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The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and CompositionThe Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition by Anne Bogart
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $8.19
Clear, innovative outline to use viewpoints in every theater classroom and rehearsal room
Tips : Ideas for ActorsTips : Ideas for Actors by Jon Jory
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $8.49
Jon Jory, former AD at Actor's Theater, now heads program at UWash
Tips II: More Ideas for ActorsTips II: More Ideas for Actors by Jon Jory
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $16.65
Sequel to first book
Tips: Ideas for Directors (Art of Theater Series)Tips: Ideas for Directors (Art of Theater Series) by Jon Jory
Buy new: $14.41 / Used from: $9.49
Again Jory this time talking to directors, very clear and usable information
Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide (Methuen Paperback)Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide (Methuen Paperback) by John Barton
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.89
Companion book to the popular BBC Shakespeare Acting series featuring Barton and RSC actors including Kingsley, Stewart, McKellen, and Dench.
Players of Shakespeare 1: Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Twelve Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (v. 1)Players of Shakespeare 1: Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Twelve Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (v. 1)
Buy new: $39.99 / Used from: $5.00
Great essays by RSC actors as they work on great roles
Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Vol 2)Players of Shakespeare 2: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Vol 2)
Buy new: $30.26 / Used from: $2.39
Players of Shakespeare 3: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare CompanyPlayers of Shakespeare 3: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Buy new: $33.00 / Used from: $19.00
Players of Shakespeare 4: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Vol 4)Players of Shakespeare 4: Further Essays in Shakespearean Performance by Players with the Royal Shakespeare Company (Vol 4)
Buy new: $33.91 / Used from: $28.70
American Theatre Book of Monologues for WomenAmerican Theatre Book of Monologues for Women
Buy new: $11.01 / Used from: $5.95
American Theater's best monologues for women
The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Monologues 2 Minutes and Under (Monologue Audition Series)The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Monologues 2 Minutes and Under (Monologue Audition Series)
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $2.13
Ultimate audition sourcebook.  Monologues from old and new plays
The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens: 111 One-Minute Monologues (3)The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens: 111 One-Minute Monologues (3) by Kristen Dabrowski
Buy new: $10.21 / Used from: $0.65
Monologues for specifically for teens
American Theatre Book of Monologues for MenAmerican Theatre Book of Monologues for Men
Buy new: $10.16 / Used from: $6.11
American Theater's best monologues for men
The Actor's Book of Classical Monologues: More Than 150 selns From gldn Age gk Drama Age shakesp RestorationThe Actor's Book of Classical Monologues: More Than 150 selns From gldn Age gk Drama Age shakesp Restoration by Various
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Classical monologues
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 PlaywrightsThe Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01
Contemporary monologues
The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Comedy Monologues, 2 Minutes And Under  Vol. 4 (Monologue Audition Series)The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Comedy Monologues, 2 Minutes And Under Vol. 4 (Monologue Audition Series)
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $11.00
Comedic monologes
Julie Taymor, Playing With Fire: Theater Opera FilmJulie Taymor, Playing With Fire: Theater Opera Film by Eileen Blumenthal
Buy used from: $12.00
Beautiful book with great pictures for inspiration and great analysis of the work of one of theater's top directors
George Tsypin Opera Factory: Building in the Black VoidGeorge Tsypin Opera Factory: Building in the Black Void by George Tsypin
Buy new: $50.62 / Used from: $30.00
New book - again pictures and text to inpire designers and directors
Freeing the Natural VoiceFreeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
Buy used from: $0.88
Linklater's seminal book on voice
Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the TextFreeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text by Kristin Linklater
Buy new: $12.50 / Used from: $6.28
Linklater on Shakespeare - good for actors and anyone studying Shakespeare
The Playwright's Process: Learning the Craft from Today's Leading DramatistsThe Playwright's Process: Learning the Craft from Today's Leading Dramatists by Buzz McLaughlin
Buy new: $17.05 / Used from: $2.24
Playwrights on playwrighting
The Art and Craft of PlaywritingThe Art and Craft of Playwriting by Jeffery Hatcher
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.15
Great book on playwrigting methods
History of the TheatreHistory of the Theatre by Oscar G. Brockett
Buy new: $100.95 / Used from: $1.90
Classic theater history book
Backwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading PlaysBackwards & Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays by Professor Emeritus David Ball Ph.D.
Buy new: $15.26 / Used from: $6.20
Great book about how to read a play
In Contact With the Gods?: Directors Talk TheatreIn Contact With the Gods?: Directors Talk Theatre
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.33
Important directors