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Sandra Swinehart
   Theater Collection
      Theater Resources for Teens
  A guide to the collection and other library
       resources in the performing arts




          Compiled by Ken Petrilli, Teen Services Librarian
                           April 2011
Acting & Methodology
All books on theater and stage production are shelved under the number 792 in
the Dewey Decimal System. Nearly all the books under this call number in the
New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our third floor. For books on acting
styles and methods, look under the call number 792.082. You will find the
following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:

782.14 L: Music and Singing
By: Lau, Doretta

Books on music are all under the 780’s in the Dewey Decimal System. For works
on vocal styles and technique, check under the call number 783.04.

792.02 E: The Complete Audition Book for Young Actors
By: Ellis, Roger

792.028 A: Style: Acting in High Comedy
By: Aitken, Maria

792.028 B: Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide
By: Belli, Mary Lou; Lenney, Dinah

792.028 B: Using The Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide To
Character Creation and Period Styles
By: Blumenfeld, Robert

792.028 C: Acting in Restoration Comedy
By: Callow, Simon

792.028 M: Acting A to Z : The Young
Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen
Career
By: Mayfield, Katherine

792.028 M: Sanford Meisner on Acting
By: Meisner, Sanford; Longwell, Dennis

792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook
By: Silverberg, Larry

792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook II: Emotional Freedom
By: Silverberg, Larry
792.028 S: 7 Simple Truths of Acting for The Teen Actor
By: Silverberg, Larry

792.028 S: Speak With Distinction
By: Edith Skinner

792.028 S: The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process
and Technique
By: Sonenberg, Janet (EDT)

792.028 S: The Actor Prepares
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds

792.028 S: Building a Character
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds

792.028 S: Creating a Role
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds

792.028 T: Training of the American Actor
By: Bartow, Arthur (EDT)

792.6 J: Dance and Choreography
By: Joosten, Michael

For more on dance, choreography and dancing technique, you can look on the
library’s third floor under the call number 792.8

808.2 S: How to Do Accents
By: Sharpe, Edda; Rowles, Jan Haydn



808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook Three: Tackling the
Text
By: Silverberg, Larry

808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook IV: Playing the Part
By: Silverberg, Larry
Costuming
Books on costume, clothing, makeup and hairstyling can be found in several
places on the library’s third floor. For books on the subject pertaining specifically
to theater, look under the call number 792.02. Otherwise, look under 391 for
clothing and costume, and under 646.7 for general works on makeup and
hairstyles. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart
collection:

391.009 W: What People
Wore When: A Complete
Illustrated History of
Costume from Ancient
Times to the Nineteenth
Century for Every Level of
Society
By: Leventon, Melissa (EDT)

646.478 R: Costuming
Made Easy: How to Make
Theatrical Costumes from Cast-Off Clothing
By: Rogers, Barb

792.026 L: Costume and Make Up
By: Holt, Michael

792.027 S: Stage & Screen Makeup: A Practical Reference for Actors,
Models, Makeup Artists, Photographers, Stage Managers, and Directors
By: Hall, Kit
792.027 S: Stage & Screen Hairstyles: A Practical Reference for
Actors, Models, Hairstylists, Photographers, Stage Managers &
Directors
By: Spencer, Kit

792.6 L: Costumes and Makeup
By: Lau, Doretta
Stagecraft and Set Design
Books on all technical aspects of the theater, including design, construction and
lighting, can be found on the library’s third floor under the call number 792.025.
You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:

                                     751.75 C: Scenic Art For The Theatre:
                                     History, Tools, And Techniuqes
                                     By: Crabtree, Susan; Beudert, Peter

                                     792.025 H: Stage Design and Properties
                                     By: Holt, Michael

                                     792.025 L: Stagecraft 1: A Complete
                                     Guide to Backstage Work
                                     By: Lord, William H.

                792.025 S: Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
                         By: Shelley, Steven Louis

        792.025 T: Scenic Art and Construction: A Practical Guide
                   By: Troubridge, Emma; Blaikie, Time

                      792.6 B: Scenery and Set Design
                              By: Bailey, Diane

                792.6 B: Stage Management and Production
                             By: Bailey, Diane
                            792.6 B: Lighting
                           By: Bringle, Jennifer
Stage Management and
Directing
Books on stage management and directing will be found on the library’s third
floor; directing can be found under the call number 792.023. Stage management
can be found under the call number 792.06. You will find the following books on
the subject here in the Swinehart collection:

792.023 B: Stage Directing: A Practical Guide
By: Baldwin, Chris

792.023 M: Directing a Play
By: McCaffery, Michael

792.023 M: Stage Management and Theatre
Administration
By: Menear, Pauline

792.023 P: Stage Management: The Essential Handbook
By: Pallin, Gail

792.068 K: Back Stage Guide to Stage Management: Traditional and
New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last
Performance
By: Thomas, Kelly A.

