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Meriwether Publishing LTD
Meriwether Publishing Ltd. was founded in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, by television writer-producer Arthur L. Zapel.
The company relocated headquarters to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1983.
The founder of the family-owned corporation is now Chairman of the Board. The President is his eldest son, A. Mark Zapel, and the Vice President is Arthur’s second son, Theodore O. Zapel.
Meriwether Publishing books are sold as "how-to" books for acting students, professional performers and aspiring theatre professionals, in the fields of acting for stage, television or film. A large number of the Meriwether theatre arts books are used as textbooks or supplemental texts for acting and dramatic classes in middle grades through college. Other books include anthologies of plays, short scene and monologue books, reference books on stagecraft, theatre games, directing, costuming, auditioning, clowning, mime, playwriting, theatre DVD/videos and games.
Meriwether Publishing offers more than 135 book titles with many new titles published each year. The authors represent many of the leading names in educational and professional theatre today. They include: Charna Halpern, Del Close and Kim "Howard" Johnson; John Ahart, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois; Terry John Converse, Professor of Theatre at Washington State University; Roger Ellis, Professor of Theatre Communications at Grand Valley State University; Deb and Norman Bert of Texas Tech University; Gerald Lee Ratliff, Professor of the Theatre Arts program at State University of New York, Potsdam; Garry Michael Kluger, professional TV actor-writer; and many more.
The theatrical arts books of Meriwether Publishing Ltd. are sold worldwide with key distributors in the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia.
Introducing selected titles:
The Prop Master: A guidebook for successful theatrical prop management by Amy Mussman (illustrated by James Mussman) published by Meriwether Publishing in 2008.
During the past 10 years of working as a prop master for professional theater houses and as a freelance prop artisan, Amy Mussman has not come cross a book that is truly geared toward helping a prop master figure out what his job is about. Amy Mussman has wrote a book that will take the readers through the necessary steps of theatrical world. This guidebook focuses on the duties of a prop master that are above and beyond the build processes of a properties department... It will help you understand the importance of being a well-prepared member of the production team.
112 Acting Games: A comprehensive workbook of theatre games for developing acting skills by Gavin Levy published by Meriwether in 2005.
The purpose of this book is to give theatre teachers the tools they will need not just to play a game or teach an exercise. This title teaches to understand the reasons they are doing so and the practical benefits of each exercise. 112 Acting Games also will enable teachers to hold a group discussion when necessary, and guide them on how to ask leading questions. The author didn't invent the games. He has discovered them over the past fifteen years. He utilized activities from all walks of the life and adapted them to the needs of actors... 112 games divided into 20 categories: relaxation, body awareness, observation, memorization, sensory awareness, concentration and focus, ensemble, characterization, imagination, improvisation, action and reaction, trust, knowing your objectives, life experience, special awareness, motor skills, nonverbal communication, performance, thinking outside the box.
The Aerial Circus Training Safety Manual by Carrie Heller (Foreword by Hovey Burges) published by Meriwether in 2004.
This rmarkabl manual has come about over several decades of instructing many people to teach the aerial artists. Over time many of the teachers Carrie Heller was working with requested that she photographed the manual. As a result, this book has come to be. This invaluable title explores the Trapeze, Spanish Web, and Rings as this has been Carries' specialty over the years.
Carrie Heller, M.S.W. is a Professional Trapeze Artist and a licensed clinical worker. In 1993 she founded the popular Atlanta Circus Camp and in 2006 the Circus Art Institute. At the Circus Art Institute, Carrie teaches Circus Arts Fitness and Circus Arts Therapy. She is an experienced lecturer on topics related to therapy and circus.
The Director/s Eye: A comprehensive textbook for directors and actors by John Ahart published by Meriwether Publishing in 2001. This invaluable title contains 35 chapters in 7 sections with summaries and assignments, and includes:
1. Basics: Getting Started
2. Rehearsal: A Time for Expressing
3. Analyzing the Script
4. Style: Sharing of Viewpoints
5. Working with Your Collaborators
6. The Director and the Theatrical Space
7. The Whole Picture
John Ahart is a Professor Emeritus of Theatre, University of Illinois. He was the subject of a PBS documentary, and has received numerous citations for his work as a director.
