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SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE
A Journey into the Organic Process of the Art of Transformation
by Ronald Rand
Published by Brown Posey Press (Sunbury Press)
Foreword by STEPHEN LANG
PLAYBILL has chosen SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE in their “13 Theatre Books to Take to the Park This Spring.”
Christopher Plummer calls SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE: “An unforgettable journey of passion, insight and discovery.”
Stephen Lang writes in his Foreword: “An astonishing outpouring of energy and experience. Ronald Rand brings a way to seek out a greater realization of what life means to you, putting into words what every actor feels in their heart; that what we do is as crucial to life as bread, fire and salt. A noble and useful book.”
Anne Bogart has written: “Ronald Rand is a natural storyteller. SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE reflects his generosity and interest in the methods of solo performance permitting us to meet many of the great theater luminaries of our time.”
Laurence Luckinbill: “An excellent book. Ronald Rand has described the holy and sacred process of acting intensely and just right. We need his story!”
SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE reveals a life-changing organic process creating your own dynamic solo performance through the ‘Art of Transformation.’ Offering a step-by-step guide using Stanislavski’s original acting chart, ‘The Method of Physical Actions.’
This inspiring book takes you through Rand’s two-hour transformation into 79-year-old Harold Clurman – revealing how creation takes place before an actor comes on stage, how to follow your genuine impulses allowing transformation to occur and to live completely inside your storytelling – trusting your inner compass to fly solo as a performer.
Filled with Rand’s fascinating experiences with his mentors – Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, and Jerzy Grotowski – and dive inside life-changing ‘moments of depth’ by unforgettable performers including Cecily Tyson, Ira Aldridge, James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier, Geraldine Page, Paul Robeson, George C. Scott, Laurence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, Lee J. Cobb, Laurette Taylor, Mei Lanfang, John Barrymore, and Marlon Brando.
You’ll find over twenty inspiring interviews with renowned performers who have performed in solo plays including Christopher Plummer, Ben Vereen, Billy Crudup, V (formerly Eve Ensler), Stephen Lang, Olympia Dukakis, Tony Lo Bianco, Angelica Page, Adrienne Barbeau, Ronald Rand, Elizabeth van Dyke, Spalding Gray, Anita Hollander, Hershey Felder, Marga Gomez, Susan Claassen, Karen Eterovich, Sabera Shaik, Libby Skala, Jean-Claude van Itallie and Julie Harris.
Plus there are quotes from performers who have performed in solo performances including Vinie Burrows, Len Cariou, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Charles S. Dutton, André de Shields, Tovah Feldshuh, Hal Holbrook, Judith Ivey, Sarah Jones, John Leguizamo, Laura Linney, Priscilla Lopez, Ian McKellan, Meredith Monk, Dael Orlandersmith, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anna Deavere Smith, Lily Tomlin, and Lucy Wang.
SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE will speak passionately to experiences actors and students alike, teachers, directors, and become an invaluable resource for postgraduate students of theater and performance, and all lovers of theater.
CREATE!
How Extraordinary People Live to
Create and Create to Live
by Ronald Rand
Published by Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing, Nancy Cleary
Foreword by Mel Gordon
An extraordinary collection of over 100 soul-searching interviews assembled by Goodwill Cultural Ambassador, actor, and best-selling author, Ronald Rand. Explore the creative process of many of the world’s most acclaimed actors, actresses, artists, choreographers, composers & lyricists, dancers, directors, educators, musicians, playwrights, poets, singers, and writers of our time.
CREATE! shines a light on how creative artists have forged a way through their lives, to open people's minds to what's possible in our great humanity on this planet. Their words re-affirm that we are fragile yet courageous people, deeply committed to sharing ideas and touching souls through compassion and art.