792.6 B: Directing
By: Bezdecheck, Bethany




History
Books on the history of theater can be found on the library’s third floor under the
call number 792.09. For the history of the musical, look under the call number
782.14. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart
collection:

782.1 J: Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American
Musical Theater
By: Jones, John Bush

782.14 B: Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time
By: Bloom, Ken; Vlastnik, Frank; Orbach, Jerry (FRW)

792 S: How Does the Show Go On?
By: Schumacher, Thomas; Kurtti, Jeff

792.609 M: Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre
By: Miller, Scott

809.2 M: The Fireside Companion to the Theater
By: Mordden, Ethan




Monologues and Scenes
All plays, scenes and books on writing and playwrights are shelved in the 800’s in
the Dewey Decimal system. Nearly all the books under this call number in the
New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our second floor. Books containing
monologues and scenes can be found under the call number 808.82 (although you
may also find some on the third floor under 792.08). You will find the following
books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:

808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern
Monologues for Men
By: Weate, Catherine (EDT)

808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern
Monologues for Women
By: Weate, Catherine (EDT)

808.824 A: Actor's Choice: Scenes for
Teens
By: Pizzarello, Jason (EDT)

                     808.824 A: Monologues for Teens
                By: Detrick, Erin (EDT); Schwabe, Kate (FRW)

812.5 S: Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Studyguide for Teen
                                Actors
                        By: Stevens, Chambers

         812.54 P: Love and Stuff: Monologues for Teenage Girls
                          By: Pomerance, Susan

               812.54 P: More Monologues for Teenage Girls
                          By: Pomerance, Susan



           812.54 S: Short & Sweet: Skits for Student Actors
                          By: Scriven, Maggie

  812.54 S: Magnificent Monologues for Teens: The Teens' Monologue
                      Source for Every Occasion
                        By: Stevens, Chambers
812.6 A: Comedy Scenes For Student Actors
                       By: Allen, Laurie

 812.6 A: Acting Out: Scenes & Monologues From Theatre Direct
                      Productions for Youth
                 By: Theatre Direct Canada (EDT)

     812.6 P: Real: Scenes and Monologues for Urban Youth
                        By: Pannell, Lynn




Plays
Plays and collections of plays can be found in numerous areas of the 800’s,
depending on where the playwright was from. American drama can be found
under the call number 812. British drama can be found under the call number 822.
Greek classics will be found under the call number 880. Critical works on the
particular playwright will be shelved alongside his or her plays. You will find the
following collections of plays here in the Swinehart collection:

812.54 F: Zap: A Play
By: Fleischman, Paul

812.54 O: Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and
Performance
By: Svich, Caridad (EDT); Marrero, Maria Teresa (EDT)

812.608 F: The Fire This Time: African American Plays for the 21st
Century
By: Elam, Harry Justin (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT)

812.608 P: Plays from the Boom Box Galaxy: Theater From The Hip-
Hop Generation
By: Euell, Kim (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT)

862.708 M: Mexican Plays
By: Dodgson, Elyse (EDT); Moncada, Luis Mario (INT)




Playwriting
Books on the art of playwriting can be found on the library’s second floor under
the call number 808.2. You will find the following books on the subject here in
the Swinehart collection:

808.2 E: How Plays Work: A Practical Guide to Playwriting
By: Edgar, David

808.2 H: Art & Craft of Playwriting
By: Hatcher, Jeffrey

808.2 P: You Can Write a Play!
By: Polsky, Milton E.




Shakespeare
There is only one person so important to the worlds of literature and drama that
he merits his own special call number: William Shakespeare. All works by or
about Shakespeare are under the call number 822.33 on the library’s second floor.
Within this call number, books are alphabetical by author, with all of his plays,
works and monologues under “S” (critical works will often have a “Z” in the call
number as well). You will find the following Shakespeare books here in the
Swinehart collection:

                                  822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare
                                  Monologues
                                  By: Earley, Michael; Keil, Philippa

                                  822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare
                                  Monologues: Women
                                  By: Earley, Michael

                                  822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for
                                  Men: The Good Audition Guides
                                           By: Dixon, Luke (EDT)



              822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for Women
                          By: Dixon, Luke (EDT)

