Many of my acting students ask me for reading lists. There are many very good acting books out there. I have a bookcase
full of them. Some are old and some are new.
I find it difficult to choose favourites. So here are just a few of the titles that inspired me when I was starting out as an actor;
(listed in no particular order)
I find it difficult to choose favourites. So here are just a few of the titles that inspired me when I was starting out as an actor;
(listed in no particular order)
An Actor Prepares (Konstantin Stanislavski)
Building A Character (Konstantin Stanislavski)
Creating A Role (Konstantin Stanislavski)
Improvisation For The Theater (Viola Spolin)
Audition (Michael Shurtleff) more than just an audition book
Respect For Acting (Uta Hagen)
Impro (Keith Johnstone)
Sanford Meisner On Acting (Sanford Meisner & Denis
Longwell)
Actors On Acting (Toby Cole & Helen Krich Chinoy)
A Practical Handbook For The Actor (Melissa Bruder)
The Stanislavski System (Sonia Moore)
Acting – A Handbook Of The Stanislavski Method (Toby Cole
& Lee Strasberg)
Being And Doing – A Workbook For Actors (Eric Morris)
and for fun;
The Art of Coarse Acting (Michael Green)
No Turn Unstoned (Diana Rigg)
A good actor is a literate actor. ALWAYS BE READING. Even when you're not working on anything, there should always be a play or a screenplay in your bag, on your desk or on your nightstand.
