide provides all the information needed to construct puppets and puppet theaters. Written by professionals with a passion for their art, the detailed and comprehensive manual contains suggestions for making heads, bodies, wigs, and puppet clothing. Entire chapters tell how to manipulate the puppet, set up and furnish a stage, light scenes, and even how to build...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2005
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Summary: "Read this book to learn about the different ways you can work in theater"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bright Idea Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.02 BELBrandt, Nat.
Contents: Warning signs -- "Absolutely fireproof" -- Play and players -- Opening night -- 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 1903 -- In the Parquet and Boxes -- In the Dress Circle and Gallery -- The rescuers -- The news spreads rapidly -- Morgue scenes -- In mourning -- A state of shock -- Safety last -- Finger pointing -- Blind justice -- Curtains -- Ashes and Embers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.3 BRABrown, Gene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan USA 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792 BROKreutinger, Adam
Summary: "Master the magnificent art of puppetry and join the ranks of Jim Henson with this exhaustive puppeteering guide! Are you looking to learn how to puppeteer for television, shows or just for fun? Have you tried grasping your puppetry skills, but you can't seem to ace it no matter what you do? If yes, and yes, this puppetry guide has got you covered! The simplicity and rawness of puppetry make it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nimalz Studios, LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.53 KREMcCullough, L. E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smith and Kraus 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.0226 MCCZemeckis, Leslie Harter.
Summary: Featuring interviews by performers and other notables of the industry, presents the history of American burleque theater from its golden age through its decline and its current renaissance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Pub. 2013