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The ABC's of Acting
by Jeremy Whelan, Tom Wiecks

ISBN 0935566260 (0-935566-26-0)
Softcover, Grey Heron Books

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Accents: A Manual for Actors
by Robert Blumenfeld

ISBN 087910967X (0-87910-967-X)
Softcover, Limelight Editions

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Acting: The First Six Lessons.
by R. Boleslavsky

ISBN 0878300007 (0-87830-000-7)
Hardcover, Routledge

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Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
by Michael Caine, Maria Aitken

ISBN 1557832773 (1-55783-277-3)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp

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A master actor who's appeared in an enormous number of films, starring with everyone from Nicholson to Kermit the Frog, Michael Caine is uniquely qualified to provide his view of making movies. This new revised and expanded edition features great photos throughout, with chapters on: Preparation, In Front of the Camera - Before You Shoot, The Take, Characters, Directors, On Being a Star, and much more."Remarkable material ... A treasure ... I'm not going to be looking at performances quite the same way ... FASCINATING!"- Gene Siskel [via]
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Acting is Believing
by Larry D. Clark, Kenneth L. Stilson, Charles McGaw

ISBN 0495050334 (0-495-05033-4)
Hardcover, Wadsworth Pub Co

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Emphasizing that "an actor must believe to make his audience believe," ACTING IS BELIEVING remains one of the classic texts in the field of acting. Charles McGaw's and Larry D. Clark's earlier editions influenced generations of actors, and the book has been completely updated by Kenneth Stilson with the hope of inspiring today's future professionals. The Ninth Edition has an expanded theoretical grounding, while providing numerous new and revised exercises to help today's acting student apply the key concepts of a Stanislavski-based training program as interpreted through the eyes of twenty-first century artists. [via]
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Acting Is Believing: A Basic Method
by Larry D. Clark, Charles McGaw

ISBN 0030071690 (0-03-007169-0)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston

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Acting Is Believing: A Basic Method
by Charles McGaw

ISBN 0030895685 (0-03-089568-5)
Hardcover, Holt, Rinehart and Winston

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Acting Is Believing With Infotrac
by Larry D. Clark, Kenneth L. Stilson, Charles McGaw

ISBN 0155059823 (0-15-505982-3)
Hardcover, Cengage Learning

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Acting One
by Robert Cohen

ISBN 1559349409 (1-55934-940-9)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College

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Used to teach beginning acting on more campuses than any other text, Acting One contains twenty-eight lessons based on experiential exercises. The text covers basic skills such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making good choices. [via]
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Acting Power: An Introduction to Acting
by Robert Cohen

ISBN 0874844088 (0-87484-408-8)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Humanities Social

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Acting Through Exercises: A Synthesis of Classical and Contemporary Approaches
by John L. Gronbeck-Tedesco

ISBN 0874849470 (0-87484-947-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College

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The Actor and His Text
by Cicely Berry

ISBN 0684189372 (0-684-18937-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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The Actor and the Text
by Cicely Berry

ISBN 1557831386 (1-55783-138-6)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp

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(Applause Acting Series). These words of Cicely Berry, the voice director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, speak to anyone who needs to speak his or her piece in any arena, at sales meetings or religious revivals. Berry's book will insure that the speaker and the text gets heard accurately and with true emotional range. Never again will one be accused of simply "reading a prepared statement." Berry's exercises to develop relaxation, breathing and muscular control will literally help everyone breathe easier when confronting the printed page. [via]
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An Actor Prepares
by Konstantin Sergeevich StanislavskiÖI, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood

ISBN 0878309837 (0-87830-983-7)
Softcover, Routledge

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So much mystery and veneration surrounds the writings of the great Russian teacher and director Stanislavski that perhaps the greatest surprise awaiting a first-time reader of An Actor Prepares is how conversational, commonsensical, and even at times funny this legendary book is. After many productions with the Moscow Arts Company, Stanislavski sought a way to introduce his new style of acting to the world outside of his rehearsal hall. The resulting book is a "mock diary" of an actor describing a series of exercises and rehearsals in which he participates. He details his own emotional and intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh [via]
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The Actor's Audition
by David Black, Eli Wallach

ISBN 0679732284 (0-679-73228-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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An Actor's Guide to Getting Work
by Simon Dunmore

ISBN 0713668229 (0-7136-6822-9)
Softcover, A & C Black

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An Actor's Handbook: An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise Statements on Aspects of Acting
by Constantin Stanislavski, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood

ISBN 087830181X (0-87830-181-X)
Softcover, Routledge

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This is the classic lexicon of Stanislavski's most important concepts, all in the master's own words. Upon its publication in 1963, An Actor's Handbook quickly established itself as an essential guide for actors and directors. Culling key passages from Stanislavski's vast output, this book covers more than one hundred and fifty key concepts, among them 'Improvisation', 'External Technique', 'Magic If', 'Imaginary Objects', 'Discipline', 'What Is My System?' and 'Stage Fright'.

