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Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course
- Author: Deer, Joe
- Author: Vera, Rocco Dal
Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course
- Author: Deer, Joe
- Author: Vera, Rocco Dal
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Acting in Musical Theatre remains the only complete course in approaching a role in a musical. It covers fundamental skills for novice actors, practical insights for professionals, and even tips to help veteran musical performers refine their craft.
Updates in this expanded and revised third edition include:
- A "Resource Guide" that includes Teaching Materials and Syllabi for long and short-courses.
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- Updated examples, illustrations and exercises from more recent musical styles and productions such as Hamilton, and Dear Evan Hansen.
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- Revision of rehearsal and performance guidelines to help teachers with less-experienced students avoid common problems.
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- Updated and expanded further reading lists for specific subject areas, to guide readers through their own studies.
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- New notes in the "The Profession" chapters to reflect the latest trends in casting, self-promotion and audition practice.
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- A comprehensive revision of the book's companion website, including syllabi for a range of short and long-form courses, Power Point slide decks and printable handouts for every chapter.
Acting in Musical Theatre's chapters divide into easy-to-reference units, each containing group and solo exercises, making it the definitive textbook for students and practitioners alike.
Contents
- Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Acting in Musical Theatre
- 1. Acting Basics - The Foundation
- 2. Acting Basics - Step-by-Step
- 3. Making It Matter Part Two: Score and Libretto Analysis and Structure
- 4. Musical Analysis - Listening for Clues
- 5. Working with Words - The Language of the Lyric and Libretto
- 6. Elements of storytelling
- 7. Character Analysis Part Three: The Journey of the Song
- 8. The Journey Begins
- 9. Working with Relationships
- 10. Intensifiers Part Four: Making it a Performance
- 11. Discovering Your Phrasing
- 12. Staging Your Song
- 13. Rehearsal into Performance Part Five: Style in Musical Theatre
- 14. What is style?
- 15. Style Tags
- 16. Style Overviews Part Six: The Profession
- 17. Do You Have the Stuff?
- 18. Auditioning
- 19. A Winning Attitude
