The Swinehart collection was created with donated funds and contains resources on the theater, acting and musicals for teens. I worked with the High School drama coach to build the collection, and this is the pathfinder.

1. Sandra Swinehart
Theater Collection
Theater Resources for Teens
A guide to the collection and other library
resources in the performing arts
Compiled by Ken Petrilli, Teen Services Librarian
April 2011
Acting & Methodology
All books on theater and stage production are shelved under the number 792 in
the Dewey Decimal System. Nearly all the books under this call number in the
New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our third floor. For books on acting

2. styles and methods, look under the call number 792.082. You will find the
following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:
782.14 L: Music and Singing
By: Lau, Doretta
Books on music are all under the 780’s in the Dewey Decimal System. For works
on vocal styles and technique, check under the call number 783.04.
792.02 E: The Complete Audition Book for Young Actors
By: Ellis, Roger
792.028 A: Style: Acting in High Comedy
By: Aitken, Maria
792.028 B: Acting for Young Actors: The Ultimate Teen Guide
By: Belli, Mary Lou; Lenney, Dinah
792.028 B: Using The Stanislavsky System: A Practical Guide To
Character Creation and Period Styles
By: Blumenfeld, Robert
792.028 C: Acting in Restoration Comedy
By: Callow, Simon
792.028 M: Acting A to Z : The Young
Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen
Career
By: Mayfield, Katherine
792.028 M: Sanford Meisner on Acting
By: Meisner, Sanford; Longwell, Dennis
792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook
By: Silverberg, Larry
792.028 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook II: Emotional Freedom
By: Silverberg, Larry

3. 792.028 S: 7 Simple Truths of Acting for The Teen Actor
By: Silverberg, Larry
792.028 S: Speak With Distinction
By: Edith Skinner
792.028 S: The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process
and Technique
By: Sonenberg, Janet (EDT)
792.028 S: The Actor Prepares
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds
792.028 S: Building a Character
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds
792.028 S: Creating a Role
By: Stanislavsky, Konstantin; Hapgood, Elizabeth Reynolds
792.028 T: Training of the American Actor
By: Bartow, Arthur (EDT)
792.6 J: Dance and Choreography
By: Joosten, Michael
For more on dance, choreography and dancing technique, you can look on the
library’s third floor under the call number 792.8
808.2 S: How to Do Accents
By: Sharpe, Edda; Rowles, Jan Haydn
808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach: Workbook Three: Tackling the
Text
By: Silverberg, Larry
808.2 S: Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook IV: Playing the Part
By: Silverberg, Larry

4. Costuming
Books on costume, clothing, makeup and hairstyling can be found in several
places on the library’s third floor. For books on the subject pertaining specifically
to theater, look under the call number 792.02. Otherwise, look under 391 for
clothing and costume, and under 646.7 for general works on makeup and
hairstyles. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart
collection:
391.009 W: What People
Wore When: A Complete
Illustrated History of
Costume from Ancient
Times to the Nineteenth
Century for Every Level of
Society
By: Leventon, Melissa (EDT)
646.478 R: Costuming
Made Easy: How to Make
Theatrical Costumes from Cast-Off Clothing
By: Rogers, Barb
792.026 L: Costume and Make Up
By: Holt, Michael
792.027 S: Stage & Screen Makeup: A Practical Reference for Actors,
Models, Makeup Artists, Photographers, Stage Managers, and Directors
By: Hall, Kit
792.027 S: Stage & Screen Hairstyles: A Practical Reference for
Actors, Models, Hairstylists, Photographers, Stage Managers &
Directors
By: Spencer, Kit
792.6 L: Costumes and Makeup
By: Lau, Doretta

5. Stagecraft and Set Design
Books on all technical aspects of the theater, including design, construction and
lighting, can be found on the library’s third floor under the call number 792.025.
You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:
751.75 C: Scenic Art For The Theatre:
History, Tools, And Techniuqes
By: Crabtree, Susan; Beudert, Peter
792.025 H: Stage Design and Properties
By: Holt, Michael
792.025 L: Stagecraft 1: A Complete
Guide to Backstage Work
By: Lord, William H.
792.025 S: Practical Guide to Stage Lighting
By: Shelley, Steven Louis
792.025 T: Scenic Art and Construction: A Practical Guide
By: Troubridge, Emma; Blaikie, Time
792.6 B: Scenery and Set Design
By: Bailey, Diane
792.6 B: Stage Management and Production
By: Bailey, Diane
792.6 B: Lighting
By: Bringle, Jennifer

6. Stage Management and
Directing
Books on stage management and directing will be found on the library’s third
floor; directing can be found under the call number 792.023. Stage management
can be found under the call number 792.06. You will find the following books on
the subject here in the Swinehart collection:
792.023 B: Stage Directing: A Practical Guide
By: Baldwin, Chris
792.023 M: Directing a Play
By: McCaffery, Michael
792.023 M: Stage Management and Theatre
Administration
By: Menear, Pauline
792.023 P: Stage Management: The Essential Handbook
By: Pallin, Gail
792.068 K: Back Stage Guide to Stage Management: Traditional and
New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last
Performance
By: Thomas, Kelly A.
792.6 B: Directing
By: Bezdecheck, Bethany
History
Books on the history of theater can be found on the library’s third floor under the
call number 792.09. For the history of the musical, look under the call number

