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Title of Event: Head Shot Marathon
When: Thursday, August 28, 2008 10:00 AM
Location: The Drama Book Shop, Inc., 250 West 40th Street, New York, NY 10018
Description:

THE DRAMA BOOK SHOP
HEAD SHOT MARATHON
Returns!


Affordable, quality head shots. In collaboration with Barry Burns Photography (working professionally in NYC for 40 years) a marathon day of digital shooting will take place at the bookshop. You’ll walk away with an 8 x 10 print, a disc containing that shot, and your satisfaction — guaranteed.

COST: $200.00

A make-up artist will be available at an additional cost.

Call the shop at 212-944-0595 to make a reservation

Barry Burns Photography


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CASTING  
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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

I Hate Hamlet by Paul Rudnick

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I Hate Hamlet
by Rudnick, Paul
THE STORY: Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor's destiny. The action becomes more hilarious with the entrance of Andrew's deal-making friend from LA, spouting the laid-back hype of the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth millions of dollars. The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience, Barrymore, his sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park. Cast: 3 men, 3 women: 6 total, Setting: INTERIOR


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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

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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.
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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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