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• Basic Reference Works in Hunt Library
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  voice/accents, physical/interactive theater, organizations

Basic Reference Works in Hunt Library

Kallan, K. How To Sell Yourself as an Actor. Studio City, CA: Sweden Press, c1999.
FA-REF 792.028 C15H4A

Osnes. Beth. Acting: An International Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California; Denver, Colorado: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
FA-REF-4 PN2035 .O84 2001

see also: Basic Drama Reference Works

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Open-Web Links

Voice and Accents

Fitzmaurice Voicework
Approach to voice training that explores "the dynamics between body, breath, voice, the imagination, language and presence" encouraging "vibrant voices that communicate intention and feeling without excess effort."

NCVS (National Center for Voice and Speech)
A non-profit organization concerned with vocal research and health. Includes other links.

Proper Elizabethan Accents (Renaissance Faire)
Includes pronunciation, pronunciation drills, grammar, vocabulary, songs, forms of address, insults and references.

Speech Accent Archive (Program in Linguistics,George Mason University)
A sound archive of speech accents from native and non-native speakers of English.

Physical and Interactive Theater

• Applied and Interactive Theater Guide (Toni Sant)
  A resource of non-traditional theater techniques and styles.

• The Improv Page (Bernie Roehl)
  A clearinghouse for information on improvisational theater.

• Physical Theatre and Mime Links (Artslynx)

• Shakespeare Eclectic Science Fiction Interactive Theatre (Brian David Phillips)
  A place for links to information about and scenarios for interactive drama, freeform role plays, and live action role playing games. Has nothing to do with Shakespeare.

Organizations

• Acting Workshop On-Line (AWOL)
  Not a workshop, but a site with many links to all aspects of the acting profession, including Web sites, descriptions of books, professional organizations.
  
• Actors' Equity Association
  Actors' Equity Association, founded in 1913, is the labor union representing actors and stage managers in the legitimate theatre in the United States.
  
• AFTRA (American Federation of Television & Radio Artists)
  A national labor union affiliated with the AFL-CIO. AFTRA represents its members in four major areas: 1) news and broadcasting; 2) entertainment programming; 3) the recording business; and, 4) commercials and non-broadcast, industrial, educational media
• ATME Online (The Association of Theatre Movement Educators)
  A service organization for movement educators in actor training.

• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
  News and information of interest to SAG members and actors in general.