- Art of Storytelling (163)
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Toast on Toast
- Cautionary tales and candid advice
- By: Steven Toast
- Narrated by: Matt Berry - as Steven Toast
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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In Toast on Toast - part memoir, part "how to act" manual - Steven Toast draws on his vast and varied experiences, providing the reader with an invaluable insight...
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Absolutely hilarious!
- By Julie Poulter on 30-12-2015
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A Challenge for the Actor
- By: Uta Hagen
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brand new audio edition of her second classic book, A Challenge for the Actor, Uta Hagen greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher....
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Set Your Voice Free
- How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
- By: Roger Love, Donna Frazier
- Narrated by: Roger Love
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting....
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How to Become an Audiobook Narrator
- An In-Depth 10 Step Guide for Success
- By: Andy Garcia-Ruse
- Narrated by: Andy Garcia-Ruse
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Want to become an audiobook narrator, but don't quite know where to start? This is the guide you've been looking for...
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Screen Acting Trade Secrets
- How to Succeed in Hollywood without Really Acting
- By: Peter Skagen
- Narrated by: Peter Skagen
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Screen Acting Trade Secrets is the definitive guide for the screen actor in the 21st century. From your first awakening as an actor to the end of your first day on a movie set, Screen Acting Trade Secrets walks you through it all with humor, priceless information, and eye-opening revelations....
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The Actor's Art and Craft
- William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
- By: William Esper, Damon Dimarco, David Mamet
- Narrated by: Michael Esper, Damon Dimarco
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor....
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There Are No Words.
- By Joshua on 11-06-2022
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Toast on Toast
- Cautionary tales and candid advice
- By: Steven Toast
- Narrated by: Matt Berry - as Steven Toast
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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In Toast on Toast - part memoir, part "how to act" manual - Steven Toast draws on his vast and varied experiences, providing the reader with an invaluable insight...
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Absolutely hilarious!
- By Julie Poulter on 30-12-2015
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A Challenge for the Actor
- By: Uta Hagen
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In this brand new audio edition of her second classic book, A Challenge for the Actor, Uta Hagen greatly expands her thinking about acting in a work that brings the full flowering of her artistry, both as an actor and as a teacher....
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Set Your Voice Free
- How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
- By: Roger Love, Donna Frazier
- Narrated by: Roger Love
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting....
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How to Become an Audiobook Narrator
- An In-Depth 10 Step Guide for Success
- By: Andy Garcia-Ruse
- Narrated by: Andy Garcia-Ruse
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Want to become an audiobook narrator, but don't quite know where to start? This is the guide you've been looking for...
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Screen Acting Trade Secrets
- How to Succeed in Hollywood without Really Acting
- By: Peter Skagen
- Narrated by: Peter Skagen
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Screen Acting Trade Secrets is the definitive guide for the screen actor in the 21st century. From your first awakening as an actor to the end of your first day on a movie set, Screen Acting Trade Secrets walks you through it all with humor, priceless information, and eye-opening revelations....
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The Actor's Art and Craft
- William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
- By: William Esper, Damon Dimarco, David Mamet
- Narrated by: Michael Esper, Damon Dimarco
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor....
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There Are No Words.
- By Joshua on 11-06-2022
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Achieving Authenticity in Received Pronunciation: A Toolkit for Actors
- Learn the Basics of RP and Sound Like a Native Speaker
- By: Stephanie Lam
- Narrated by: Brandon Meir
- Length: 55 mins
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Are you an actor looking to perfect your RP accent? Look no further than our comprehensive audio course on mastering the received pronunciation accent....
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Audition
- Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
- By: Michael Shurtleff
- Narrated by: John Malone
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The casting director for Chicago, Pippin, Becket, Gypsy, The Graduate, The Sound of Music, and Jesus Christ Superstar tells you how you can find your dream role! Absolutely everything an actor needs to know to get the part is here....
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Pertinent for the times
- By Kevin Manns on 20-02-2022
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Achieving Authentic Australian Accents: A Toolkit for Actors
- Craft an Australian Accent for the Stage or Screen
- By: Stephanie Lam
- Narrated by: Debbie Foster
- Length: 30 mins
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This guide enables you to create an authentic Australian accent. The course starts by discussing the oral posture necessary to develop an Australian accent including various exercises to help apply the knowledge areas that are discussed....
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Respect for Acting
- Expanded Edition
- By: Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel, Katie Finneran - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process.
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An Actor Prepares
- By: Constantin Stanislavski
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
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Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater....
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The Method
- How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act
- By: Isaac Butler
- Narrated by: Isaac Butler
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? Find out....
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Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition
- By: Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt
- Narrated by: Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Interested in pursuing a career in VO? This updated edition of the award-winning audiobook offers a fun and comprehensive look at what it takes, what goes on, and what it's like behind the mic from two (still) working pros who started from scratch....
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Stella Adler
- The Art of Acting
- By: Howard Kissel
- Narrated by: Bonnie Agan
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Her decades of experience and teaching have been brilliantly captured and encapsulated by Howard Kissel, in the 22 lessons you'll hear in this audiobook....