 822.33 S: More Scenes from Shakespeare: Twenty Cuttings for Acting
                        and Directing Practice
               By: Shakespeare, William; Wilson, Michael

822.33 S: Scenes from Shakespeare: Fifteen Cuttings for the Classroom
                      By: Wilson, Michael (EDT)

822.33 ZB: Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays,
             His Poems, His Life and Times, and More
               By: Boyce, Charles; White, David Allen




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Swinehart Theater Collection Pathfinder

  • 1. Sandra Swinehart Theater Collection Theater Resources for Teens A guide to the collection and other library resources in the performing arts Compiled by Ken Petrilli, Teen Services Librarian April 2011 Acting & Methodology All books on theater and stage production are shelved under the number 792 in the Dewey Decimal System. Nearly all the books under this call number in the New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our third floor. For books on acting
  • 2. styles and methods, look under the call number 792.082. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 782.14 L: Music and Singing By: Lau, Doretta Books on music are all under the 780’s in the Dewey Decimal System. For works on vocal styles and technique, check under the call number 783.04. 792.02 E: The Complete Audition Book for Young Actors By: Ellis, Roger 792.028 A: Style: Acting in High Comedy By: Aitken, Maria 792.028 B: Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide By: Belli, Mary Lou; Lenney, Dinah 792.028 B: Using The Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide To Character Creation and Period Styles By: Blumenfeld, Robert 792.028 C: Acting in Restoration Comedy By: Callow, Simon 792.028 M: Acting A to Z : The Young Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen Career By: Mayfield, Katherine 792.028 M: Sanford Meisner on Acting By: Meisner, Sanford; Longwell, Dennis 792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook By: Silverberg, Larry 792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook II: Emotional Freedom By: Silverberg, Larry
  • 3. 792.028 S: 7 Simple Truths of Acting for The Teen Actor By: Silverberg, Larry 792.028 S: Speak With Distinction By: Edith Skinner 792.028 S: The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process and Technique By: Sonenberg, Janet (EDT) 792.028 S: The Actor Prepares By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds 792.028 S: Building a Character By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds 792.028 S: Creating a Role By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds 792.028 T: Training of the American Actor By: Bartow, Arthur (EDT) 792.6 J: Dance and Choreography By: Joosten, Michael For more on dance, choreography and dancing technique, you can look on the library’s third floor under the call number 792.8 808.2 S: How to Do Accents By: Sharpe, Edda; Rowles, Jan Haydn 808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook Three: Tackling the Text By: Silverberg, Larry 808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook IV: Playing the Part By: Silverberg, Larry
  • 4. Costuming Books on costume, clothing, makeup and hairstyling can be found in several places on the library’s third floor. For books on the subject pertaining specifically to theater, look under the call number 792.02. Otherwise, look under 391 for clothing and costume, and under 646.7 for general works on makeup and hairstyles. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 391.009 W: What People Wore When: A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society By: Leventon, Melissa (EDT) 646.478 R: Costuming Made Easy: How to Make Theatrical Costumes from Cast-Off Clothing By: Rogers, Barb 792.026 L: Costume and Make Up By: Holt, Michael 792.027 S: Stage & Screen Makeup: A Practical Reference for Actors, Models, Makeup Artists, Photographers, Stage Managers, and Directors By: Hall, Kit 792.027 S: Stage & Screen Hairstyles: A Practical Reference for Actors, Models, Hairstylists, Photographers, Stage Managers & Directors By: Spencer, Kit 792.6 L: Costumes and Makeup By: Lau, Doretta
  • 5. Stagecraft and Set Design Books on all technical aspects of the theater, including design, construction and lighting, can be found on the library’s third floor under the call number 792.025. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 751.75 C: Scenic Art For The Theatre: History, Tools, And Techniuqes By: Crabtree, Susan; Beudert, Peter 792.025 H: Stage Design and Properties By: Holt, Michael 792.025 L: Stagecraft 1: A Complete Guide to Backstage Work By: Lord, William H. 792.025 S: Practical Guide to Stage Lighting By: Shelley, Steven Louis 792.025 T: Scenic Art and Construction: A Practical Guide By: Troubridge, Emma; Blaikie, Time 792.6 B: Scenery and Set Design By: Bailey, Diane 792.6 B: Stage Management and Production By: Bailey, Diane 792.6 B: Lighting By: Bringle, Jennifer
