The Actor as Storyteller is intended for serious beginning actors. It opens with an overview, explaining the differences between theater and its hybrid mediums, the part an actor plays in each of those mediums. It moves on to the acting craft itself, with a special emphasis on analysis and choice-making, introducing the concept of the actor as storyteller, then presents the specific tools an actor works with. Next, it details the process an actor can use to prepare for scene work ...

Mastery of craft depends on repetition: the more opportunities student actors have to be guided through analyzing scripts, the more likely they are to develop a reliable process for making choices when the time comes to work independently. That's why Acting on the Script contains eight short plays, which can be used independently or as parts of one full-length play, giving aspiring actors the practice they need to tell the story of the play and of their characters clearly, believa...

An actor's script is both a gold mine, and the map to discovering it: if properly read, a script will reveal its riches to you. Unfortunately, most actors never learn to efficiently read the map, or master how to convert what they find in a script into playable gold. Why? Because this aspect of the acting process is seldom taught in a simple and tangible way in the classroom or studio.Acting can – and should – be more than guesswork and instinct. Actor's Alchemy: Finding the Go...

Oakwood Cemetery evolved from a final resting place for Confederate soldiers to a modern "cemetery full of life," reflecting over 150 years of the remarkable history of Raleigh, North Carolina. Many of the men and women who lived that history and developed this Southern capital--from soldiers and politicians to educators and clergy, from merchants and craftsmen to social activists and laborers--now rest in Oakwood, memorialized in the monuments that grace this lovely garden cemetery. Their...

In chat rooms, magazine articles and martial arts clubs there are people who love and people who hate pressure points.Both camps have their reasons why they believe as they do and arguments ensue.Bruce Everett Miller is experienced in Chinese and Western medical practices and is the chief instructor of the Quan Li K'an style of martial arts.He discusses how, if you actually look at what BOTH camps are saying, you will find that underneath all the rhetoric there is a...

A new kitten and a new puppy from the humane society! What can go wrong? Well for starters the kitten is convinced she is royalty and intends to show the house who is in charge.On top of that she has a secret weapon to totally overcome anyone that resists her.A humorous short story about how she becomes to accept her human slaves and her partner in crime

Come with me on an adventure and a journey. Watch for amazing miracles along the way. I once read that everyone has six moments in their life when they were close to death and, most of the time, did not even know it. Your adventure will begin as you join me in the cockpit of a Mach 2 fighter jet as we set off on some harrowing missions and count to six or more. Your journey will take you from the deep poverty of the urban projects to a life of success and fulfillment.

Bruce Everett Miller has studied this matter for many years – not from the viewpoint of an ascetic who sits quietly upon a mountain-top contemplating his (or her) navel. But from the viewpoint of a both a Warrior and a Healer – A martial artist for most of his life who currently holds an 8th degree black belt in the art of Quan Li K'an – A soldier with 31 years in the US Army – A medic both in the Army and in civilian life having worked as a Physician Assistant in Psychiatry for the VA for...

A book on acting craft that explains basic technique with clarity, specificity, and humor while offering the largest, most effective step-by-step collection of sure-fire acting games and exercises available. Head First Acting will have an immediate impact on high-school drama students' rehearsal and performance levels.Head First Acting will help young actors develop their ability to find and play given circumstances; to better use their bodies to make clear what they are thinking, ...

Concern over the effects of airborne pollution, green house gases, and the impact of global warming has become a worldwide issue that transcends international boundaries, politics, and social responsibility. The 2nd Edition of Coal Energy Systems: Clean Coal Technology describes a new generation of energy processes that sharply reduce air emissions and other pollutants from coal-burning power plants. Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. When burned, it produces emissions that contribu...

Clean Coal Engineering Technology, Second Edition provides significant information on the major power generation technologies that aim to utilize coal more efficiently, and with less environmental impact. With increased coal combustion comes heightened concerns about coal's impacts on human health and climate change, so the book addresses the reduction of both carbon footprints and emissions of pollutants, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and mercury. Part 1 provides an essenti...

Coal is currently a major energy source in the United States as well as throughout the world, especially among many developing countries, and will continue to be so for many years. Fossil fuels will continue to be the dominant energy source for fueling the United States economy, with coal playing a major role for decades. Coal provides stability in price and availability, will continue to be a major source of electricity generation, will be the major source of hydrogen for the coming hydro...