The first half of this book presents the fundamentals of Stephen Mitchell's Action/ReAction technique for actors that is unique, innovative and effective in developing a 'seasoned' actor in a very short time. The second half of the book describes Stephen's history in Hollywood encountering some of the greats in the film business, including Marlon Brando and Steve McQueen, and producing independent and innovative movies and TV shows that led to his creation of Action/ReAction.

An Artist's Nightmare depicts the story of a professional theatre artist's return to his roots after a quarter century of a successful career in the big city. With his family in tow and a big dream to help rejuvenate a lackluster old automobile town, he forgot one thing: small town mentality. From the moment he opens his performing arts center in this provincial capital city, the theatre artist is dumbstruck by the mean-spirited rejection he receives at every turn. Local academic theatre persons ridicule his resume of real world experience, local directors dismiss his offers to collaborate, and the local media ignore his shows and exclude his work from local theatre awards while hypocritically treating his work with an odd discrimination that never gets explained. Fortunately he's good. And he survives the slim odds to succeed by finding students and families that believe in his work. An Artist's Nightmare is a thirty minute play-let that explores broad questions about the arts and community through the eyes of two local small town women; it is designed to provoke thought and ask larger universal questions regarding how the arts are played out in a provincial setting especially when mixing with the real world experience of an artist who has been to the heights of professional international experience.

Have you ever wondered how those kids on TV got there? Does your child have what it takes to be a working actor in Hollywood? If you've ever been interested in exploring how to have your kid become an actor in Los Angeles then "The Reel World" is the book for you. This is a "how to" book of what it takes to get an agent or manager in Los Angeles without spending thousands of dollars. Once you have representation the book will also explain about headshots, Coogan accounts, acting coaches, work permits and what is expected of you and your child on set. All this information is interspersed with real life stories that have happened to parents and kids at casting offices and on set. Some are funny, some sad and all are true. They can be helpful guides of what to do and what not to do when navigating the crazy world of showbiz.