This reissued, attractively packaged edition will be an essential book for any performer.
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An Actor's Handbook: An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise States on Aspects of Acting
by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood, Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavskii

ISBN 0878305092 (0-87830-509-2)
Softcover, Routledge

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The Art of Coarse Acting
by Michael Frederick Green

ISBN 0879101113 (0-87910-111-3)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp

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Audition
by Michael Shurtleff

ISBN 0802772404 (0-8027-7240-4)
Softcover, Players Pr

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Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
by Michael Shurtleff

ISBN 0553272950 (0-553-27295-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important HOW for all aspiring actors, from the beginning student of acting to the proven talent trying out for that chance-in-a-million role! [via]
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Ballet Shoes
by Noel Streatfeild, Diane Goode

ISBN 0679847596 (0-679-84759-6)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Determined to make a name for themselves, three adopted sisters living in London train for the ballet and the stage and in the process discover that each has a special talent. [via]
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Being an Actor
by Simon Callow

ISBN 0312422431 (0-312-42243-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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Building a Character
by Constantin Stanislavski

ISBN 0878300120 (0-87830-012-0)
Hardcover, Routledge

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Creating a Roleis the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting. An Actor Prepares focused on the inner training of an actor's imagination. Building a Characterdetailed how the actor's body and voice could be tuned for the great roles he might fill.
This third volume examines the development of a character from the viewpoint of three widely contrasting plays: Griboyedov's Woe from Wit, Shakespeare's Othello, and Gogol's The Inspector General. Building on the first two books, Stanislavski demonstrates how a fully realized character is born in three stages: "studying it; establishing the life of the role; putting it into physical form."
Tracing the actor's process from the first reading to production, he explores how to approach roles from inside and outside simultaneously. He shows how to recount the story in actor's terms, how to create an inner life that will give substance to the author's words, and how to search into one's own experiences to connect with the character's situation. Finally, he speaks of the physical expression of the character in gestures, sounds, intonation, and speech. Throughout, a picture of a real artist at work emerges, sometimes failing, but always seeking truthful answers. [via]
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Building a Character
by Stanislavski, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood

ISBN 0878309829 (0-87830-982-9)
Softcover, Routledge

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Stanislavski's groundbreaking acting system, developed from his work in the Moscow Art Theater and acknowledged the world over, found its greatest success in America where its methods have been used for over fifty years by the Actor's Studio in New York.
Building a Character, the second volume in Stanislavski's acclaimed trilogy, continues the total immersion in technique and class scenarios begun in An Actor Prepares. The work unfolds in a drama school with a group of young actors: the argumentative Grisha; the pretty, vain Sonia; her admirer, the clowning Vanya; and Kostya, the diarist who records the daily lessons. The teacher and director Tortsov is modeled on Stanislavski.
The emphasis in the second book is to continue to challenge the imagination of the actors, encouraging them to act out the deepest expressions of human nature and find their highest potential. Here, a new range of physical exercises is practiced with the goals of plasticity of motion, restraint and control, and making the body expressive. Stanislavski also delves into stage charm and character-building by focusing on diction and singing, intonation and pauses, and tempo-rhythm.
Stanislavski's aim is to help actors fill out their roles to the proportion of whole human beings, "characters who will have the power to move the public to laughter, to tears, to unforgettable emotions." [via]
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A Challenge for the Actor
by Uta Hagen

ISBN 0684190400 (0-684-19040-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook
by John Rudlin

ISBN 0415047706 (0-415-04770-6)
Softcover, Routledge

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Creating a Role
by Konstantin Sergeevich Stanislavski, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood

ISBN 0878309810 (0-87830-981-0)
Softcover, Theatre Arts Books

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Creating a Roleis the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting. An Actor Prepares focused on the inner training of an actor's imagination. Building a Characterdetailed how the actor's body and voice could be tuned for the great roles he might fill.
This third volume examines the development of a character from the viewpoint of three widely contrasting plays: Griboyedov's Woe from Wit, Shakespeare's Othello, and Gogol's The Inspector General. Building on the first two books, Stanislavski demonstrates how a fully realized character is born in three stages: "studying it; establishing the life of the role; putting it into physical form."
Tracing the actor's process from the first reading to production, he explores how to approach roles from inside and outside simultaneously. He shows how to recount the story in actor's terms, how to create an inner life that will give substance to the author's words, and how to search into one's own experiences to connect with the character's situation. Finally, he speaks of the physical expression of the character in gestures, sounds, intonation, and speech. Throughout, a picture of a real artist at work emerges, sometimes failing, but always seeking truthful answers. [via]
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Creating a Role
by Konstantin Stanislavsky

ISBN 0450001660 (0-450-00166-0)
Hardcover, New English Library

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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text
by Kristin Linklater

ISBN 1559360313 (1-55936-031-3)
Softcover, Theatre Communications Group

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Freeing the Natural Voice
by Kristin Linklater

ISBN 0896760715 (0-89676-071-5)
Softcover, Quite Specific Media Group, Limited

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Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
by Krisitn Linklater, Andre Slob

ISBN 0896762505 (0-89676-250-5)
Softcover, Quite Specific Media Group Ltd

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How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film and Television
by Lynne Rogers, Mari Lyn Henry

ISBN 0823088944 (0-8230-8894-4)
Softcover, Watson-Guptill Pubns

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If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of A B Movie Actor
by Bruce Campbell

ISBN 0312291450 (0-312-29145-0)
Softcover, LA Weekly Books

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My Chin Can Kill is a delightfully irreverent, yet oddly touching, epic of ambition and disappointment, fame and anonymity, and lots of fake blood. Told in Bruce's wry, sarcastic voice, it is a "Hollywood from the bleacher seats" look at his experiences in film and TV and at his status as a cult horror and sci-fi movie god. This man with the face of a matinee idol and the heart of a Three Stooge first attracted what has grown into an enormous cult following as the star of Sam Raimi's legendary Evil Dead trilogy of thriller-comedies. With tireless good humor and biting wit, Bruce acted, produced, and directed his way through a baker's dozen of "B" horror films and space operas before finally enjoying mainstream stardom on prime-time TV. Deeply earnest and fiercely funny, this book tells the story of an unlikely star who continues to lead a unique double life as cult movie icon and regular Joe.
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Impro for Storytellers
by Keith Johnstone

ISBN 0878301054 (0-87830-105-4)
Softcover, Routledge

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Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre
by Keith Johnstone

ISBN 0878301178 (0-87830-117-8)
Softcover, Routledge

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Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques
by Viola Spolin, Paul Sills

ISBN 081014008X (0-8101-4008-X)
Softcover, Northwestern Univ Pr

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Here is the thoroughly revised third edition of the bible of improvisational theater.

Viola Spolin's improvisational techniques changed the very nature and practice of modern theater. The first two editions of Improvisation for the Theater sold more than 100,000 copies and inspired actors, directors, teachers, and writers in theater, television, film. These techniques have also influenced the fields of education, mental health, social work, and psychology.

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Marjorie Morningstar
by Herman Wouk

ISBN 0783819935 (0-7838-1993-5)
Hardcover, G K Hall & Co

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A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves New York to accept the job of her dreams-working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest-and the most destructive-love of her life.

Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. This unforgettable paean to youthful love and the bittersweet sorrow of a first heartbreak endures as one of Herman Wouk's most beloved creations.
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The Need for Words: Voice and the Text
by Patsy Rodenburg

ISBN 0878300511 (0-87830-051-1)
Softcover, Theatre Arts Books

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How we speak, what we speak and the impact of the spoken word is the story Patsy Rodenburg tells in this companion volume to her bestselling first book, The Right to Speak, her "Owner's Manual of the Voice." Rodenburg's humane attitude toward her reader and her keen awareness of the anxiety of amateur speakers set this work apart from other books on the voice. She first addresses each of the obstacles which prevent access to language and offers ways to overcome them. Part Two includes "Working with the Text," a series of exercises in which Rodenburg uses the language of Shakespeare, Romantic poetry, contemporary prose and numerous other texts in order to prompt the reader to discover his or her own unique need for words. [via]
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On Acting
by Laurence Olivier

