Pioneer Drama Service--Directing Plays in Schools, Community Theatres and Professional Theaters

Directing can be both exhilarating and rewarding while also being the most frightening and overwhelming task you’ve ever volunteered for. We’re here to help! Our books and DVDS are full of how-to’s that break directing down into manageable steps and even give you reproducible forms to use! They also provide specifics on everything from stage management to stage combat, from creating comedy to creating characters. So whether you’re working with young children, teens or adults, these texts and DVDs will save you much time and trouble.

Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 21 texts, CDs and DVDs in this category.
	509 Digital Sound Effects 5 Compact Disc Set You’ll find hundreds of professional sound effects — 509 to be exact — on this complete sound effect library. More...
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	The Actor's Menu How to create powerful, believable characters This character preparation handbook tells you exactly what you need to know to become the kind of actor people want to watch. More...
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	Anyone Can Produce Plays with Kids The absolute basics of staging your own at-home, in-school, 'round-the-neighborhood plays This easy-to-read text opens the door to play production with children for teachers and parents who have little or no drama training. More...
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	Backstage Forms These forms have been collected from a wide variety of sources — educational, community, even Broadway theatres. The forms includes sections on props, costuming, makeup, lighting, budgets, and more. More...
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	Between Hisses This is a collection of authentic sing-alongs, theme music for melodrama characters and olio numbers. Also included is a section of illustrated gestures, which have become associated with melodramas. More...
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	Blocking a Scene A video guide to basic staging with actors Emphasizing script analysis, development of a floorplan and collaboration with actors, this video focuses on two students as they begin their very first directing project. More...
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	Fight Directing For The Theatre This book is fully illustrated with over 150 photos and prints. From thrilling swordfights to modern brawls, this unique text analyzes fight directing from pre-production to opening night. More...
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	Finding Your Funny Bone The actor’s guide to physical comedy and characters This book contains a wonderful new how-to approach to creating physical comedy and finding the creative comic within you or your students. More...
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	Melodrama: Beyond the Boos and Hisses or... Never Be Foiled Again! An Amateur's Video Guide to Melodrama The professional actors on this instructional video will demonstrate for both director and actors all the exclusive aspects that make melodrama a unique form of theatre. More...
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	On With the Show! A guide for directors and actors This straight-forward guide — which is really three books in one — gives you the tools to work more effectively and efficiently toward the final production. More...
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	The Physical Comedy Handbook This is a one-of-a-kind resource for students, actors, teachers and directors interested in physical comedy — from slapstick pratfalls to the theatre of the absurd. More...
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	Places, Please! How to Structure and Organize Your Theater Program This text clearly outlines every step in planning and presenting a high school theatrical production. In addition, it details the processes of auditions, rehearsals and productions. More...
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	Play Directing in the School A Drama Director's Survival Kit This text details the world of producing plays in schools. Whether it's budgeting, scheduling or the motivating and management of students, this is a must for anyone in an educational institution. More...
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	Play Director's Survival Kit This book contains basic information for beginners and veterans. Including over fifty-five reproducible checklists, forms and samples, it will help you direct contemporary, period and musical plays. More...
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	Play It Safe — Introduction to Theatre Safety Reproducible video guide and test questions included Both an overview of important OSHA laws and an often humorous look at the basic safety guidelines that every theatre student/theatre worker needs to know. More...
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	ShowSmarts The volunteer’s guide for putting on shows with kids An easy to understand guide with step-by-step instructions for making any children’s performance a successful and rewarding experience. More...
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	Stage Combat Fisticuffs, stunts, and swordplay for theater and film With more than 150 illustrations and easy-to-follow descriptions, Stage Combat shows performers how to stay out of harm’s way while electrifying audiences with authentic-looking conflicts. More...
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	The Stage Management Handbook This unique book takes the reader through the numerous phases of mounting and performing a show exclusively from the stage manager's perspective. More...
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	Staging Musicals for Young Performers How to produce a show in 36 sessions or less This step-by-step guidebook starts at the very beginning-selecting a musical, planning your rehearsal schedule, teaching theatrical basics and introducing your chosen musical to the group. More...
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	Sword Fighting A manual for actors and directors This text provides guidelines on how to train with historical weapons, as well as showing how authentic European fighting styles from the past can be adapted for the purpose of directing combats. More...
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	Theatre Talk An illustrated dictionary of theatre terms Newly revised, this book is a must for your theatre library! More...
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