Every page bursts with color artwork and photography by such renowned artists as Al Hirschfeld, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Sir Derek Walcott, Brian Cox, Lucie Arnaz, Joel Grey, Stephen Lang, Randall Duk Kim, Martha Carpenter, Michael Shane Neal, Jim Warren, Parish Kohanim, Jillian Edelstein, Allan Warren, David Pena, Tim Stevenson, Julieta Cervantes, Kwaku Alston, N. Paripovic, Paula Allen, Stan Barouh, Jimmy Turrell, James McMullan, Carolyn Palmer, Ming Cho Lee, Thomas V. Nash, Paul Kolnik, Victor Masayesva, Jr., and Robert Wilson.
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BOOK EVENTS / PANEL DISCUSSIONS
March 12, 2018
7-8pm
The Lambs,
New York City
with: Ronald Rand
Dijana Miloševi
Tina Chen
Gregg Goldston
Carol Fox Prescott
Nancy Rhodes
Dec 21, 2017
6-7pm
Muscle Shoals
Public Library,
Muscle Shoals,
Alabama
with: Ronald Rand
Eddie Martin
Jerry Foster
Martha Carpenter
Libby Jordan
Susie Shoemaker
Libby Jordan
Jerry Masters
Jan Masters
Amanda Perry
Nov 5th, 2017
3-4pm
Florence-Lauderdale
Public Library,
Florence, Alabama
with: Ronald Rand
Jake Landers
Michael A. Curtis
Kerry Gilbert
Martha Carpenter
Tim Stevenson
Hugh Banks
Libby Jordan
Jerry Masters
Jan Masters
Amanda Perry
Sept 12th, 2017
5-7pm
Alabama Music Hall of Fame,
Tuscumbia, Alabama
with: Ronald Rand
Marty Raybon
Will McFarlane
Garrett Miles
Jim Seales
Michael A. Curtis
Mitchell Curtis
Donny Carpenter
Kerry Gilbert
Alyssa Ashley
Hugh Banks
Shane Goodson
Terry Kimbrough
Eddie Martin
Tony Lee
Malcolm Singleton
Steve Bigbee
Martha Carpenter
Tim Stevenson
Jerry Masters
Jan Masters
& Dixie Griffin
July 12th, 2017
6-7pm
Barnes & Noble,
New York City
with: Ronald Rand
Brian Cox
Elizabeth Ashley
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Nancy Rhodes
Michael Pressman
Louise Hirschfeld
Carolyn D Palmer
June 21st, 2017
5-7pm
Cold Water Books,
Tuscumbia, Alabama
with: Ronald Rand
Martha Carpenter
Betty Maloney
Tim Stevenson
June 8th, 2017
The Drama Book Shop,
New York City
with: Ronald Rand
Tina Chen
Mel Gordon
Nicole Ansari
Martha Carpenter
Sabera Shaik
Carolyn D Palmer
Rob Mermin
Tara Sabharwal
Penny Templeton
Steve Ross
June 8th, 2017
The Players Club,
New York City
with: Ronald Rand
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Jack Garfein
Nicole Ansari
Louise Hirschfeld
Martha Carpenter
Sabera Shaik
Randall Duk Kim
Parish Kohanim
Carolyn D Palmer
Rob Mermin
Nancy Rhodes
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“CREATE!”
