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Curtain up! a book for young performers

Follows Amaya as she auditions for a role in a professional production of a musical through the audition process to the costume fittings, rehearsals--even the stage fright--and performance, in a book that includes a glossary of theatrical terms.

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Main Author: McLean, Dirk, 1956-
Other Authors: Brassard, France, 1963-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books ; Tundra Books of Northern New York, c2010.
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Theater > Juvenile nonfiction.
Theater > Production and direction > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Follows Amaya as she auditions for a role in a professional production of a musical through the audition process to the costume fittings, rehearsals--even the stage fright--and performance, in a book that includes a glossary of theatrical terms.
Physical Description:1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Audience:For ages 6-8.
ISBN:9780887768996
0887768997
Author Notes:DIRK MCLEAN has been involved in the world of theater as an actor and playwright for most of his life. He has performed in Canada in Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, and Victoria. In the U.S., he's performed in Buffalo, Chicago, Indianapolis, and on Broadway. He's also worked in the West End in London, in Johannesburg, and in Trinidad & Tobago, where he was born. Dirk McLean lives in Toronto, Ontario.

FRANCE BRASSARD has been fascinated by illustration since she received a tiny picture book in a Christmas stocking when she was a small child. After studying both interior and graphic design, she became an illustrator herself in the 1990s. With several books to her credit, she lives in a small city in Quebec with her son, Luke.

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