Acting in Musical Theatre - Rocco Dal Vera, Joe Deer

Acting in Musical Theatre

A Comprehensive Course
Buch | Softcover
396 Seiten
2015 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-71327-6 (ISBN)
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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 second edition include:











A brand new companion website for students and teachers, including Powerpoint lecture slides, sample syllabi, and checklists for projects and exercises.







Learning outcomes for each chapter to guide teachers and students through the book’s core ideas and lessons







New style overviews for pop and jukebox musicals







Extensive updated professional insights from field testing with students, young professionals, and industry showcases







Full-colour production images, bringing each chapter to life





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.

Rocco Dal Vera was Professor of Drama at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music where he headed the Division for Musical Theatre, Acting, Opera, Dance, Arts Administration, Theatre Design and Production. He is the author and editor of six books including Voice: Onstage and Off with Robert Barton.      Joe Deer is Head of Musical Theatre at Wright State University, as well as being an experienced director, choreographer, actor, dancer, stage manager, and artistic director. He has been a musical theatre educator for almost thirty years, and is a frequent contributor to theatre publications, including Teaching Theatre Journal and Dramatics Magazine.

Introduction  Part 1: Fundamentals of Acting in Musical Theatre  1. Acting Basics - The Foundation  2. Acting Basics - Step-by-Step  3. Making it Matter  Part 2: 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 3: The Journey of the Song  8. The Journey Begins  9. Working with Relationships  10. Intensifiers  Part 4: Making it a Performance 11. Discovering your Phrasing  12. Staging your Song  13. Rehearsal into Performance  Part 5: Style in Musical Theatre  14. What is Style?  15. Style Tags  16. Style Overviews Part 6: The Profession  17. Do you have the Stuff?  18. Auditioning  19. A Winning Attitude  Subject Index  Show, Character and Song Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.10.2015
Zusatzinfo 18 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 862 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Klassik / Oper / Musical
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 0-415-71327-7 / 0415713277
ISBN-13 978-0-415-71327-6 / 9780415713276
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