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Title of Event: Meet the Author with Adam Hill
When: Thursday, September 4, 2008 5:00 PM
Location: DBS
Description:

Adam Hill, author of Beyond the Moon and You Got the Job comes to Drama Book Shop to answer individual questions about any aspect of industry or craft and sign copies of his book.

Adam Hill began his theatrical career with the renowned APA Repertory Theatre in New York. He joined the company with the expert training he acquired after two years spent under the tutelage of Stella Adler and her competent staff. While with APA he was exposed to the trainings of Lee Strasberg and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Afterwards he trained with numerous teachers most notable Eugenie Leontovich a personal protégé of the legendary Stanislavsky. Adam admits to being greatly influenced by Uta Hagen and Bobby Lewis.

In 1980 he opened the successful Adam Hill Actors Studio and Theatre. While in Los Angeles he directed for television as well as the stage. Adam has taught some of the bright stars of the theatre and film world. A partial list of those who have trained with Adam would include Heater Locklear, Laura Dern, Brad Garrett, Doug Savant to name just a few.

Adam also leads an acting workshop every Monday in the book shop's Arthur Seelen Theatre.


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CASTING  
Stage Casting Notices Courtesy of Show Business Weekly (Read More!)

Play of the Week!  

Each week our staff recommends one play that's new, interesting, or just flat-out fantastic. We aim to encourage dialogue and broaden your horizons, so we frequently try to choose plays of which you may not be aware.

Order a copy, read it, then e-mail us and let us know what you think: info@dramabookshop.com.

THIS WEEK'S PICK

a feminine ending by Sarah Treem

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A Feminine Ending (Acting Edition) A Feminine Ending (Acting Edition)
by Treem, Sarah

Full Length, Dark Comedy. 3m., 2f. Various, Unit set.

Amanda, twenty-five, wants to be a great composer. But at the moment, she's living in New York City and writing advertising jingles to pay the rent while her fiancée, Jack pursues his singing career. So when Amanda's mother, Kim, calls one evening from New Hampshire and asks for her help with something she can't discuss over the phone, Amanda is only too happy to leave New York. Once home, Kim reveals that she's leaving Amanda's father and needs help packing. Amanda balks and ends up (gently) hitting the postman, who happens to be her first boyfriend. They spend the night together in an apple orchard, where Amanda tries to tell Billy how her life got sidetracked. It has something to do with being a young woman in a profession that only recognizes famous men. Billy acts like he might have the answer, but doesn't. Neither does Amanda's mother. Or, for that matter, her father. A Feminine Ending is a gentle, bittersweet comedy about a girl who knows what she wants but not quite how to get it. Her parents are getting divorced, her fiancée is almost famous, her first love reappears, and there's a lot of noise in her head but none of it is music. Until the end.

"Darkly comic. FEMININE ENDING has undeniable wit." -New York Post.

"Appealingly outlandish humor." -The New York Times.

"Courageous. The 90-minute piece swerves with nerve and naivete. Sarah Treem has a voice all her own." -Newsday.


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Final Draft Special Bundle

FINAL DRAFT, version 7, bundled with THE HERO'S 2 JOURNEYS (Read More!)

Final Draft, Version 7 & The Hero's 2 Journeys, Special Drama Book Shop Bundle, Software and DVDs

Final Draft, Version 7: The Industry Standard

You have a story to tell. Use Final Draft to write it.

Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays.It combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package. There is no need to learn about script formatting rules – Final Draft automatically paginates and formats your script to industry standards as you write.

The Hero's 2 Journeys
The Hero's 2 Journeys contains 3 DVDs with over four hours on writing techniques and story analysis by Michael Hauge, author of Writing Screenplays that Sell, and Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer's Journey.For the first time, two of Hollywood's top studio script consultants; story experts and authors unite to reveal the tools and principles you must know to move your screenplay, novel or film project from the rejection pile to the production slate. In this special 3-DVD set, designed for storytellers and filmmakers in all disciplines, these two renowned writers and teachers provide their unique insiders' understanding of the ways story structure, character arc, and theme must combine with myth, archetype, identity, and transformation to touch the widest possible audience.

Special Drama Book Shop bundle Price: $299.00




Ross Reports

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Ross Reports USA Talent Directory

The national reference guide to talent agencies and casting directors, now in it's seventh annual revised edition, it also includes contacts in Canada.

Connect with agents and casting companies in the entertainment industry that represent performers and cast for many of the television programs, feature films and commercials of today.

  • Franchised Talent Agencies across the U.S.
  • Casting Companies throughout the U.S. and Canada
  • Actors Talent Unions and Regional Offices
  • Film Commissions across the U.S. and Canada



Indie Next List

Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America. (Read More!)

Hamlet's Dresser: A Memoir
by Smith, Bob
The true story of a boy whose life was saved by literature, "Hamlet's Dresser" is a portrait of a person made whole by art. Bob Smith's childhood was a fragile and lonely one, spent largely caring for his handicapped sister, Carolyn. But at age ten, his local librarian gave him a copy of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," and it transformed him. In Bob's first look at Shakespeare's penetrating language -- "In sooth I know not why I am so sad" -- he had found a window through which to view the world. Years later, when the American Shakespeare Festival moved into Stratford and Smith was hired as Hamlet's dresser, his life's passion took shape.

Blending tragedy and comedy, Smith gracefully weaves together his childhood memories with his experiences backstage and teaching the plays. The result is a gorgeous, tender, infectious book about the restorative powers of literature and art.




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