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Breaking it down : audition techniques for actors of the global majority

Title
  1. Breaking it down : audition techniques for actors of the global majority / Nicole Hodges Persley, Monica White Ndounou.
Published by
  1. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Author
  1. Hodges Persley, Nicole, 1969-

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Additional authors
  1. Ndounou, Monica White, 1976-
Description
  1. xix, 168 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "This volume offers strategic approaches to auditioning for women, men, and non-binary actors of the global majority. It provides a fresh approach from the perspectives of two directors of color who are also actors working in theater, film, and television"--
  2. In this book, the authors "combine practical advice, cultural studies, Black feminist perspectives, and lived experiences to offer actors of color an intersectional approach to auditioning. The ten steps outlined in this book aid actors across racial lines seeking to develop the necessary skills to break down a character and script while affirming their full selves into the audition to book the role. [this book] emboldens BIPOC actors to embrace every aspect of their identities rather than leaving themselves behind in an effort to gain entry and access to the entertainment industry."-- back cover.
Subject
  1. Auditions -- United States
  2. Minorities in the performing arts -- Vocational guidance -- United States
  3. African Americans in the performing arts -- Vocational guidance
  4. Acting -- Vocational guidance -- United States
  5. Acting -- Vocational guidance
  6. Auditions
  7. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Instructional and educational works.
Contents
  1. Introduction -- Establishing and breaking boundaries: centering wellness -- To tell the truth -- Read the story, not the lines -- Play punctuation and practice pronunciation -- Playing the action -- Identifying the emotions -- Understand the social and cultural context clues -- Face stereotypes -- Self-tapes -- Agents and managers -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Actor training resources: Alternatives and supplements to Eurocentric approaches.
Call number
  1. Sc D 22-147
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
Author
  1. Hodges Persley, Nicole, 1969- author.
Title
  1. Breaking it down : audition techniques for actors of the global majority / Nicole Hodges Persley, Monica White Ndounou.
Publisher
  1. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
Local subject
  1. Black author.
Added author
  1. Ndounou, Monica White, 1976- author.
LCCN
  1. 2020052284
ISBN
  1. 9781538137079 hardcover
  2. 1538137070 hardcover
Research call number
  1. Sc D 22-147
  2. MWEQ 21-3283
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