Events from The Drama Book Shop

The Drama Book Shop: FREE Workshop: Post-Performance Stress Healing and Recovery

Sunday, October 12 (2:00 pm)

Emmanuelle Chaulet.

Post-Performance Stress Healing and Recovery Q & A and book signing with Emmanuelle Chaulet author of A Balancing Act: The development of Energize! a holistic approach to acting In a question and answer format, using participants’ experiences and stories while sharing various case studies from her own coaching practice and from her book A BALANCING ACT, Emmanuelle Chaulet will lead a discussion on balancing life and acting, and in particular on post performance stress healing and recovery. For some actors, characters tend to linger around after the show is over, leaving actors drained and emotionally burnt out. For others, the intensity of performance leaves them in a state of over-excitement and incites them to risky behaviors. Using insight from her technique "Energize! a holistic approach to acting," and information from her book, Emmanuelle Chaulet will help participants find true closure after the end of a show. Topics will include: Post Show Blues, post show closure, saying goodbye to a character, rebalancing your inner self, keeping the character’s strength, protecting one’s integrity when playing negative personalities, and keeping our creative selves balanced and energized throughout the rollercoaster of a performing artist’s life.

The Drama Book Shop: Rose Eichenbaum, Reading and Book Signing: Dancer Within

Thursday, October 16 (6:00 pm)

Rose Eichenbaum , The Dancer Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers.

Book Signing and Brief Reading with author/editor Rose Eichenbaum.

The Drama Book Shop: Clare Langley-Hawthorne discusses and signs The Serpent and the Scorpion

Sunday, October 19 (12:00 pm)

Clare Langley-Hawthorne , The Serpent and the Scorpion: An Ursula Marlow Mystery.

Join Clare Langley-Hawthorne at Diesel Bookstore as she presents the second book in her fantastic new historical mystery series! Featuring the strong, outspoken, intelligent and sassy Ursula Marlow, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION is a thrilling story of scandal and betrayal that's richly detailed and action-packed. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Clare Langley-Hawthorne was raised in England and Australia. She practiced law in Melbourne until 1995 when she emigrated moved to the United States and began work as a health economist. Clare has since put her pursuit of a PhD on hold to focus on her career as a writer. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband and twin sons. This is her second novel. For more information, visit her web site at www.clarelangleyhawthorne.com

The Drama Book Shop: Acting:Make It Your Business w/ author Paul Russell and Jack Menasche of Independent Artists

Tuesday, October 21 (5:00 pm)

Paul Russell.

Auditions can be hell, says Paul Russell, an award-winning casting director, director, former actor, and author, as he continues his national book tour discussing his new, blunt, often hilarious, entertainment-industry insider book ACTING—Make It Your Business: How to Avoid Mistakes and Achieve Success as a Working Actor. Russell has been in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years beginning as a successful working actor, then becoming an award-winning casting director and director. He has worked on projects for Twentieth Century Fox, HBO, Warner Brothers, Broadway, and regional theater. With ACTING—Make It Your Business, he writes of many actor successes and failures. Actors familiar with Russell know that when he speaks, he cuts directly to the point, often, but not always, with tact. Russell, along with guest speaker Jack Menashe, president of New York talent agency Independent Artists, will discuss how to find and keep an agent, give career advice for the actor in a Q & A, and read from ACTING Make It Your Business – How To Avoid Mistakes & Achieve Success as a Working Actor.

The Drama Book Shop: Book Group #1

Tuesday, October 21 (7:00 pm)

Charles Dickens , Little Dorrit.

Book Group #1 meets to discuss Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!

The Drama Book Shop: Mini-workshop with Voice for Hire authors Randy Thomas and Peter RofĂ©

Thursday, October 23 (5:00 pm)

Randy Thomas.

