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If you want to learn more about theatre, read one of these amazing books. 

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


An Actor Prepared
by Konstantin Stanislavski

Building a Character
by Konstantin Stanislavski

Creating a Role
by Konstantin Stanislavski

​Respect for Acting
by Ata Hagen


A Challenge for the Actor
by Ata Hagen

Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell

The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler

Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (Drama and Performance Studies)
Viola Spolin

Acting: The First Six Lesson
by Richard Boleslawski

The Untold Stories of Broadway (multiple volumes)
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper

​Sense of Occasion
by Harold Prince

Act One
by Moss Hart

Broadway: The American Musical
by Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon

How Does the Show Go On: an Introduction to the Theatre
by Thomas Schumacher

Backwards and Forwards:  A Technical Manual for Reading Plays
by David Ball


Acting One
by Robert Cohen

The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text
by Kristen Linklater

Musical Theatre Song:
​A Comprehensive Course in Selection, Preparation, and Presentation for the Modern Performer 

by Stephen Purdy
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A Sense of Direction: Some Observations on the Art of Directing
​by William Ball


Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway
by Michael Riedel


On the Technique of Acting
by Michael Chekhov

A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method
by Lee Strasberg

The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau

Poetics
by Aristotle

Stage Management: The Essential Handbook
by Gail Pallin

The Back Stage Guide to Stage Management: Traditional and New Methods for Running a Show from First Rehearsal to Last Performance
by Thomas A. Kelly

Stage Manager: The Professional Experience
by Larry Fazzio

Contradictions
by Harold Prince

The Empty Space
by Peter Brook

History of Theatre
by Oscar Brocket and Franklin J. Hildy


Theatre Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor
Mickey Rapkin

Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, A Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theatre
by Michael Sokolove


Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative
by Austin Kleon

Born Standing-Up
by Steve Martin

Truth in Comedy
by Charna Halpern, Del Close, and Kim Johnson

Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art
by Sam Wasson

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