Author(s): Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye

Performing Arts

Professional stage actors need to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols. In The Stage Actors Handbook, these protocols are finally assembled into one volume, allowing theatre artists to know in advance what is expected of them. This definitive guide for professionals and aspiring professionals alike details best practices for everything from rehearsal demeanor to backstage etiquette. It also shares the theatre's unique vernacular, revered superstitions, and field-tested guidelines for touring, interactions with the public, and more. Book jacket.