Break a Leg!: The Kid's Guide to Acting and
Stagecraft
Lise Friedman, Mary Dowdle
A complete
drama course for kids in a book. BREAK A LEG! teaches
budding thespians everything they need to know about
stagecraft and the production of performances, in home or
out.
Illustrated throughout with informative how-to and candid
shots of young working actors, BREAK A LEG! is as
comprehensive as it is high-spirited. There are sections on
body preparation, including warm-ups, stretches, and
breathing exercises. Theater games, improv, miming, and
other fun ways to develop technique. Important acting
skills, such as voice projection, crying on command,
learning accents, and staging falls and fights without
getting hurt. The performance: analyzing scripts, building a
character, what to expect from rehearsals, and overcoming
stagefright. A backstage look at blocking, lighting, and
other technical aspects of theater production. And for the
fun of costumes and make-up, a 16-page color insert. In
addition, it covers legends and lore (Why is Macbeth cursed?
Why do we say "break a leg"?) and offers dozens of must-see
movie recommendations. Plus, for the ambitious, talented,
and just plain curious, there's advice on how to make a
career of it all, with tips on agents and auditions and
getting jobs in theater, film, TV, and radio. ORDER CODE: WKM12208B
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