References:
www.meriwetherpublishing.com
Category:
Articles
Book Publishing
The company relocated headquarters to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1983.
The founder of the family-owned corporation is now Chairman of the Board. The President is his eldest son, A. Mark Zapel, and the Vice President is Arthur’s second son, Theodore O. Zapel.
Meriwether Publishing books are sold as "how-to" books for acting students, professional performers and aspiring theatre professionals, in the fields of acting for stage, television or film. A large number of the Meriwether theatre arts books are used as textbooks or supplemental texts for acting and dramatic classes in middle grades through college. Other books include anthologies of plays, short scene and monologue books, reference books on stagecraft, theatre games, directing, costuming, auditioning, clowning, mime, playwriting, theatre DVD/videos and games.
Meriwether Publishing offers more than 135 book titles with many new titles published each year. The authors represent many of the leading names in educational and professional theatre today. They include: Charna Halpern, Del Close and Kim "Howard" Johnson; John Ahart, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois; Terry John Converse, Professor of Theatre at Washington State University; Roger Ellis, Professor of Theatre Communications at Grand Valley State University; Deb and Norman Bert of Texas Tech University; Gerald Lee Ratliff, Professor of the Theatre Arts program at State University of New York, Potsdam; Garry Michael Kluger, professional TV actor-writer; and many more.
The theatrical arts books of Meriwether Publishing Ltd. are sold worldwide with key distributors in the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Australia.
Introducing selected titles:
The Prop Master: A guidebook for successful theatrical prop management by Amy Mussman (illustrated by James Mussman) published by Meriwether Publishing in 2008. During the past 10 years of working as a prop master for professional theater houses and as a freelance prop artisan, Amy Mussman has not come cross a book that is truly geared toward helping a prop master figure out what his job is about. Amy Mussman has wrote a book that will take the readers through the necessary steps of theatrical world. This guidebook focuses on the duties of a prop master that are above and beyond the build processes of a properties department... It will help you understand the importance of being a well-prepared member of the production team.
112 Acting Games: A comprehensive workbook of theatre games for developing acting skills by Gavin Levy published by Meriwether in 2005.The purpose of this book is to give theatre teachers the tools they will need not just to play a game or teach an exercise. This title teaches to understand the reasons they are doing so and the practical benefits of each exercise. 112 Acting Games also will enable teachers to hold a group discussion when necessary, and guide them on how to ask leading questions. The author didn't invent the games. He has discovered them over the past fifteen years. He utilized activities from all walks of the life and adapted them to the needs of actors... 112 games divided into 20 categories: relaxation, body awareness, observation, memorization, sensory awareness, concentration and focus, ensemble, characterization, imagination, improvisation, action and reaction, trust, knowing your objectives, life experience, special awareness, motor skills, nonverbal communication, performance, thinking outside the box.
The Aerial Circus Training Safety Manual by Carrie Heller (Foreword by Hovey Burges) published by Meriwether in 2004. This rmarkabl manual has come about over several decades of instructing many people to teach the aerial artists. Over time many of the teachers Carrie Heller was working with requested that she photographed the manual. As a result, this book has come to be. This invaluable title explores the Trapeze, Spanish Web, and Rings as this has been Carries' specialty over the years.
Carrie Heller, M.S.W. is a Professional Trapeze Artist and a licensed clinical worker. In 1993 she founded the popular Atlanta Circus Camp and in 2006 the Circus Art Institute. At the Circus Art Institute, Carrie teaches Circus Arts Fitness and Circus Arts Therapy. She is an experienced lecturer on topics related to therapy and circus.
The Director/s Eye: A comprehensive textbook for directors and actors by John Ahart published by Meriwether Publishing in 2001. This invaluable title contains 35 chapters in 7 sections with summaries and assignments, and includes:1. Basics: Getting Started
2. Rehearsal: A Time for Expressing
3. Analyzing the Script
4. Style: Sharing of Viewpoints
5. Working with Your Collaborators
6. The Director and the Theatrical Space
7. The Whole Picture
John Ahart is a Professor Emeritus of Theatre, University of Illinois. He was the subject of a PBS documentary, and has received numerous citations for his work as a director.
References:
www.meriwetherpublishing.com
Category:
Articles
Book Publishing
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