Playing Contemporary Scenes: 31 Famous Scenes and How to Play Them

by Gerald Lee Ratliff

Overview

The best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. The scenes offer a wide spectrum of performance styles for vocal and physical interpretation. Playwrights include: Beckett, Pinter, Mamet, Durang, Foote, Wasserstein, Vogel, McLure, Innaurato, Meyers, Shue, Medoff and Steve Martin as well as "new voice" contemporary playwrights Bruce Graham, John Wooten, Ludmilla Bollow, Rich Orloff and Jack Heifner. Scenes are divided into several age groups. Each is preceded by performance hints and exercises. Also included are monologs for audition use. Designed to help beginning and experienced actors to expand their individual styles and techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566080255
Publisher:	Meriwether Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	01/28/1996
Pages:	366
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.82(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Gerald Lee Ratliff is an award-winning author of numerous articles and textbooks on classroom teaching strategies and performance activities. He has served as national president of the Eastern Communication Association, Association of Communication Administration, and Theta Alpha Phi, the national theatre fraternity. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by both the Eastern Communication Association and Theta Alpha Phi; named a Fulbright Scholar to China; selected as a U.S.A. delegate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Russia; and has received multiple teaching awards for pioneering innovative curriculum design and instructional practices. He is currently active as a program consultant and frequent workshop facilitator.