RARE INTERVIEWS
ACTORS & ACTRESSES
F. Murray Abraham Mary Alice Selma Alispahic Nicole Ansari Lucie Arnaz Elizabeth Ashley Alec Baldwin Ellen Burstyn Phoebe Brand Carol Burnett Len Cariou Carol Channing Tina Chen Brian Cox Ossie Davis Ruby Dee André De Shields Olympia Dukakis Randall Duk Kim Ben Gazzara Kelsey Grammer Lee Grant Joel Grey Spalding Gray Julie Harris Stephen Henderson Kim Hunter Dragan Jovicic Jack Klugman Shirley Knight Stephen Lang Laurence Luckinbill Judith Malina Jan Maxwell Rue McClanahan Patricia Neal Jerry Orbach Angelica Page Christopher Plummer Bill Pullman Phylicia Rashad Tony Randall Luise Rainer Chita Rivera Roy Scheider Marian Seldes Sabera Shaik Sylvia Sidney Kate Valk Ben Vereen Eli Wallach Fritz Weaver
ARTISTS & DESIGNERS
Martha Carpenter Alvin Colt Al Hirschfeld Everett Raymond Kinstler Parish Kohanim Ming Cho Lee Carolyn Palmer Tara Sabharwal Tim Stevenson Paul Tazewell
CHOREOGRAPHERS & DANCERS
Lori Belilove Jacques d’Amboise Graciela Daniele Anna Halprin Alonzo King Pearl Lang Pilar Rioja Tommy Tune
CLOWNS, MIME ARTISTS, & PUPPETEERS
Gregg Goldston Barry Lubin Craig Marin Rob Mermin David Shiner
COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS
Gretchen Cryer Erwin Drake Marvin Hamlisch Sheldon Harnick Charles Strouse Melvin van Peebles Jeanine Tesori
DIRECTORS
Eugenio Barba Anne Bogart Joseph Chaikin Tisa Chang Ping Chong Jack Garfein
Andre Gregory Sabra Jones Michael Kahn Woodie King, Jr. Robert Lepage Emily Mann Dijana Milosevic Diane Paulus Michael Pressman Harold Prince Nancy Rhodes Lloyd Richards Mark Rydell Andrei Serban Ellen Stewart Tadashi Suzuki Robert Wilson
EDUCATORS
Patch Adams Robert Brustein Dick Cavett Victor Masayesva Jr. Henry Muttoo Tina Ramirez Charlie Soap Dr. Barbara Ann Teer
MUSICIANS & SINGERS
Leon Bates Julie Budd Stephanie Chase Karen Drucker Chaka Khan Meredith Monk Vinicio Quezada Steve Ross Jim Seales Travis Wammack Eve Wolf Eugenia Zukerman
PLAYWRIGHTS, POETS & WRITERS
Edward Albee Harold Bloom Ed Bullins Nilo Cruz Christopher Durang Eve Ensler Horton Foote Maria Irene Fornes Larry Gelbart John Guare Tina Howe David Henry Hwang Odile Gakire Katese Arthur Kopit Arthur Laurents Budd Schulberg John Patrick Shanley Peter Stone Apriana Taylor Vijay Tendulkar Elise Thoron Jean-Claude van Itallie Sir Derek Walcott Elie Wiesel William Yellow Robe, Jr.
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REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS for Ronald Rand’s “CREATE!”
FOREWORD REVIEWS
Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love
“This interview collection is an effective time capsule of some of the best years of the American stage.
Ronald Rand’s CREATE! compiles interviews with many of the most important theater artists of the past few decades: actors, composers, directors, writers—and even clowns.
A longtime stage and screen actor, and the publisher of “The Soul of the American Actor,” Rand has an impressive Rolodex, and he makes good use of it for this enjoyable volume.
The interviews are all short—about a page or two in length—with photos or illustrations of the artists and brief introductions to their work.
Rand asked these artists questions specific to their work. So it happens that Kelsey Grammar and Alec Baldwin discuss what keeps them doing live theater, long after they established personas in other media, while Eve Ensler discusses her transition from writing her work to performing it.
Elsewhere, Al Hirschfeld argues for the importance of arts education and reminisces about the biggest personalities he caricatured. Rand’s interviews took place as far back as the 1990s, so the work also includes a large number of deceased legends, including writer and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, monologue master Spalding Gray, actor Ossie Davis, and jack-of-all-trades Marvin Hamlisch.
Particularly for such long-departed subjects, it’s nice to see one more interviews about their work.
This also helps the book serve as an effective time capsule of some of the best years of the American stage and the artists who made that time possible.
With so many interviews packed into one volume, one can’t help but feel like individual attention could be longer, and quite a lot of the anecdotes and answers almost beg for follow-up questions.
Still, it’s clear how many years of effort went into CREATE!
The oversized layout is beautifully designed, the mix of interviewees is outstanding, and the book is packed with plenty of good stories from major artists, making it a unique and worthwhile collection.”