  • 6. Stage Management and Directing Books on stage management and directing will be found on the library’s third floor; directing can be found under the call number 792.023. Stage management can be found under the call number 792.06. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 792.023 B: Stage Directing: A Practical Guide By: Baldwin, Chris 792.023 M: Directing a Play By: McCaffery, Michael 792.023 M: Stage Management and Theatre Administration By: Menear, Pauline 792.023 P: Stage Management: The Essential Handbook By: Pallin, Gail 792.068 K: Back Stage Guide to Stage Management: Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last Performance By: Thomas, Kelly A. 792.6 B: Directing By: Bezdecheck, Bethany History Books on the history of theater can be found on the library’s third floor under the call number 792.09. For the history of the musical, look under the call number
  • 7. 782.14. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 782.1 J: Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical Theater By: Jones, John Bush 782.14 B: Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time By: Bloom, Ken; Vlastnik, Frank; Orbach, Jerry (FRW) 792 S: How Does the Show Go On? By: Schumacher, Thomas; Kurtti, Jeff 792.609 M: Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre By: Miller, Scott 809.2 M: The Fireside Companion to the Theater By: Mordden, Ethan Monologues and Scenes
  • 8. All plays, scenes and books on writing and playwrights are shelved in the 800’s in the Dewey Decimal system. Nearly all the books under this call number in the New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our second floor. Books containing monologues and scenes can be found under the call number 808.82 (although you may also find some on the third floor under 792.08). You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men By: Weate, Catherine (EDT) 808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women By: Weate, Catherine (EDT) 808.824 A: Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens By: Pizzarello, Jason (EDT) 808.824 A: Monologues for Teens By: Detrick, Erin (EDT); Schwabe, Kate (FRW) 812.5 S: Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Studyguide for Teen Actors By: Stevens, Chambers 812.54 P: Love and Stuff: Monologues for Teenage Girls By: Pomerance, Susan 812.54 P: More Monologues for Teenage Girls By: Pomerance, Susan 812.54 S: Short & Sweet: Skits for Student Actors By: Scriven, Maggie 812.54 S: Magnificent Monologues for Teens: The Teens' Monologue Source for Every Occasion By: Stevens, Chambers
  • 9. 812.6 A: Comedy Scenes For Student Actors By: Allen, Laurie 812.6 A: Acting Out: Scenes & Monologues From Theatre Direct Productions for Youth By: Theatre Direct Canada (EDT) 812.6 P: Real: Scenes and Monologues for Urban Youth By: Pannell, Lynn Plays
  • 10. Plays and collections of plays can be found in numerous areas of the 800’s, depending on where the playwright was from. American drama can be found under the call number 812. British drama can be found under the call number 822. Greek classics will be found under the call number 880. Critical works on the particular playwright will be shelved alongside his or her plays. You will find the following collections of plays here in the Swinehart collection: 812.54 F: Zap: A Play By: Fleischman, Paul 812.54 O: Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and Performance By: Svich, Caridad (EDT); Marrero, Maria Teresa (EDT) 812.608 F: The Fire This Time: African American Plays for the 21st Century By: Elam, Harry Justin (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT) 812.608 P: Plays from the Boom Box Galaxy: Theater From The Hip- Hop Generation By: Euell, Kim (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT) 862.708 M: Mexican Plays By: Dodgson, Elyse (EDT); Moncada, Luis Mario (INT) Playwriting
  • 11. Books on the art of playwriting can be found on the library’s second floor under the call number 808.2. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection: 808.2 E: How Plays Work: A Practical Guide to Playwriting By: Edgar, David 808.2 H: Art & Craft of Playwriting By: Hatcher, Jeffrey 808.2 P: You Can Write a Play! By: Polsky, Milton E. Shakespeare
  • 12. There is only one person so important to the worlds of literature and drama that he merits his own special call number: William Shakespeare. All works by or about Shakespeare are under the call number 822.33 on the library’s second floor. Within this call number, books are alphabetical by author, with all of his plays, works and monologues under “S” (critical works will often have a “Z” in the call number as well). You will find the following Shakespeare books here in the Swinehart collection: 822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare Monologues By: Earley, Michael; Keil, Philippa 822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare Monologues: Women By: Earley, Michael 822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for Men: The Good Audition Guides By: Dixon, Luke (EDT) 822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for Women By: Dixon, Luke (EDT) 822.33 S: More Scenes from Shakespeare: Twenty Cuttings for Acting and Directing Practice By: Shakespeare, William; Wilson, Michael 822.33 S: Scenes from Shakespeare: Fifteen Cuttings for the Classroom By: Wilson, Michael (EDT) 822.33 ZB: Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays, His Poems, His Life and Times, and More By: Boyce, Charles; White, David Allen Additional Resources