A "how-to" manual written for the independent travelling magician or any other street performer. Includes the specific details on different approaches for street, bar and restaurant. Some of the topics are: picking the right bar, entering the bar, working the crowd, building the tip, the re-hash, what to avoid, and taxes.

Siguiendo el poemario homónimo de Marguerite Yourcenar, cada uno de los brevísimos poemas dan pie a un pequeño relato teatral sobre enfermos terminales. La delicadeza, el fino tejido de psicologías, las situaciones entrañables a partir de momentos cotidianos, hacen de esta serie de treinta y tres obras breves una dolorosa y reconciliadora visita a la antesala de la muerte, ahí donde se piensa la pequeñez y la grandeza de la condición humana....

Marco Bodoni est écrivain. Auteur de romans policiers aux tirages fabuleux! Il veut se débarrasser de cette étiquette. Il veut être reconnu à sa « juste valeur ». Il veut tuer son héros, l'Inspecteur Davies. Et passer à autre chose. Après un dernier ouvrage dans lequel son personnage perd la vie (pas encore publié), il écrit uniquement pour le théâtre... Un jour, lors d'un voyage international en train, une jeune femme vient squatter...

The theme of the play is an unorthodox imaginary family compound of heretical characters which many of them, if combined by twos, are the ends of a conscience and a lesson about life to excess of. Agatha, the chatelaine invites her family in England to celebrate her birthday and tell them who will inherit her huge mansion. Her brother and her sister, her lifelong friend and physician are some guests of the list. Carl (a psychiatrist), Lou (a linguist...

In The Crafty Art of Playmaking, this seminal guide from renowned playwright Alan Ayckbourn shares his tricks of the trade. From helpful hints on writing to tips on directing, this book provides a complete primer for the newcomer and a refresher for those with more experience. Written in Ayckbourn's signature style that combines humor, seriousness, and a heady air of sophistication, The Crafty Art of Playmaking is a must-have for aspiring playwrights,...

Orpheus and the Maenads A Traditional Play in Blank Verse The preternaturally great poet Orpheus has responded to the loss of his wife Eurydice to the Underworld by forsaking the society of his fellow men in Thrace, where he was a poet-king, and endlessly wandering through field and forest, using his poetic genius to lament his loss. Apollo, the god of poetry, urges him to give up his excessive mourning and return to Thrace and once more sing the...

Cutting-edge, comprehensive, and effective, Seven Pillars Acting empowers the actor to transform into character with ease and authenticity. Inspired by the great acting teachers of the last century, Seven Pillars Acting is a modern method that provides a structured set of tools and a dependable process to access and cultivate talent. With many students of the technique now working in the entertainment industry, Seven Pillars Acting is changing the...

A Bed in the sticks, Lee Dunne's sequel to Goodbye to the Hill opens with the hero, Paddy Maguire returning to Ireland after a short and dismal sojourn to England. He is bowed but undeaten and with his usual optimism embarks on an exploration of stage craft with a touring theatrical company as it winds its way through the small towns of 1950s rural Ireland. Paddy's theatrics on and off the stage, make for a warm, funny and insightful perspective on...

Ayquina, teatralidad de la fiesta religiosa popular de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe" de Manuel Letelier aborda una fiesta religiosa poco conocida en nuestro país. Se expone una interpretación teatral referida a la experiencia de fe pública y comunitaria que acontece en la festividad dedicada a la imagen de la Virgen. El libro invita a comprender y descubrir el arte de la fiesta religiosa de Ayquina recorriendo una senda en la que confluye la reactualización...

A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater provides the tools to increase understanding and make Shakespeare's words one's own.