7. 782.14. You will find the following books on the subject here in the Swinehart
collection:
782.1 J: Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American
Musical Theater
By: Jones, John Bush
782.14 B: Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time
By: Bloom, Ken; Vlastnik, Frank; Orbach, Jerry (FRW)
792 S: How Does the Show Go On?
By: Schumacher, Thomas; Kurtti, Jeff
792.609 M: Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre
By: Miller, Scott
809.2 M: The Fireside Companion to the Theater
By: Mordden, Ethan
Monologues and Scenes

8. All plays, scenes and books on writing and playwrights are shelved in the 800’s in
the Dewey Decimal system. Nearly all the books under this call number in the
New Rochelle Public Library can be found on our second floor. Books containing
monologues and scenes can be found under the call number 808.82 (although you
may also find some on the third floor under 792.08). You will find the following
books on the subject here in the Swinehart collection:
808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern
Monologues for Men
By: Weate, Catherine (EDT)
808.82 W: Oberon Book of Modern
Monologues for Women
By: Weate, Catherine (EDT)
808.824 A: Actor's Choice: Scenes for
Teens
By: Pizzarello, Jason (EDT)
808.824 A: Monologues for Teens
By: Detrick, Erin (EDT); Schwabe, Kate (FRW)
812.5 S: Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Studyguide for Teen
Actors
By: Stevens, Chambers
812.54 P: Love and Stuff: Monologues for Teenage Girls
By: Pomerance, Susan
812.54 P: More Monologues for Teenage Girls
By: Pomerance, Susan
812.54 S: Short & Sweet: Skits for Student Actors
By: Scriven, Maggie
812.54 S: Magnificent Monologues for Teens: The Teens' Monologue
Source for Every Occasion
By: Stevens, Chambers

9. 812.6 A: Comedy Scenes For Student Actors
By: Allen, Laurie
812.6 A: Acting Out: Scenes & Monologues From Theatre Direct
Productions for Youth
By: Theatre Direct Canada (EDT)
812.6 P: Real: Scenes and Monologues for Urban Youth
By: Pannell, Lynn
Plays

10. Plays and collections of plays can be found in numerous areas of the 800’s,
depending on where the playwright was from. American drama can be found
under the call number 812. British drama can be found under the call number 822.
Greek classics will be found under the call number 880. Critical works on the
particular playwright will be shelved alongside his or her plays. You will find the
following collections of plays here in the Swinehart collection:
812.54 F: Zap: A Play
By: Fleischman, Paul
812.54 O: Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and
Performance
By: Svich, Caridad (EDT); Marrero, Maria Teresa (EDT)
812.608 F: The Fire This Time: African American Plays for the 21st
Century
By: Elam, Harry Justin (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT)
812.608 P: Plays from the Boom Box Galaxy: Theater From The Hip-
Hop Generation
By: Euell, Kim (EDT); Alexander, Robert (EDT)
862.708 M: Mexican Plays
By: Dodgson, Elyse (EDT); Moncada, Luis Mario (INT)
Playwriting

11. Books on the art of playwriting can be found on the library’s second floor under
the call number 808.2. You will find the following books on the subject here in
the Swinehart collection:
808.2 E: How Plays Work: A Practical Guide to Playwriting
By: Edgar, David
808.2 H: Art & Craft of Playwriting
By: Hatcher, Jeffrey
808.2 P: You Can Write a Play!
By: Polsky, Milton E.
Shakespeare

12. There is only one person so important to the worlds of literature and drama that
he merits his own special call number: William Shakespeare. All works by or
about Shakespeare are under the call number 822.33 on the library’s second floor.
Within this call number, books are alphabetical by author, with all of his plays,
works and monologues under “S” (critical works will often have a “Z” in the call
number as well). You will find the following Shakespeare books here in the
Swinehart collection:
822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare
Monologues
By: Earley, Michael; Keil, Philippa
822.33 S: Soliloquy! The Shakespeare
Monologues: Women
By: Earley, Michael
822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for
Men: The Good Audition Guides
By: Dixon, Luke (EDT)
822.33 S: Shakespeare Monologues for Women
By: Dixon, Luke (EDT)
822.33 S: More Scenes from Shakespeare: Twenty Cuttings for Acting
and Directing Practice
By: Shakespeare, William; Wilson, Michael
822.33 S: Scenes from Shakespeare: Fifteen Cuttings for the Classroom
By: Wilson, Michael (EDT)
822.33 ZB: Shakespeare A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Plays,
His Poems, His Life and Times, and More
By: Boyce, Charles; White, David Allen
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