Sinise, Gary
Summary: As a kid in suburban Chicago, Gary Sinise was more interested in sports and rock 'n' roll than reading or schoolwork. But when he impulsively auditioned for a school production of West Side Story, he found his purpose -- or so it seemed. Within a few years, Gary and a handful of friends created what became one of the most exciting and important new theater companies in America. From its humble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SINISE, GARY SINSummary: Over the course of a single year at the RSC, 150 actors play 500 different roles, each requiring authentic period costuming and makeup. In this remarkable program, master costumers and makeup artists demonstrate their crafts as expressed in productions of The Tempest, Measure for Measure, and Thomas Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy. How does cleverly designed clothing help make Pompey more arrogant...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: It can take more than 100 specialists working 8,000 hours to create the set for a single stage production. How is it done? In this extraordinary program, the dynamic process of set design for RSC productions of Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, and Measure for Measure is described by the people who make it all happen. From creating a full-size tree for Benedick to climb that can be removed...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Tells the story of the well-known playwright, William Shakespeare, and of the famous Globe Theatre in which many of his works were performed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.09 ALIGooden, Philip.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Carroll & Graf Publishers 2002
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS GOOSummary: In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is destined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. When Lyra Belacqua becomes the keeper of the Golden Compass, she discovers that her world and all those beyond are threatened by the secret plans of Ms. Coulter. With the help of Lord Asriel and a group of unlikely allies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE GOLSummary: "Although Buffalo Bill has fought Indians and Civil War battles, nothing can prepare him for his newest challenge: show business! His 'Wild West Show' is hugely popular, but when he signs a former enemy, Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, for a featured role, a hysterical clash of cultures reverberates far beyond the boundaries of their sprawling outdoor theater. And the complications only multiply when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2001
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perigee Books 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792 MCCBeaton, Mabel
Summary: This absorbing and entertaining guide provides all the information needed to construct puppets and puppet theaters. Written by professionals with a passion for their art, the detailed and comprehensive manual contains suggestions for making heads, bodies, wigs, and puppet clothing. Entire chapters tell how to manipulate the puppet, set up and furnish a stage, light scenes, and even how to build...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.5 BEAPatinkin, Sheldon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2000
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 792 PATLentz, Timothy Paul
Summary: In the spring of 2017 David DiChiera's nearly fifty-five year tenure as the guiding spirit of opera in southeast Michigan came to an end with his retirement from Michigan Opera Theatre. The Impresario and civic leader extraordinaire was stepping aside, and the company he founded was in excellent shape with a bright and sustainable future and a beautiful world-class home in the Detroit Opera...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Wayne State University Press] 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.1 LENMicklos, John
Summary: "The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of 17 states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there. Was there a water route to the Pacific? President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 917.804 MICShapiro, James S.
Summary: An intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year--1599--that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. How was Shakespeare transformed from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this one exhilarating year we follow what he reads and writes, what he sees, and whom he works with as he invests in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM SHASummary: The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE ALLO'Connor, Joseph
Summary: "Henry Irving is Victorian London's most celebrated actor and theater impresario. He has introduced groundbreaking ideas to the theater, bringing to the stage performances that are spectacular, shocking, and always entertaining. When Irving decides to open his own London theater with the goal of making it the greatest playhouse on earth, he hires a young Dublin clerk harboring literary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC OCOAnthony, David
Summary: The heroes' baseball team, the Traverse City Salmon, are playing the Garden City Sprouts in the little league championship game. The Sprouts throw a curve ball and turn into pinch-hitting plant monsters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sigil Pub. 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ANTMason, Jenny
Summary: "Learn basic survival skills and connect with nature! Knowing how to navigate - whether it's by using a compass or by using objects found in nature - is a skill that every outdoor adventurer needs. Did you know that you can make a compass out of sticks and rocks? Or that you can use the stars as a guide? Learn all this and more in Navigation - a book that gives kids the confidence they need to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.89 MASSummary: Jimmy ventures out to locate a rare film print. The film, once it is shown, has been known to drive its audience into a crazed frenzy before the theatre goes up in flames. Jimmy finds that the film lives up to its reputation and the results are shocking.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR CIGRau, Dana Meachen
Summary: "Includes the history of the development of navigational tools including the compass. Sections include a step-by-step project of making a functioning compass at home and then using the compass for orienteering activities. Glossary, additional resources and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 681.7 RAUSummary: An intimate look inside a living time capsule, this program explores the planning and reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, presenting a day in the working life of the unique artistic institution. The video guides viewers through the facility, painstakingly designed and built to resemble the original Elizabethan playhouse, and offers commentary from the actors, artisans, and educators...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Viewed by many as the preeminent dramatist of our time, Nobel laureate Harold Pinter was also an accomplished actor, steeped in the relationship between text and performance. In this program, produced two years prior to his death, he advises a group of actors as they conduct staged readings of scenes from his plays. In addition, Pinter grants a candid and detailed interview, accompanied by his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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National Society Women Descendants of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1940
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