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Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work.
"Every weekday for decades, a kind man named Mister Rogers stepped through a door in his TV house, spoke directly into the camera while he changed from street clothes into a cardigan and sneakers, and sang, "It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood." Offering...
2) DIY circus lab for kids: a family-friendly guide for juggling, balancing, clowning and show-making
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DIY Circus Lab for Kids gives families everything they need to produce their own circus! Author Jackie Leigh Davis invites the you into the international youth circus community, then dives into the circus skill families: juggling, acrobatics, manipulation, balance, and clowning. The book opens with a do-it-yourself prop-making class, and provides enough homemade circus equipment to get you started on some fun circus basics. Rising circus stars will...
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First performed in 1895, "An Ideal Husband" is Oscar Wilde's classic and much-loved comedic drama. The play tells the story of an up-and-coming politician, Sir Robert Chiltern, who tries to hide his secret past from his judgmental wife and the blackmail scheme he is forced to participate in to keep that secret quiet. Lady Chiltern has a very particular idea of what makes the "ideal husband" which leaves her with little tolerance for Sir Robert's all...
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"Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn't "look" autistic. But, as he's quick to point out in this memoir, autism "looks" different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling,...
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While on vacation with the Browns in a small French town, Paddington plays the drums with the local band.
Enlisting in a marching band at the start of his vacation, Paddington Bear is challenged to use his sense of adventure to save the parade from a whimsical mishap.
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Bienvenidos a la Edad de Oro de Hollywood, una celebración de las películas y las personas involucradas en esas películas, desde la década de 1920 hasta la década de 1960.
Nuestra intención es publicar esta revista electrónica trimestralmente: invierno, primavera, verano, otoño, etcétera. Nuestra superestrella de invierno de 2022 es Gene Tierney. En nuestro artículo sobre Gene puedes leer sobre sus películas, su vida personal y sus luchas...
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For over two decades, the art of the interview was very nearly the sole province of Rex Reed, the Master of the Celebrity Profile. While still in his twenties Rex Reed became the widely-syndicated film critic for The New York Observer and from that vantage point began to interview everyone in the film and theater worlds who mattered. In Do You Sleep in the Nude?, the first of his four best-selling celebrity profile collections, he captures the ego...
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At the 2007 American Choral Directors Association Southwestern Convention, I presented an Interest Session lecture titled John Finley Williamsons influence on America's choral singing. The session was well attended and the question-and-answer period was spirited. The participants were most interested in the recordings, photographs and articles that I presented, and wished there had been more. Subsequently, I began enlarge my lecture into a PowerPoint...
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Twelve one-act plays ranging in emotion from wartime fears and desires to social and political commentary. And a new theater. You found a trenchant, driving rhythm for the verse, something that is all your own. It wasn't imposed on the characters: it spoke for them. Christopher Fry I consider Robert Manns one of the most talented... playwrights in the generation not yet recognized by the commercial theater... His choice of style is unique; his imagination...
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There is no better authority on jazz than the creators, educators, and writers who have made this enigmatic musical style a major force internationally as well as in American history. The answer to the question what is jazz? is as complex and diverse as those involved in it. This book takes the question to noted musicians, scholars, and composers, creating a documentary style of oral history that makes you feel as if you are actually in the room as...
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Octogenarian author, SIDNEY EDEN, has acted with, directed, and, as a producer, presented some of the biggest stars in stage, film and television. He created a class called ACTING FOR NON-ACTORS, in NYC in 1982 and the title has been swiped throughout the world. But, no book has ever been written with such a title, though there is an existing platform for such a name online. The book, through means of a romantic fable told in six chapters and involving...
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Pese a estar catalogada como una película de ciencia-ficción, "Blade Runner" -obra maestra que se ha convertido merecidamente en un icono cultural de nuestro tiempo- tiene poco que ver con las utopías futuristas propias del género, al contrario, plantea problemas eternos -la vida y la muerte, el fatídico discurrir del tiempo, la rebelión contra nuestro infausto destino, la extrañeza ante el otro- protagonizados por hombres que habitan en el...
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The voices on these pages have a direct connection to my being influenced by worship and Spirit. They came to me during my moments of both quiet reflection time with God and through my engagement with the lives of other believers of Christ. This is a celebration and a proclamation! It is an endeavor to recognize who the Savior is in our lives and how our belief in Him can be transformative in our world. You may use these voices as standalone pieces...
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"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" graced the airways of America from 1949 until the end of the "Golden Age of Radio" in 1962. Six Actors portrayed Johnny Dollar, supported by the best radio actors available.
Volume I contains a character profile of "America's fabulous insurance investigator, the man with the action-packed expense account" based on over all available programs and scripts. Also included is an original program, "The Final Chapter Matter",...
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Masada Revisited III gives a different view of what happened at Masada in 73 ce when the Jewish defenders, according to the only historical account, given by the historian Josephus in his book The Jewish War, essentially committed mass suicide. Many Jewish people are disconcerted by this. Since Josephus wrote under the constraint of trying to please the Romans, his accuracy is suspect. The version given in this play is hopefully more palatable.
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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight you are going to visit one of the world's most famous cities. Here you will see historic palaces, elegant hotels, and magnificent restaurants. If you're lucky, you may even see a corpse floating down the Thames. For tonight we shall visit: ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S LONDON
Now you can follow in the footsteps of the most famous film director of all time, from the corridors of Scotland Yard and the stalls of the...
19) Michael Caine
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He defined an era and still helps define a nation, Michael Caine is a cult figure, an icon and a cinematic heavyweight, who has given some of the greatest big-screen performances on either side of the Atlantic. This book is a celebration, documentation, and fascinating insight into the performances that made that icon-the story behind the roles, the reactions, the influences, and-in some cases-the backlash, plus quotes from the man himself on his...
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Winner of the 2008 American Alliance for Theatre and Education "Book of Distinction" Award. Theatre is a primal language that used to be spoken by everyone; everyone included the "living community".Weaving together Systems Theory and the groundbreaking work of Fritjof Capra , Theatre of the Oppressed and the revolutionary work of Augusto Boal , and his own 25 years of practical experience in community-based popular theatre, David Diamondcreates a...
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