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Brilliant Actor'sText
- By Anonymous User on 22-10-2022
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Impro
- Improvisation and the Theatre
- By: Keith Johnstone
- Narrated by: William Reay
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Divided into four sections - "Status", "Spontaneity", "Narrative Skills", and "Masks and Trance" - the book sets out specific techniques and exercises which Johnstone has found most useful and stimulating. The result is both a book of ideas and exploration of spontaneous creativity....
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STOP. this is the only improv book to consider
- By Adam smith on 07-06-2021
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The Actor's Life
- A Survival Guide
- By: Jenna Fischer
- Narrated by: Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Jenna Fischer's Hollywood journey began at the age of 22 when she moved to Los Angeles from her hometown of St. Louis. She was determined, confident, and ready to work hard. So, what could go wrong? Uh, basically everything....
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Average - gets lost in itself
- By Adam Webb on 13-09-2018
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Fine on Acting
- A Vision of the Craft
- By: Howard Fine
- Narrated by: Howard Fine, Michael Chiklis
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Fine uses his own compelling personal and family history to illustrate the techniques of Personalization and Emotional Recall, exemplifying the core of his training: the authentic use of your self....
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The Woman’s Voice
- By: Patsy Rodenburg
- Narrated by: Patsy Rodenburg
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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From one of the world's leading experts on the voice comes this call to arms for women to reclaim their voices....
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Secrets of Screen Acting
- By: Patrick Tucker
- Narrated by: David H. Lawrence XVII
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
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Instead of starting with what is real and trying to wrestle that onto the screen, Patrick Tucker explains how to work with the realities of a shoot....
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great tips for actors of all
- By Anonymous User on 06-04-2021
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A Practical Handbook for the Actor
- By: Melissa Bruder, Lee Michael Cohn, Madeleine Olnek, and others
- Narrated by: Max Meyers, Scott Zigler, David Mamet, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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This book describes a technique developed and refined by the authors, all of them young actors, in their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, actor W. H. Macy, and director Gregory Mosher....
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Acting in Film
- An Actor's Take on Movie Making
- By: Michael Caine
- Narrated by: Nicky Rebelo
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Mr. Caine gives you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to rob him blind! The man who's hypnotized the camera lenses for a quarter of a century reveals the most closely guarded secrets on script preparation....
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To the Actor
- On the Technique of Acting
- By: Michael Chekhov
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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With numerous examples and exercises, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor seamlessly synthesizes his many years of theater and theater instruction into a concise, engaging handbook of techniques essential for every actor....
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The Revolutionary Guide to Acting
- A Transformational Journey to Achieving Success in Show Business and Life
- By: Bernard Hiller
- Narrated by: Bernard Hiller
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Acting is always evolving, and in The Revolutionary Guide to Acting Bernard shares the latest methods to help you gain vital skills for success in this competitive industry....
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I'll Be in My Trailer
- The Creative Wars Between Directors and Actors
- By: John Badham, Craig Modderno
- Narrated by: John Badham
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Director John Badham has a bookload of knowledge to pass along in this inspired and insightful must-listen for cinema fans as well as actors and directors at all levels of their craft....
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Access Accents
- General American - An Accent Training Resource for Actors
- By: Gwyneth Strong, Penny Dyer
- Narrated by: Penny Dyer, Samuel Barnett
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Access Accents bring the highly sought-after voice techniques of top voice coach Penny Dyer to the actor's audio device....
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The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods
- By: Richard Brestoff
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how they are applied today....
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The Stage Actor's Handbook
- Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional
- By: Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnyé
- Narrated by: Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Professional stage actors are expected to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols....
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Working Actor
- Breaking in, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business
- By: David Dean Bottrell
- Narrated by: David Dean Bottrell
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Veteran character actor David Dean Bottrell draws on his 35-plus tumultuous years of work in the entertainment industry to offer a guide to breaking in, making a living, and making a life in the fabulous trenches of show business....
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Breaking and Entering: A Manual for the Working Actor
- From Auditions to Agents to a Career
- By: Philip Carlson
- Narrated by: Philip Carlson
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Philip Carlson was the first agent to sign Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, and others. He shares his trade secrets in this comprehensive guide on how to get into show business....
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Brilliant, entertaining & spot on
- By Tia on 24-01-2023
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An Actor's Business
- How to Market Yourself as an Actor No Matter Where You Live
- By: Andrew Reilly
- Narrated by: Andrew Reilly
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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An Actor's Business covers everything you need to know to market yourself as an actor....
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Be Your Own Coach
- Emotional Preparation Techniques for Actors and Directors
- By: Amy Werba, Peter Meagher
- Narrated by: Amy Werba, Julia Hillman-Craig
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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So many talented actors have trouble preparing and making choices when it comes to tapping into the emotional life of a character. When your director says action, are you truly connected to your character and their world? Be Your Own Coach, by Amy Werba and Peter Meagher, is a manual that will allow you to prepare by yourself, for yourself, before an audition or on set.
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Respect for Acting
- Expanded Edition
- By: Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel, Katie Finneran - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio.
