Letters from Backstage The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor

Name: Letters from Backstage The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor
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ISBN: 9781581154412

ISBN-10: 1581154410

ISBN-13: 9781581154412

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael Kostroff

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Ever wonder what it's like to be a real working actor? Wonder no more! Michael Kostroff is here to reveal, in hilarious detail, just what it's like to travel with the road companies of The Producers and Les Miserables. His firsthand account of the exciting, funny, and sometimes bizarre highlights of his journey includes working at a temp job when his agent calls to say, "You got the part!"; singing on a revolving stage while lugging a dead body; seeing ghosts in haunted theaters; and much more. Along the way, anecdotes about nailing an audition, keeping a performance fresh, and getting along with fellow cast members give useful tips for working actors. Anyone who wants to know what a life…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Foreword


Preface


Thank-yous


Acknowledgements


Prologue (or "How I Got That Job")



Je Suis Arrive! (... Give or Take)



Broadway Boot Camp



First of All, Pittsburgh



The Dark Mysteries of Cleveland



"Honey, They're Showbirds."



Hail, Mary



A Tale of Two Cities (or "A Well-Deserved West")



Through the Desert



Cookie Jars and Nutty Russians



Portland from a Hotel Window



Clang, Clang, Clang Went the Trolley, Pop, Pop, Pop Went the Gastrocnemius



The End of the Road (or "Never Say Never Again")



Revolutions, French and Otherwise



Son of Cleveland



A Flicker of Flint



"Other Than That, Mrs. Lincoln, How Did You Like the Play?"



My Broadway Adventure



William Dawes Slept Here



Jiggery-pokery



It's Delovely, It's Delightful, It's ... Des Moines?



Tales of the Haunted South



Hotel/Motel/Theatre/Mall


Epilogue (or "The Curtain Calls")


About the Author


Credits


Index