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Black Tie International
Publisher Gerard McKeon Editor-in-Chief Joyce Brooks
On The Town With Aubrey Reuben - May 20, 2017
“I received an advance copy of a book that will be of enormous interest to people who want to increase their creativity.
Create!: How Extraordinary People Live To Create and Create To Live, by Ronald Rand, Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, 2017.
It is a book of perceptive interviews by the author with actors, actresses, artists, designers, choreographers, dancers, clowns, mime artists, puppeteers, composers, lyricists, directors, educators, musicians, singers, playwrights, poets and writers.
It begins with a two page preface,The Creative State of Mind, by Mel Gordon, a retired professor, who taught theatre history and acting for four decades, and a two page introduction by Ronald Rand, who has taught and performed for over two decades on five continents, from which one learns the theme of this fascinating book.
Among those interviewed, I can only mention a few, like Joey Grey, Chita Rivera, Al Hirschfeld, Jacques d’Amboise, Tommy Tune, David Shiner, Charles Strouse, Sheldon Harnick, Julie Budd, Christopher Durang, Tisa Chang, Harold Prince and Dick Cavett.
Anyone interested in the arts should purchase this book.
It will leave a profound impression on your mind, and may change your life.”
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"An enriching book for everyone, CREATE! captures the passion of creativity in the theater, music, dance, in fact, all the arts.
An invaluable guide to the inner workings of the artist's vision."
Andre Bishop, Producing Artistic Director, Lincoln Center Theatre
"Ronald Rand’s new book is bound to open eyes and minds…."
Alyque Padamsee
Film star/Director-played Jinnah in ”Gandhi"
"CREATE!" is a great asset to the understanding of
the varieties of creative forces which inhabit people."
Louise Kerz Hirschfeld, Cultural Historian
"Ronald Rand's CREATE! brings the majesty and mystery
of the theatre to life in a series of remarkable interviews
with remarkable artists.
A must-read for students and aficionados of the stage.”
David Bridel
Dean, School of Dramatic Arts, University of Southern California
“For some 20 years, Ronald Rand's invaluable publication, The Soul of the American Actor, has featured in-depth interviews with a wide range of acting talent, from the inevitable to the unexpected. It is a wonderful treat to have so many of them in CREATE!, to be re-read and savored.”
Wendy Smith
author, Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre, America, 1931-1940
“A Fabulous Book!”
Barbara Mackenzie-Wood,
Professor of Drama, Head of Acting/Music Theatre Program, Carnegie-Mellon University
“You’re putting down an important legacy.”
Ben Vereen
“I praise you for this incredible book you ‘created.’
It's a brilliant legacy.”
Tina Chen
“Ronald Rand’s profound new book CREATE! is an encyclopedia of interviews, illustrations, photos and Ronald Rand's interviews reveal “pearls of wisdom” from famous artists from all fields.”
Penny Templeton
“Thank you for your beautiful book,
and all the wonder you have in your soul.”
Tyler Chase,
Founder of L’Orage Productions
CONTACT
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ACTING TEACHERS OF AMERICA: A VITAL TRADITION 
by Ronald Rand with photos by Luigi Scorcia
foreword by J. Michael Miller
"All through this masterful book, one question is often poised: Why should an actor study the craft of acting? The probing interviews not only answer the questions posed, but carefully lead the actors into answers that will help their careers grow. A valuable, insightful book that every actor should read." – Eli Wallach
“I would recommend Mr. Rand’s book to anyone seeking a life
in the theatre.” – Harold Prince
“Too often the work of these teachers goes unacknowledged, except by the actors who need and love them. Here, it is great to see these teachers get the attention they deserve.” – Joanne Woodward
"As a sometime acting teacher, I have become acquainted with the difficulties this work presents. The book is enlightening, entertaining and important. Who better to present it than Ronald Rand, one of the great, dedicated professionals of the theatre." – Alec Baldwin
Interviews with: Gregory Abels, Gary Austin, Harold Baldridge, Bud Beyer,
Anne Bogart, Ron Burrus, Ivana Chubbuck, Susan Grace Cohen, André De Shields, Olympia Dukakis, William Esper, Zelda Fichandler, Maggie Flanigan, Gerald Freedman, Julie Garfield, Kathryn Gately, Stephen McKinley-Henderson, Michael Howard, Anne Jackson, Zina Jasper, Michael Kahn, Milton Katselas,
Ed Kovens, Barbara Mackenzie-Wood, Theodore Mann, Joanna Merlin, Robert X Modica, Eric Morris, George Morrison, Larry Moss, Elizabeth Parrish, Robert Patterson, Austin Pendleton, Carol Fox Prescott, Lloyd Richards, Joanna Rotté, Larry Sacharow, Terry Schreiber, Marian Seldes, Mel Shapiro, Sande Shurin, Melissa Smith, Robin Lynn Smith, Alice Spivak, Arthur Storch, John Strasberg, Penny Templeton, Ron van Lieu, Wendy Ward, and Loyd Williamson.