ISBN 0671645625 (0-671-64562-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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On Method Acting
by Edward Dwight Easty

ISBN 0804105227 (0-8041-0522-7)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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On the Technique of Acting
by Mel Gordon, Michael Chekhov

ISBN 006096524X (0-06-096524-X)
Softcover, Harper Perennial

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Michael Chekhov, nephew to the Russian playwright and student of Stanislavski, left Russia and his mentor behind to pursue a career as an actor, director, and teacher in Europe and America. While he was an early advocate of Stanislavski, Chekhov differed from the great teacher in important respects, particularly in his insistence on the use of imagination as opposed to memory in creating a role. (In a famous anecdote, Chekhov once performed a "sense memory" exercise in which he broke down over the tragic death of his aunt. When complimented on the truthfulness of his emotion, he admitted that his "aunt" was entirely imaginary.) One of Chekhov's innovations of technique is the "psychological gesture," in which a repeated external action leads to an internal revelation. Due to his insistence on the importance of the physical rather than the simply intellectual, Chekhov's book is as focused on following its series of exercises as it is in study; acting, he would remind us, is always fundamentally a verb. For actors who feel "hemmed in" by an overinsistence on "feeling" a part or in drawing from their own experiences to feed a role, Chekhov's focus on the primal and limitless nature of imagination is tremendously liberating. --John Longenbaugh [via]
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On the Technique of Acting: The First Complete Edition of Chekhov's Classic to the Actor
by Michael Chekhov, Mel Gordon

ISBN 0062730371 (0-06-273037-1)
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Playing Shakespeare
by John Barton

ISBN 0413547906 (0-413-54790-6)
Softcover, Methuen

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John Barton has been with the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1960 directing 26 of Shakespeare's plays for them. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works, examining the use of verse and prose, set speeches and soliloquies, language and character. In the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness. The book springs from a nine-part London Weekend Television series, in which these various topics were investigated in front of the cameras by Barton and a group of well-known Shakespearean actors including Peggy Ashcroft, Tony Church, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Susan Fleetwood, Mike Gwilym, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard, Ben Kingsley, Jane Lapotaire, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Ian McKellen, Richard Pasco, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Norman Rodway, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet and Michael Williams. Useful for actors and scholars, this book will also aid teachers and students working on Shakespeare's plays in the classroom. [via]
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Playing Shakespeare: An Actor's Guide
by John Barton, Trevor Nunn

ISBN 0385720858 (0-385-72085-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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A Practical Handbook for the Actor
by Melissa Bruder

ISBN 0394744128 (0-394-74412-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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6 working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. [via]
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Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen

ISBN 0025473905 (0-02-547390-5)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actors Workbook
by Larry Silverberg

ISBN 1880399776 (1-880399-77-6)
Softcover, Smith & Kraus Pub Inc

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You can now experience the same training studied by some of out finest actors, including: Robert Duvall, Joanne Woodward, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen, Gregory Peck, Jon Voight, Eli Wallach and many others.
With a foreword by Academy Award Winner and theatre legend, Horton Foote, this inspiring new book will strengthen in you the most essential and vital skills of great acting! It will lead you to a very personal way of working, as an actor who is absolutely authentic and tremendously simple - so rare in today's theatre.
The Sanford Meisner Approach: An Actor's Workbook Volume I is appropriate for any actor, from beginning student to working professional. As you experience the joy of discovery offered in each lesson, the Workbook will awaken within you a profound passion to create and a hunger to express yourself as an artist of the theatre, An Actor! [via]
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The Sanford Meisner Approach Workbook IV: Playing the Part
by Larry Silverberg

ISBN 1575252120 (1-57525-212-0)
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Sanford Meisner On Acting
by Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell

ISBN 0394750594 (0-394-75059-4)
Softcover, Vintage Books

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Sanford Meisner has been called "the theater's best-kept secret," and Sanford Meisner on Acting by Dennis Longwell gives some insight into what techniques the hugely influential drama teacher used in his 50-plus years of work. One of the founding members of the Actors Studio (with Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, and Harold Clurman), Meisner developed his own special lessons based upon his understandings of the great Russian teacher Stanislavsky. Turning away from the sense-memory exercises common among his colleagues, his training focused instead on a realistic approach to imagination and creativity. Unlike many other educators associated with "the Method," Meisner had little tolerance for self-absorption or striving after strong emotional effect, instead preaching that clarity of purpose and efficient use of the psyche are the actor's greatest tools. Longwell's book follows a class of eight men and eight women through one of Meisner's 15-month courses at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, with extensive transcripts taken directly from Meisner's notes to the students on the basis of their exercises. With an introduction by director Sydney Pollack, one of the many influential artists who studied with Meisner (the book includes accolades from Maureen Stapleton, Arthur Miller, Gregory Peck, and Eli Wallach), this is an excellent introduction that helps to demystify the work of a great theatrical teacher. --John Longenbaugh [via]
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Secrets of Screen Acting
by Patrick Tucker, John Stamp

