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My Character Wouldn't Do That: Acting, Cognitive Science, and the Optimal Performance Brain (2022)
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Soto-Morettini, D. (2022). My Character Wouldn't Do That: Acting, Cognitive Science, and the Optimal Performance Brain. Bloomsbury Publishing

Based on the latest research into brain activity and human behaviour, this book puts forward a new way of thinking about the practice of acting. Specifically, My Character Wouldn't Do That considers the ways in which environment shapes us, how memory... Read More about My Character Wouldn't Do That: Acting, Cognitive Science, and the Optimal Performance Brain.

Mastering the Shakespeare Audition (2016)
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Soto-Morettini, D. (2016). Mastering the Shakespeare Audition. Bloomsbury Publishing

Mastering the Shakespeare Audition is a practical collection of approaches to analysing the structure of Shakespeare's monologue texts, understanding the prosody and metre, and building a solid preparation and rehearsal process.
Starting with how to... Read More about Mastering the Shakespeare Audition.

Popular singing and style (2014)
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Soto-Morettini, D. (2014). Popular singing and style. Bloomsbury Publishing

Popular Singing serves as a practical guide to exploring the singing voice while helping to enhance vocal confidence in a range of popular styles. The book provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods, and demonstrates how th... Read More about Popular singing and style.

The Philosophical Actor: A Practical Meditation for Practicing Theatre Artists (2010)
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Soto-Morettini, D. (2010). The Philosophical Actor: A Practical Meditation for Practicing Theatre Artists. Intellect

There have been many books published on acting, actor training, and practical theories for preparing for a role, but none of these books have ever looked philosophically at the language and the concepts that we use when we talk about acting. The Phil... Read More about The Philosophical Actor: A Practical Meditation for Practicing Theatre Artists.

Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel (2006)
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Soto-Morettini, D. (2006). Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel. A & C Black

Donna Soto-Morettini is one of the top performance coaches in the industry and has worked as casting director and performance coach for the hit BBC reality casting shows, I'd Do Anything, Any Dream Will Do, and How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria.... Read More about Popular Singing: a practical guide to Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Gospel.