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How I Lived My Life Lived Me
- By: Tim Cooney, Elizabeth Rache
- Narrated by: Tim Cooney
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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TIM COONEY'S LIFE READS MORE LIKE AN ADVENTURE STORY THAN A BIOGRAPHY. HOW HE WENT FROM HOMELESS TO BEING NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR IS DEFINITELY NOT THE USUAL PATH. ALONG THE WAY THERE WERE 8 MORE NOMINATIONS FOR VARIOUS AWARDS, ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS, HOLLYWOOD, ROCK AND ROLL ROYALTY, REAL ROYALTY, AND A VERY UNUSUAL CAST OF CHARACTERS IN THIS MAN'S LIFE STORY.
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Anonymously Famous™️
- A How-To Guide for Achieving an Everlasting Career in the World of Commercial Print Lifestyle Modeling
- By: Mira Tzur
- Narrated by: Kristi Leonard
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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You look so familiar, where have I seen you? Mira Tzur repeatedly hears this statement when she enters a room. The answer to this question is what inspired Anonymously Famous. Mira Tzur is best known for her multifaceted talents and familiar, warm presence. She is an Israeli American Founder & President of One Circle Productions & Consulting Group, actress, theater and film producer, social philanthropist, French Countess, former counterintelligence IDF officer, and Senior Vice President of a next gen fintech company.
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Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress
- By: Vicky Nolan
- Narrated by: Vicky Nolan
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by singer songwriter Vicky Nolan, Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress is a unique true story about female empowerment, musical talent and self-discovery. This book will be great for fans of Anna Todd, Taylor Swift and the new generation of YA. You will love listening to Vicky and her remarkable story: Imagine, you're a 15-year-old dreaming of becoming a pop star, and then one day you get your lucky break - you get a record deal with Polydor records - they send you to Copenhagen to make pop music - to make you a pop star.
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Foundations of Acting
- The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art of Performance
- By: Leon Maxwell
- Narrated by: Helpful Matthew
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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"Foundations of Acting: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art of Performance" is the first book in the comprehensive series "The Art of Performance." This book serves as an indispensable resource for aspiring actors and seasoned performers alike, offering a detailed exploration of the fundamental elements of acting.
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Be Your Own Coach
- Emotional Preparation Techniques for Actors and Directors
- By: Amy Werba, Peter Meagher
- Narrated by: Amy Werba, Julia Hillman-Craig
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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So many talented actors have trouble preparing and making choices when it comes to tapping into the emotional life of a character. When your director says action, are you truly connected to your character and their world? Be Your Own Coach, by Amy Werba and Peter Meagher, is a manual that will allow you to prepare by yourself, for yourself, before an audition or on set.
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Respect for Acting
- Expanded Edition
- By: Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel, Katie Finneran - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio.
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How I Lived My Life Lived Me
- By: Tim Cooney, Elizabeth Rache
- Narrated by: Tim Cooney
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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TIM COONEY'S LIFE READS MORE LIKE AN ADVENTURE STORY THAN A BIOGRAPHY. HOW HE WENT FROM HOMELESS TO BEING NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR IS DEFINITELY NOT THE USUAL PATH. ALONG THE WAY THERE WERE 8 MORE NOMINATIONS FOR VARIOUS AWARDS, ELEPHANTS AND TIGERS, HOLLYWOOD, ROCK AND ROLL ROYALTY, REAL ROYALTY, AND A VERY UNUSUAL CAST OF CHARACTERS IN THIS MAN'S LIFE STORY.
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Anonymously Famous™️
- A How-To Guide for Achieving an Everlasting Career in the World of Commercial Print Lifestyle Modeling
- By: Mira Tzur
- Narrated by: Kristi Leonard
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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You look so familiar, where have I seen you? Mira Tzur repeatedly hears this statement when she enters a room. The answer to this question is what inspired Anonymously Famous. Mira Tzur is best known for her multifaceted talents and familiar, warm presence. She is an Israeli American Founder & President of One Circle Productions & Consulting Group, actress, theater and film producer, social philanthropist, French Countess, former counterintelligence IDF officer, and Senior Vice President of a next gen fintech company.
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Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress
- By: Vicky Nolan
- Narrated by: Vicky Nolan
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by singer songwriter Vicky Nolan, Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress is a unique true story about female empowerment, musical talent and self-discovery. This book will be great for fans of Anna Todd, Taylor Swift and the new generation of YA. You will love listening to Vicky and her remarkable story: Imagine, you're a 15-year-old dreaming of becoming a pop star, and then one day you get your lucky break - you get a record deal with Polydor records - they send you to Copenhagen to make pop music - to make you a pop star.
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Foundations of Acting
- The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art of Performance
- By: Leon Maxwell
- Narrated by: Helpful Matthew
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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"Foundations of Acting: The Essential Guide to Mastering the Art of Performance" is the first book in the comprehensive series "The Art of Performance." This book serves as an indispensable resource for aspiring actors and seasoned performers alike, offering a detailed exploration of the fundamental elements of acting.