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Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and try to rescue a tame bear.

Franklin is assigned a lead role in the class play, but he worries that his stage fright will keep him from performing well as the Nutcracker Prince.

When the new boy at her school turns out to be the son of a Hollywood power player, Jessica, a small-town sixteen-year-old with stars in her eyes, a job at Wal-Mart, and a bit part in "West Side Story," sets out to get Jordan's estranged father to attend the production--but her drama teacher's politically correct hatchet job on the script threatens to turn her "big break" into a disaster.

Provides instructions for all aspects of putting on one's own play, covering writing scripts, designing sets, making costumes, and acting parts; and includes six plays and ideas for cast parties.

Introduction to the various aspects of the theatre, providing an overview of acting, lighting, makeup, directing, costumes, sound, and set design, and including essays on the history of theatre.

A comprehensive manual for acting and theater, discussing improvisation, voice projection, breathing exercises, script analysis, and technical aspects of theater production.

Elizabeth Jerrold pursues her dream of becoming an actress after her high school graduation, and lands a position as an apprentice in a summer theater company where she falls in love with an aspiring director.

A collection of twenty short scenes from six Shakespeare plays: "Macbeth," "Much Ado About Nothing," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "King Lear," "As You Like It," and "The Taming of the Shrew.

An overview of Chinese theatre that offers an inside view into the experiences of Chinese performance actors and challenges western theatre artists who have used elements of Chinese theatre to enhance their own theatres.

Studies the process of rehearsal by examining three schools of theater workshop--those of Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski, and Konstantin Stanislavsky.

Offers a specific structure for students, teachers, and directors that gives a basis and starting place from which to explore musical theatre acting in both classroom and workshop settings, and includes worksheets and audition material.

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.

A ten-year-old actress tells about her association with the Palo Alto Children's Theatre, the oldest children's theater in the United States, and her performance in their staging of Kipling's "Just So Stories.

Readers can learn about the craft of acting itself, preparing for and doing well at auditions, the exciting and challenging rehearsal process, and dealing with the opening night jitters.

Emma can't wait to audition for her school play. She already knows exactly what part she wants: the enchanted princess! But when she's cast as the cackling, warty old witch instead, Emma can't believe it! She's ready to quit the play.