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Book SynopsisThe script for the stage production of the bestselling Khaled Hosseini novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, as adapted by playwright Ursula Rani Sarma.Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss, and by fate. As they endure the ever-escalating dangers around them--in their home, as well as in the streets of Kabul--they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, playwright Ursula Rani Sarma reimagines Hosseini's novel to show how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.A stunning accomplishment, this reimagination of A Thousand Splendid

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Book SynopsisA Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition explains how to successfully tackle the cattle call acting audition with a sixty-second monologue. Through Q&As, tips, directorâs notes, and a glossary full of outrageous actions meant to inspire the actor into truly connecting with the piece, this book shows actors where and how to find a monologue, edit it, and give the best audition possible.Table of ContentsPart One: A Monologue is…? An Audition is an outrageous situation The Sixty second Dilemma What is a monologue? A monologue is an Outrageous situation What to Look for when choosing a Monologue What to Avoid in a Monologue Part Two: Working on a Monologue Read the Play Ask the Stanislavski Question Given Circumstances Take 3 Tips from the script Editing a Monologue—include Table Piecing a monologue together—include Table Memorize—ASAP Blocking How to Move (Because you must) Monologue Pitfalls Outrageous Exercises and Improvs Part Three: Time to Audition Steps of Your Audition How Should I introduce my Monologue? Where Should I place My Focus? Focus 1.0, 2.0 Should I take time to ‘get into it’ before I start? Your Actual Run Time Your Audition Must Show… Your Sixty-second Audition Must Prove… How much can the Auditors See in 60 seconds? What Do the Auditors Want to See in a Call Back? When Does the Audition Really Begin? When Does the Audition End? Part Four: "Just a Few Notes." Realism is Not Real Positive Negative Playing Emotion Playing Explosions Playing Characters that are Rich That are Poor That are heroic That are evil That are courageous That are cowardly Crying and Yelling is Not Dramatic Don’t TRY to be Funny Dress and Hygiene for Men Dress and Hygiene for Women Final Thought on Clothes Tattoo is Taboo Exit Epilogue Appendix MONOLOGUE SUGGESTIONS WHERE TO FIND MONOLOGUES UNIFIED AUDITIONS HEAD SHOT PRODUCTION

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Book SynopsisSpace: it's everywhere, all around, a given. It's abstract and yet not abstract at all, because it governs all human relations, shapes the way we understand our place on the planet, and orients us toward others (for better and for worse). How do theatre scholars understand space and place in performance? What tools do they use to theorize the political work space does on and beyond the stage? How can students use these tools to unpack the workings of space and place in the performances they see, the plays they study, and the experiences they have outside their classrooms?Theory for Theatre Studies: Space provides a comprehensive introduction to the spatial turn' in modern theatre and performance theory, exploring topics as diverse as embodied space, environmental performance politics and urban performance studies. The book is written in accessible prose and features in-depth case studies of Platform's audio walk And While London Burns, Katie Mitchell's Fraülein JulieTrade ReviewTheory for Theatre Studies investigates a wide range of methodologies to corroborate longstanding discourse surrounding space, place, and performance. Solga uses this volume to examine how new understandings of theatrical and performance events can evolve from varying approaches to and in theatrical spaces. A self-proclaimed modern feminist, Solga is also author of Theatre and Feminism (2016) and Violence against Women in Early Modern Performance: Invisible Acts (2009). From speculative queries to in-depth case studies, the present title offers insight into historical dramatic theories and unpacks 20th-century theater trends. Summing Up: Recommended. * CHOICE *Lucid and compelling ... [Provides] an engaging and accessible synthesis of spatial theories that will make this book an essential addition to undergraduate curricula ... A valuable and timely contribution to research on performance space. * New Theatre Quarterly *Kim Solga’s Theory for Theatre Studies: Space offers new considerations of foundational twentieth-century cultural materialism and boldly takes on vital new discourses. In so doing, Solga reinserts the stakes and dynamizes the discussion of spatiality in twenty-first-century theatre and performance studies. -- Scott Magelssen, University of Washington School of Drama, USASolga’s engaging synthesis of key spatial theories opens up provocative possibilities for better understanding space in and of the theatre. Vivid examples anchor her well-contextualised ideas on texts, venues, scenic design and politics. -- Professor Joanne Tompkins, The University of Queensland, AustraliaA fluid and rigorous field-guide to an important and stimulating area of study: this book covers a great deal of territory, offers a lively and accessible account of a complex theme, and synthesises theory, theatre and analysis with wit, confidence and clarity. -- Sophie Nield, Royal Holloway, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Series Preface Introduction: Making Room for Space at the Theatre Locate Yourself The Way Ahead Section One: Methodologies and Approaches The Back Story: The Spaces of Classical Dramatic Theory Contemporary Lens #1: Theatre and the Production of Social Space Contemporary Lens #2: Genre and “Topographic” Space Contemporary Lens #3: The Heterotopic Stage Section Two: Extended Case Studies Case Study #1: ‘And While London Burns’ Case Study #2: ‘Fräulein Julie’ Case Study #3: ‘The Shipment’ Section Three: Towards a Decolonized Stage Locating Settler Colonialism Seeing Like a Settler “A Concert and a Conversation”: ‘Kiinalik – These Sharp Tools’ Notes Further reading Bibliography Index

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