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1) Actor
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 p.) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Depicts the work of actors, describes how they perform a variety of roles, and provides information about learning the skills needed in this career. Offers information about famous actors and their unique styles and includes color photos, a glossary, an index, and sources for additional information.
2) Acting
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
290L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Uses simple text and color photographs to describe the job of an actor. Discusses how an actor studies lines, tries on costumes, and practices with a cast. Includes a picture glossary and a website for further resources.
Author
Series
Summer Hill novel volume 1
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Enter Elizabeth Bennet. Chef Casey Reddick has had it up to here with men. When she arrives in the charming town of Summer Hill, Virginia, she leaves behind a demanding boss at a famous D.C. restaurant and a breakup with a boyfriend jealous of her success. Some peace and quiet on the picturesque Tattwell plantation is just what she needs to start fresh. But the tranquility is broken one misty morning when she sees a gorgeous naked man on the porch...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
100L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
Español
Description
Uses simple text and color photographs to describe the job of an actor. Discusses how an actor studies lines, tries on costumes, and practices with a cast. Includes a picture glossary and a website for further resources.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
LARPing, or live-action role playing, is one of the hottest hobbies today. Its devoted participants develop detailed characters, inventing names and personalities, as well as costumes and props. The improvisational nature and opportunity for creativity at LARP events makes for a new experience every time. Readers will dive headfirst into this fascinating pastime, guided by experienced LARPer and writer Michael Sciandra through the ins and outs of...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stevie Reel feels like she's the glue holding her family together, especially since Boss Queen Alex has gotten so wrapped up in her school play - and her leading man - that she doesn't have time for the Sisters Club. Is it up to the middle-sister Stevie to save the day? Dive into the real-life ups and downs of sisterhood with the author of the best-selling Judy Moody series.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This beautiful new edition features an eye-opening Afterword written by Tappan Wilder that includes Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes and other illuminating photographs and documentary material. Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight.
10) Bad Romeo
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Cassie Taylor met Ethan Holt at acting school, sparks flew. She was the good girl actress. He was the bad boy about campus. But one fated casting choice for Romeo and Juliet changed it all. Like the characters they were playing, Cassie and Ethan's romance seemed destined. Until he broke her heart and betrayed her trust. Now the A-list heartthrob is back in her life and turning her world around. One touch at a time. Cast as romantic leads once...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
145 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Jules is an ordinary seven-year-old girl, concerned with school and friends and other ordinary things--until a chance meeting with a casting director leads to an audition for a television commercial.
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans (Tisdale) sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag.... But the theatre's a dog-eat-dog world, as she and Boi discover when they encounter the devious owner of a pampered pooch named 'Countess' and a scheming Broadway starlet who will do anything to crush the competition. Fortunately, Sharpay also meets Peyton...
14) Rule of three
Author
Series
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women."
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Zeke's third grade class is putting on a play and Zeke is unhappy and annoyed with what he sees as too small a role--until his mother teaches him the meaning of the saying "there are no small parts, only small actors."
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The authors, both executives at Chicago's The Second City, present their insights and perspective on how to apply the seven elements of improv comedy in both professional and personal situations.
17) Free Spirit
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (160 pages).
Language
English
Description
Kellie and her horse Dylan are up in the mountains of Colorado filming a low-budget movie about a group of pioneers in the 1800s. The location is so remote that the cast and crew are camping out in tents, and Kellie's enjoying being part of the team. But when disaster suddenly strikes, there's only one person who can save the day. Does Kellie have what it takes to step into the spotlight? Discussion questions, writing prompts, and nonfiction information...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 673 pages, 32 unnumberered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges--some of the worst largely unknown until now. Mike Nichols burst onto the scene as a wunderkind without parallel: while still in his 20's, he was half of a lucrative hit improv duo with Elaine May that was the talk of the country. Next he directed four hit Broadway plays, picking up the Best Director...