Nick Hern Books

Outspoken

A Canadian Collection of Lesbian Scenes and Monologues

Touching on gender, sexuality, family, pop culture, and history, the pieces in this anthology range from the hilarious to the poignant, the sexy to the sincere, the truthful to the tongue-in-cheek.

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Truth in Play

Drama Strategies for Building Meaningful Performances

By Debbie Nyman and Jill Lloyd-Jones With David S. Craig

A collection of short dramatic scenes, with learning activities and teaching strategies to accompany each one - everything a teacher needs to help students connect with the material and give a truthful performance.

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Fundamentals of Directing

By Ric Knowles

A concise and practical guide for aspiring theatre directors, from a leading practitioner in Canadian theatre.

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The Ancient Comedians

And What They Have To Say To Contemporary Playwrights

By Clem Martini

A fascinating exploration of the origins and development of dramatic comedy, by an award-winning Canadian playwright, novelist and screenwriter.

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Contemporary Duologues Collection

Two Men | Two Women | One Man & One Woman

Edited by Trilby James

A selection of the best contemporary scenes for two actors, with seventy-five fantastic duologues, all written since the year 2000. Includes twenty-five duologues for two men, twenty-five for two women, and a further twenty-five for one man and one woman. In the Good Audition Guides series.

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An Ideal Theater

Founding Visions for a New American Art

By Todd London

A wide-ranging, inspiring documentary history of the American theatre movement as told by the visionaries who goaded it into being.

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The Director's Voice

Twenty-One Interviews

Edited by Arthur Bartow

Interviews with twenty-one leading American theatre directors.

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Ridiculous Theatre: Scourge of Human Folly

Essays and Opinions

By Charles Ludlam Edited by Steven Samuels

The collected 'essays and opinions' of the founder, director, playwright and star of New York's famous Ridiculous Theatre.

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Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group

By David Savran

A in-depth survey of the work of groundbreaking theatre company the Wooster Group, introduced by Peter Sellars.

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Culture is the Body

The Theatre Writings of Tadashi Suzuki

By Tadashi Suzuki Translated by Kameron Steele

A landmark collection of writings from one of the world's most revered theatre directors.

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Thinking Shakespeare

A working guide for actors, directors, students… and anyone else interested in the Bard

By Barry Edelstein

Practical advice on how to make Shakespeare’s words feel spontaneous, passionate, and real, from a leading American director and teacher.

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Innovation in Five Acts

Strategies for Theatre and Performance

Edited by Caridad Svich

An inspirational sourcebook of innovative techniques for creating theatre, with contributions from experienced playwrights, directors, performers, teachers, dramaturgs, artistic directors and founders.

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LAMDA Acting Anthology: Volume 5

By LAMDA Exams

100 speeches and scenes for Learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Performance: Acting from Grade 1 to Grade 5.

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LAMDA Verse and Prose Anthology: Volume 20

By LAMDA Exams

An anthology of the set selection of verse and prose pieces for Learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Communication: Speaking Verse and Prose from Entry Level to Grade 8, and LAMDA Introductory Graded Examinations from Stage 1 to Stage 3 (Solo and Group).

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100 Monologues

By Eric Bogosian

A definitive collection of all of Eric Bogosian's monologues, originally performed as part of his six off-Broadway solo shows.

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The Kilroys List: Volume One

97 Monologues and Scenes by Female and Trans Playwrights

By The Kilroys

A collection of monologues and scenes from The Kilroys List, a vetted collection of plays written by female and trans writers, nominated by hundreds of professional artistic directors, literary managers, professors, producers, directors, and dramaturgs.