Amy Cook

There was once a boy who wouldn't grow old. A boy who came to the windows of children yearning for adventure, all too eager to grant it to them. A boy who could breathe magic into a mind otherwise doomed for stodgy, grownup responsibilities and boredom.Or that's how the story goes. Reality often bears a darker shade of truth. One thing is for sure; the book she grew up reading got it all wrong. Neverland isn't all it was written to be.A warning would have been nice. . .* Contains adult situations, this book intended for 18+

A Fairy Never After Book

The Book of Hook

An illuminating look into the cognitive processes at play when we cast theatrical and political figures--as well as everyday people--as characters

The Art and Science of Casting

Building Character

Casting is the process by which directors assign parts to actors, creating the idea of the character for the audience. Casting is how we rehearse change, as we come to see an expanded repertoire of the kinds of bodies that are selected to play the lead, the hero, and the villain. This Element focuses on the casting in productions of Shakespeare from 2017–2020 to demonstrate how casting functions affectively and cognitively to reimagine who can be what. The central argument is that directors are using casting as the central mode of meaning-making in productions of Shakespeare.

Casting the Bodies of Tomorrow on Shakespeare's Stages Today

Shakespearean Futures

Kelly Gibson

Portia Belloc Lowndes

Geared for both local gastronomes and travelers alike, a discriminating guide to Chicago's diverse food scene features more than five hundred entries that describe the city's finest restaurants, markets, bars, and pubs that emphasize the principles of local produce, organic foods, regionally grown ingredients, and homemade foods. Original.

Amy Cook

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