In a mini-workshop designed for the Drama Bookshop, Randy Thomas and Peter RofĂ©, co-authors of VOICE FOR HIRE: Launch and Maintain a Lucrative Career in Voice-Overs, will provide an overview of what you need to know to break into an extremely competitive marketplace. These two seasoned and successful veterans of the industry will offer specifics on how and where to begin, the creation of a demo reel, and ways to market your talent. They will also speak about their own experiences and what it took for them to get where they are today. Peter and Randy will choose at random some lucky attendees and work with them one on one using their exclusive and unique method on breaking down and reading commercial and television promo copy. Americaâ€™s most recognizable female voice announcer, Randy Thomas, has been winning accolades and opening doors for female voice artists for nearly 15 years. She was the first woman to announce the Academy Awards, the Miss America Pageant, the Tony Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, and, in 2004, became the first woman to announce the National Democratic Convention in Boston, Massachusetts. She has announced the Oscars seven times and is the first person ever to announce The Oscars, The Tonys, and The Emmys all in the same year. Thomas is currently the voice of CBS Television Distributionâ€™s Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. Peter RofĂ© has been working as a voice-over artist in New York and Los Angeles for the past twenty years. He can be heard on radio and television commercials for many well-known brands (Geico, Verizon, Pizza Hut, Kodak, General Motors, Exxon, Marriott Hotels, Mattel Toys, Meijerâ€™s Superstores), video games (Grand Theft Auto IV, EA Sports Madden Football, Best Buy Interactive), animation (Nickelodeon, Noggin, Scholastic), promos (CBS, Nickelodeon, AMC, Bravo Channel, HBO, The Weather Channel, Treasure HD), as well as prize-winning audio books, narrations and live announce. As owner and operator of PDR Voice Over Coaching, a full-service voice-over recording studio in Manhattan, he teaches group classes, coaches private clients, hosts industry workshops, and conducts online seminars.

The Drama Book Shop: FREE Talk, Q&A and Book Signing by Acting Coach/Film Director Tracey Moore

Friday, October 24 (6:00 pm)

Tracey Moore-Marable.

Tracy Moore's The Spirited Actor: Principles for a successful Audition is an informative handbook that speaks from the voice of a former Casting Director with eleven years of experience in television, film, commercials and music videos. It is through the experiences that The Spirited Actor: Principles for a Successful Audition can dispel some of the myths that circulate in the business. This book was designed to empower actors and reinforces their power, not just as an actor, but as a creative being with the abilities to develop their own careers. Actors are also encouraged to write and tap into others talents, such as directing. The Spirited Actor: Principles for a Successful Audition is a companion for actors to comfort them during the down times and a daily reminder of positive, uplifting experiences that can enlighten them. Being an actor is a real job! The Spirited Actor: Principles for a Successful Audition understand the process and hopes that actors have. Tracey Moore teaches a monologue and scene Study class called The Spirited Actor and she conducts private coaching sessions with musical artists such as Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Eve, Nelly, Russell Hornsby, Kellita Smith, Chico DeBarge, Musiq Soul Child, Faith Evans, Q-Tip, Darius Rucker (Hootie and the Blowfish) Ludacris, Terrence and Rocsi of BETâ€™s 106th and Park and many more.

The Drama Book Shop: Defying Gravity: The Career of Stephen Schwartz

Thursday, November 6 (6:00 pm)

Carol De Giere.

Reading and Discussion with author Carol De Giere and original cast members from Stephen Schartz shows (T.B.A.) The Drama Book Shop and Audience Rewards are pleased to invite you to attend an evening with Carol De Giere, author of Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked. Audience Rewards members may make reservations for the via email, please include your name and member number. If you are not an Audience Rewards member you may sign up for a FREE membership by clicking here. Non-members who would like to sign up for the waiting list may email the bookshop. Reservations are not necessary for the book signing which will begin at approximately 7:00.. NOTE: we CANNOT take telephone reservations for this event. If you are unable to attend and would like to order a signed copy, you may do so by calling 800 322-0595 (option 3). Reservations and orders must be received at least 24 hours in advance of the event. Audience Rewards, the only experiential rewards program for patrons of the performing arts, Makes Every Performance More Rewarding. Membership is free. Join today!

The Drama Book Shop: Legendary surfer Laird Hamilton discusses & signs Force of Nature

Sunday, November 9 (3:00 pm)

Laird Hamilton , Force of Nature.

DIESEL, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome legendary surfer and Malibu resident, Laird Hamilton to the store! As one of the most famous big-wave surfers today, Laird is known for his physical and mental toughness when out on the waves, and has achieved worldwide fame for his accomplishments. He'll be joining us to discuss and share from his highly anticipated book, Force of Nature, and open a window into the unique physical regimens, mental strategies, and spiritual beliefs that has allowed him to do what he loves, while being surrounded by family and radiating peak health and fitness. We'll see you there!

The Drama Book Shop: Great Producers: Visionaries of the American Theater

Thursday, January 8 (6:00 pm)

Iris Dorbian , Great producers : visionaries of the American theater.

Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. FREE Discussion, Q&A and Book Signing Great Producers: Visionaries of the American Theater with Iris Dorbian