ISBN 0878301771 (0-87830-177-1)
Softcover, Routledge

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Speak With Distinction
by Edith Skinner, Timothy Monich, Lilene Mansell

ISBN 1557830479 (1-55783-047-9)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp

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A 90-minute audio cassette and booklet that is a companion to 314102 - Speak with Distinction (Cloth Book). [via]
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Stage Dialects
by Jerry Blunt

ISBN 0871293315 (0-87129-331-5)
Softcover, Dramatic Pub Co

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The book is an excellent introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet. It actually tells you which position your mouth should be in for the correct creation of these sounds. The accents shown in this book are great for the beginner, but lack real authority when going for accuracy. Blunt is just that...blunt. The accompanying tapes are crude to be nice. They should be re-recorded for an actual production value. The source material however is amazingly good in showing the beginner the differences in sounds between English and other accents. Woefully incomplete when dealing with African, Latin American, and regional United States accents. [via]
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Stanislavski and the Actor
by Jean Benedetti

ISBN 0878300902 (0-87830-090-2)
Softcover, Routledge

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Stanislavski System

ISBN 0140462597 (0-14-046259-7)
Softcover, Penguin USA

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The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor Digested from the Teachings of Konstantin S. Stanislavski
by Sonia Moore

ISBN 0140466606 (0-14-046660-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Stanislavsky Technique: Russia
by Mel Gordon

ISBN 0936839082 (0-936839-08-2)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp

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Successful Singing Auditions
by Gillyanne Kayes, Jeremy Fisher

ISBN 0878301631 (0-87830-163-1)
Softcover, Routledge

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Tips: Ideas for Actors
by Jon Jory

ISBN 1575252023 (1-57525-202-3)
Softcover, Smith & Kraus Pub Inc

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Until recent times, acting wisdom was passed on through an oral tradition called "tips". Presented here are 250 tips, including the way to set a laugh, the use of opposites, a clear definition of "actions", how to use a "breath score", and even how to react if you're fired. [via]
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To the Actor
by Michael Chekhov, Simon Callow

ISBN 0415258766 (0-415-25876-6)
Softcover, Routledge

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Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actor has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers to explain, clearly and concisely, the essential techniques for every actor from developing a character to strengthen awareness.

Chekhov's simple and practical method successfully used by professional actors all over the world trains the actor's imagination and body to fulfill its potential.

To the Actor includes a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow.

This book is a vital text for actors and directors including acting and theatre history students.
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To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting
by Michael Chekhov

ISBN 0064637077 (0-06-463707-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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Training an Actor: The Stanislavski System in Class
by Sonia Moore

ISBN 0140463801 (0-14-046380-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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The Tricks of the Trade
by Dario Fo

ISBN 0878300082 (0-87830-008-2)
Softcover, Routledge

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True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
by David Mamet

ISBN 0679772642 (0-679-77264-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
by Charna Halpern, Del Close, Mike Myers, Arthur L. Zapel, Kim H. Johnson

ISBN 1566080037 (1-56608-003-7)
Softcover, Meriwether Publishing, Limited

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Who would have ever thought that learning the finer points of improvisation could be such fun? The "Harold," an innovative improvisational tool, helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers and Chris Farley, George Wendt (Norm on "Cheers") and many other actors on the road to TV and film stardom. Now it is described fully in this new book for the benefit of other would-be actors and comics. The "Harold" is a form of competitive improv involving six or seven players. They take a theme suggestion from the audience and free-associate on the theme, creating a series of rapid-fire one-liners that build into totally unpredictable skits with hilarious results. The teams compete with scoring based on applause. The "Harold" is a fun way to "loosen up" and learn to think quickly, build continuity, develop characterizations and sharpen humor. [via]
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Voice and the Actor
by Cicely Berry

ISBN 0020415559 (0-02-041555-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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