First Steps Towards an Acting Career - Softcover

Nigel Rideout; Prunella Scales

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905090064 ISBN 13: 9781905090068

Publisher: Voicesource Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

This practical book is an honest guide for those considering a career in acting. Nigel Rideout explores the opportunities and choices available to actors from researching the training that is right for you to preparing for interviews, selecting and working on your audition monologues, and improving your sight-reading skills. In addition there are details on what to expect when you first begin your drama school course. This Third Edition also has a fully revised and comprehensive directory of theatre training, listing information on courses, funding bodies, universities, careers and other useful organisations. Prunella Scales has written a chapter on the minimum requirements expected of an actor who has completed drama training. This book is ideal for all students of drama and theatre and will be helpful for parents and teachers. Foreward by Dame Judi Dench. Brigitte Kelly writes the chapter on 'Movement and the Student Actor' and Prunella Scales writes the chapter on 'Minimum Requirements'.

About this title

About the Author

Actor, teacher, director and writer, Nigel Rideout has been involved in professional theatre, film and television for the past 45 years in the UK, USA and Australia. In 1981, Nigel created the now highly successful theatre department at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), where he has continued to teach more than 500 alumni in theatre, musical theatre, dance and broadcasting courses. Prior to WAAPA, Nigel was the Director of Studies and Deputy Principal of LAMDA (London Academy of Dramatic Art) for seven years. He has been Head of Theatre at the Central School of Speech and Drama and Head of Voice at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Voicesource Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905090064
• ISBN 13: 9781905090068
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 152