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Books for Teachers of Acting
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AuditionAudition by Michael Shurtleff
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
the audition bible, read it, teach it, share it with your students
A Practical Handbook for the ActorA Practical Handbook for the Actor by Melissa Bruder
Buy new: $8.80 / Used from: $3.50
A simple system. The first chapter(The Job of The Actor) should be given to ALL our students.
Respect for ActingRespect for Acting by Uta Hagen
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.50
accessible and brilliant, Hagen is a great source to learn from.
A Challenge For The ActorA Challenge For The Actor by Uta Hagen
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $11.44
Hagen again, this time with exercises.
The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (Career Development Book)The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods (Career Development Book) by Richard Brestoff
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $13.15
Covers all the bases from Thespis to Stanislavski and beyond. A great tool!
Sanford Meisner on ActingSanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $6.93
Essential to understanding contemporary acting styles
Neil Simon Monologues: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost PlaywrightNeil Simon Monologues: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost Playwright by Neil Simon
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $2.30
Simon is great for high school kids!
An Actor PreparesAn Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $9.49
Stankislavsky's stuff is not for your students to read, but you must! Teach what you learn.
Acting: The First Six Lessons. (Theatre Arts Book)Acting: The First Six Lessons. (Theatre Arts Book) by Richard Boleslavsky
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $10.00
A student of Stanislavsky, interesting to see the changes
On the Technique of ActingOn the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $4.21
He's not very accessible to students, but you can distill it for them.
Delsarte system of expressionDelsarte system of expression by Genevieve Stebbins
Buy used from: $125.00
As a foundation for what comes later, he's great for advanced students.
Improvisation for the TheaterImprovisation for the Theater by VI Spolin
Buy used from: $7.00
Anyone studying acting should have this book
Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's HandbookTheater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook by Viola Spolin
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $14.00
Spolin! Need I say more? She's essential.
Theater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's HandbookTheater Games for Rehearsal: A Director's Handbook by Viola Spolin
Buy new: $17.10 / Used from: $11.48
Spolin! Need I say more?
Theater Game File (Index Cards and Handbook)Theater Game File (Index Cards and Handbook) by Viola Spolin
Buy used from: $69.23
Spolin! Need I say more?