Theatre
The stage comes alive through masterful guides to acting, directing, and voice work alongside timeless dramatic works that have shaped theatrical arts through the centuries. Here you'll find essential resources for performers and theatre-makers, from Shakespearean masterpieces to modern classics, alongside expert instruction in technique, character development, and stagecraft.
Theatre Book Summaries
The Visit
A Tragi-Comedy
Classics
Plays
School
The Visit
A Tragi-Comedy
Classics
Plays
School
Impro
Improvisation and the Theatre
Psychology
Theatre
Art
Impro
Improvisation and the Theatre
Psychology
Theatre
Art
An Actor Prepares
Theatre
Film
Drama
An Actor Prepares
Theatre
Film
Drama
Freeing the Natural Voice
Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
Theatre
Music
Art
Freeing the Natural Voice
Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
Theatre
Music
Art
Directing Actors
Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television
Film
Writing
Art
Directing Actors
Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television
Film
Writing
Art
Waiting for Godot
Plays
Classics
Drama
Waiting for Godot
Plays
Classics
Drama
Look Back in Anger
Plays
Drama
Classics
Look Back in Anger
Plays
Drama
Classics
Respect for Acting
Theatre
Drama
Film
Respect for Acting
Theatre
Drama
Film
A Doll's House
Plays
Classics
Drama
A Doll's House
Plays
Classics
Drama
Medea
Classics
Plays
Drama
Medea
Classics
Plays
Drama
Tartuffe
Plays
Classics
Drama
Tartuffe
Plays
Classics
Drama
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Classics
Plays
Historical Fiction
Mother Courage and Her Children
Plays
Classics
Drama
Mother Courage and Her Children
Plays
Classics
Drama
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Theatre
Film
Plays
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Theatre
Film
Plays
Pygmalion
Classics
Plays
Drama
Pygmalion
Classics
Plays
Drama
Intent to Live
Theatre
Film
Self Help
Intent to Live
Theatre
Film
Self Help
The Art of Acting
Theatre
Film
Art
The Art of Acting
Theatre
Film
Art
Normal People
The Scripts
Contemporary
Romance
Plays
Normal People
The Scripts
Contemporary
Romance
Plays
The God of Carnage
Plays
Theatre
Drama
The God of Carnage
Plays
Theatre
Drama
All My Sons
Plays
Classics
Drama
All My Sons
Plays
Classics
Drama
Don Juan
Classics
Plays
France
Don Juan
Classics
Plays
France
Twelve Angry Men
Plays
Classics
Drama
Twelve Angry Men
Plays
Classics
Drama
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
Comedy
Theatre
Humor
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
Comedy
Theatre
Humor
Cyrano de Bergerac
Classics
Plays
Drama
Cyrano de Bergerac
Classics
Plays
Drama
Fuente Ovejuna by Félix Lope de Vega
Classics
Plays
Spanish Literature
Fuente Ovejuna by Félix Lope de Vega
Classics
Plays
Spanish Literature
The Cherry Orchard
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Cherry Orchard
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Wild Duck
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Wild Duck
Plays
Classics
Drama
King Lear
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
King Lear
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
Audition
Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
Theatre
Film
Drama
Audition
Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
Theatre
Film
Drama
Bodas de sangre
Plays
Classics
Spanish Literature
Bodas de sangre
Plays
Classics
Spanish Literature
Caligula and Three Other Plays
Plays
Drama
Philosophy
Caligula and Three Other Plays
Plays
Drama
Philosophy
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Plays
Drama
Historical Fiction
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Plays
Drama
Historical Fiction
Othello
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
Othello
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Plays
Classics
Drama
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Plays
Classics
Drama
Death of a Salesman
Classics
Plays
Drama
Death of a Salesman
Classics
Plays
Drama
The Three Sisters
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Three Sisters
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Real Thing
Plays
Drama
Theatre
The Real Thing
Plays
Drama
Theatre
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
Plays
Classics
Drama
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Other Plays
Plays
Classics
Drama
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Theatre
Drama
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character
William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique
Theatre
Drama
Prometheus Bound
Classics
Plays
Mythology
Prometheus Bound
Classics
Plays
Mythology
Shakespeare's Freedom
Shakespeare
Literary Criticism
History
Shakespeare's Freedom
Shakespeare
Literary Criticism
History
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Plays
Classics
Drama
Six Characters in Search of an Author
Plays
Classics
Drama
The School For Wives
Plays
Classics
France
The School For Wives
Plays
Classics
France
A View from the Bridge
A Play in Two Acts
Plays
Classics
Drama
A View from the Bridge
A Play in Two Acts
Plays
Classics
Drama
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Music
Theatre
Biography
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Music
Theatre
Biography
Grief Lessons
Four Plays by Euripides
Plays
Classics
Poetry
Grief Lessons
Four Plays by Euripides
Plays
Classics
Poetry
A Raisin in the Sun
Plays
Classics
School
A Raisin in the Sun
Plays
Classics
School
The Art of Voice Acting
The Craft and Business of Performing for Voice-Over
Theatre
Business
Reference
The Art of Voice Acting
The Craft and Business of Performing for Voice-Over
Theatre
Business
Reference
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Classics
Plays
Shakespeare
An Ideal Husband
Classics
Plays
Drama
An Ideal Husband
Classics
Plays
Drama