Rare interviews with: Sidney Poitier, Gene Hackman, James Gandolfini, Laura Linney, Edward Norton, Billy Crudup, Steve Buscemi, John Tuturro, Doris Roberts, Boyd Gaines, Lillias White, Betsy Aiden, Patti LuPone, JoBeth Williams, Kristin Davis, Pamela Gien, Libby Skala, Eriq LaSalle, Salome Jens, Karen Allen, Laura San Giacomo, Sarah Wynter, Molly Regan, Chris Chin, Alexandra Gersten- Vassilaros, Jill Melanie Wirth, Stephanie DiMaggio, Bethany Butler, Megan Hilty, Dawn Arnold, Kate Wisniewski, James Dale, Saxon Trainor, Joan Hotchkiss, Saheem Ali, Adam Dannheiser, Christopher Roberts, Jay Russell, Sam Rockwell, Michal Sinnot, Jickie Schnee, Clayton Dean Smith, Amos Crawley, Jill Bianchini, Robbie Sublett, Kate Vandever, & William Hurt.
$19.95, Paperback, ISBN 1-58115-473-9; 978-1-58115-473-3
ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY: visit www.RandomHouse.com
ACTING TEACHERS OF AMERICA can be found at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, The Drama Book Shop in New York City, or contact author.
For more information or to set-up Interviews: contact the author:
Ronald Rand at mrronaldrand@gmail.com, 917-622-5365
THE BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT
BOOK SIGNINGS HAVE BEEN HELD AT:
Borders, New York City (with Andre De Shields, Gerry Freedman,Marian Seldes, Ronald Rand, Luigi Scorcia)
Borders, Hollywood, California (with Salone Jens, Gary Austin, Ronald Rand, Luigi Scorcia)
The Drama Book Shop, New York City (with Gregory Abels, Bud Beyer, Susan Grace Cohen, Ed Kovens, Andre De Shields*, Arthur Storch, John Strasberg, Penny Templeton, Loyd Williamson, Ronald Rand)
New York Public Library (Stephen McKinley Henderson, Theodore Mann, Carol Fox Prescott, Sande Shurin, Penny Templeton, Ronald Rand, Luigi Scorcia)
Samuel French Book Store, Hollywood, California (Gary Austin, Ronald Rand, Luigi Scorcia)
CUNY(City University of New York), New York City (with Lee Grant, Kristin Linklater, Gregory Abels, Harold Baldridge, Bud Beyer, Ron Burrus, Susan Grace Cohen, Olympia Dukakis, William Esper, Maggie Flanigan, Julie Garfield, Kathryn Gately, Barbara MacKenzie Wood, Robert X. Modica, Eric Morris, Elizabeth Parrish, Carol Fox Prescott, Joanna Rotté, Marian Seldes, Sande Shurin, Alice Spivak, Arthur Storch, John Strasberg, Penny Templeton, Loyd Williamson, Ronald Rand)
Borders, Louisville, Kentucky (with Rinda Frye, Dru Pilmer, Juergen K. Tossman, Ronald Rand)
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