Topic: Character Development

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Posted by: Penduluminary (Jun 15, 2019 12:50PM)

Can you suggest book titles devoted to the discussion of character development?

I'm aware of:

-- Boffo by Chrstopher Thisse

-- Theatrical Magic (a chapter) by John Pyka

If you have either of these books, please do share your thoughts on them.

Your signposts will be appreciated...

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Posted by: rhettbryson (Jun 16, 2019 12:25PM)

THE ultimate book on the subject by the master of this subject is Max Howard’s “Creating Theatrical Magic.”

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Posted by: Pizpor (Jun 16, 2019 08:58PM)

Easy Street by Ann-Elizabeth Shapera. Available on Lulu.com for about $8 e-book (print also available).

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Posted by: Penduluminary (Jun 16, 2019 09:35PM)

Thank you both.

rhettbryson... I've looked for Creating Theatrical Magic but can't find it anywhere.

Can you signpost me to a copy?

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Posted by: rhettbryson (Jun 17, 2019 11:56AM)

I would suggest contacting Max directly: http://www.thehabitofexcellence.com/Contact.php

rhett

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Posted by: Luke Wolf (Jul 11, 2020 09:17AM)

I would also recommend A Book by Anton (to be clear, the title of the book is "a book"). Fantastic piece!

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Posted by: Madman13 (Oct 14, 2020 10:32PM)

[quote]On Jul 11, 2020, Luke Wolf wrote:
I would also recommend A Book by Anton (to be clear, the title of the book is "a book"). Fantastic piece! [/quote]

Where can I find it?

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Posted by: Celloboy (Nov 1, 2021 09:35PM)

[quote]On Oct 14, 2020, Madman13 wrote:
[quote]On Jul 11, 2020, Luke Wolf wrote:
I would also recommend A Book by Anton (to be clear, the title of the book is "a book"). Fantastic piece! [/quote]

Where can I find it? [/quote]

You can pick it up here: https://brickandmortarmagic.com/products/a-book-a-start-by-anton?_pos=1&_sid=45d2d4025&_ss=r

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Posted by: imgic (Apr 14, 2022 04:05AM)

Read anything and everything by Pop Hadyn

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Posted by: Big Daddy Cool (Jun 2, 2022 09:37PM)

Nice to see this conversation is still alive. Although my former character died of Covid, I have recently returned to acting, and still specialize in theatrical magic and wrote a book with an amazing chapter on character development that started as a discussion here on the Café!

Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things...