Photos: Julie Garnye & Michael Kostroff Celebrate New Book At The Drama Book Shop
The event included readings from the book and a question-and-answer session with the audience, which was made up of friends, fans, students, and theatre professionals.
By: A.A. Cristi Jul. 19, 2022
Authors Julie Garnye and Michael Kostroff celebrated the release of their new book The Stage Actor's Handbook at Drama Book Shop in New York City on Sunday, July 17. The event included readings from the book and a question-and-answer session with the audience, which was made up of friends, fans, students, and theatre professionals.
Professional stage actors are expected to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols. Traditionally, this knowledge was passed along from one generation of stage actors to the next via word of mouth or were learned by having one's missteps corrected-until now.
In The Stage Actor's Handbook, these protocols have finally been assembled into one volume, allowing theatre artists to know in advance what is expected of them. A definitive guide for professionals and aspiring professionals alike, this book details best practices on everything from rehearsal demeanor to backstage etiquette. It also shares the theatre's unique vernacular and revered superstitions, as well as field-tested guidelines on touring, interactions with the public, and more.
Written by established theatre pros Michael Kostroff and Julie Garnyé, The Stage Actor's Handbook features bits of wisdom contributed by legendary stage actors, including Bebe Neuwirth, John Lithgow, Chita Rivera, Alfred Molina, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Harvey Fierstein, Sam Waterston, Jason Alexander, Cynthia Nixon, and Sir Patrick Stewart.
Michael Kostroff is an established stage and television actor best known for his five seasons on HBO's The Wire. He is also an instructor, director, and writer. He is the author of Letters from Backstage and Audition Psych 101, and the co-author of Answers from "The Working Actor." On stage, Kostroff has played a host of iconic character roles, including Max Bialystock, which he covered on the first national tour of The Producers, and the comic villain Thénardier, a role he played on two national tours of Les Misérables.
Julie Garnyé is a singer, actress, director, voice teacher, producer, and writer. She is an original cast member of the first national tour of the Broadway hit musical Come From Away, appeared in the roles of Jennyanydots and Grizabella in the national tour of Cats, and originated the role of Martha Dumptruck in the developmental readings of Heathers: The Musical.
Photo Credit: Matt Baker
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Julie Garnye, Michael Kostroff
Julie Garnye, Michael Kostroff
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Julie Garnye, Michael Kostroff
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Ron Abel, Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Jim Caruso, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Matthew Gilbert, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnye
Julie Garnye, Michael Kostroff
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