Great Books for Actors of All Levels
These are our favorite books for those interested in acting.
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Great Books Every Actor Should Read
This is our abbreviated list of highly recommended books about acting (the craft and the business).
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
FINE ON ACTING: A VISION OF THE CRAFT
by Howard Fine
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 Shurtlef
A STAR IS FOUND: OUR ADVENTURES CASTING SOME OF HOLLYWOOD’S BIGGEST MOVIES
by Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson
COMEDY AND IMPROV
IMPROVISATION FOR THE THEATER
by Viola Spolin
THE EIGHT CHARACTERS OF COMEDY: GUIDE TO SITCOM ACTING AND WRITING
by Scott Sedita
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA: REVISED EDITION
by Tony Barr
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
BREAKING AND ENTERING: A MANUAL FOR THE WORKING ACTOR
by Philip Carlson
THE ACTOR’S GUIDE TO SELF-MARKETING
by Carla Renata
THE ACTOR’S JOURNEY
A LIFE IN PARTS
by Bryan Cransto
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?
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
SCREENWRITING IS REWRITING: THE ART & CRAFT OF PROFESSIONAL REVISION
by Jack Epps, Jr.
ON DIRECTING FILM
by David Mamet
MAKING MOVIES
by Sidney Lumet and Richard M. Davidso
SCREENPLAY: THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCREENWRITING
by Syd Field
SCREENWRITING IS REWRITING: THE ART & CRAFT OF PROFESSIONAL REVISION
by Jack Epps, Jr.
MAKING A GOOD SCRIPT GREAT
by Linda Seger
STORY: SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING
by Robert McKe
SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD
by Michael Hauge
FILM DIRECTING: SHOT BY SHOT
by Steve D. Katz
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