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Great books every actor should read
This is our abbreviated list of the books about acting (the craft and the business) that we highly recommend.
Great Books for Actors
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Acting Technique:
Acting; The First Six Lessons by Richard Boleslavsky
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss
The Art of Acting by Stella Adler
Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner
Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen
An Actor Prepares by Konstantin Stanislavski
On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique by Ivana Chubbuck
A Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen
No Acting, Please by Eric Morris and Joan Hotchkis
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus by Marina Caldarone and Maggie Lloyd-Williams
On-Camera Acting:
Acting in film by Michael Caine
Secrets of Screen Acting by Patrick Tucker
Acting for the Camera: Revised Edition by Tony Barr
Auditioning:
Audition by Michael Shurtleff
A Star Is Found: Our Adventures Casting Some of Hollywood's Biggest Movies Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson
Comedy and Improv:
Improvisation for the Theater by Viola Spolin
Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook by Viola Spolin
The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing by Scott Sedita
The Business of Acting:
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer
Self-Management for Actors: Getting Down to (Show) Business by Bonnie Gillespie
The Actor’s Journey:
A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide by Jenna Fischer
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda
Voice:
Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
Movement:
Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique by Michael J. Gelb
Screenwriting and Directing:
Adventures In The Screen Trade by William Goldman
The Art Of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
Making A Good Script Great by Linda Seger
On Directing Film by David Mamet
Making Movies by Sidney Lumet and Richard M. Davidson
Save The Cat!: The Last Book On Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting - Syd Field
The Screenwriter’s Bible - David Trottier
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Screenwriting for Hollywood by Michael Hauge
Acting Technique:
On-Camera Acting
Auditioning
Comedy and Improv
The Business of Acting
The Actor’s Journey
Voice
Movement
Screenwriting and Directing
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