19 books
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13 voters
Acting Technique Books
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Respect for Acting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,531 ratings — published 1973
The Actor and the Target (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,116 ratings — published 2000
An Actor Prepares (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,230 ratings — published 1936
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,688 ratings — published 1997
Acting for the Camera (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.04 — 442 ratings — published 1986
The Art of Acting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,544 ratings — published 2000
Building A Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,341 ratings — published 1949
Sanford Meisner on Acting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,262 ratings — published 1987
To the Actor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,047 ratings — published 1953
I Don't Need an Acting Class (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 21 ratings — published
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,612 ratings — published 2017
A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 462 ratings — published 1987
Creating A Role (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 626 ratings — published 2013
A Practical Handbook for the Actor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,427 ratings — published 1986
Clown: The Physical Comedian (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 761 ratings — published 2003
Working Actor: Breaking in, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of ShowBusiness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.53 — 53 ratings — published
Discovering the Clown, or The Funny Book of Good Acting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 94 ratings — published
The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.06 — 293 ratings — published 1992
The Technique of Acting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 277 ratings — published 1988
Freeing the Natural Voice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 679 ratings — published 1976
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,943 ratings — published 1989
Singer Actor Fusion: The Essential Guide For Performing A Character On Stage (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,315 ratings — published 2013
Clowns: A Panoramic History of Fools and Jesters, Medieval Mimes, Jongleurs and Minstrels, Pueblo Indian Delight Makers and Cheyenne Contraries, Harlequins and Pierrots, Theatrical Buffoons, etc. (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.59 — 32 ratings — published 1976
Why Is That So Funny?: A Practical Exploration of Physical Comedy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.29 — 144 ratings — published 2007
The Moving Body : Le Corps Poetique (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.27 — 452 ratings — published 1997
The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,002 ratings — published 2022
Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,492 ratings — published 1994
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.49 — 775 ratings — published 2004
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,043 ratings — published 1978
Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.20 — 20 ratings — published 1986
Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published
Acting: The First Six Lessons (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 952 ratings — published 1933
Clowns and Pantomimes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies (Performance Books)
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avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published
Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,062 ratings — published 1979
Thinking Shakespeare (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.66 — 199 ratings — published 2007
The Monologue Workshop: from Search to Discovery in Audition and Performance (Applause Acting Series)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.61 — 18 ratings — published 2000
Backwards and Forwards: A Technical Manual for Reading Plays (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,914 ratings — published 1983
The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 449 ratings — published 1965
An Actor's Companion: Tools for the Working Actor (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.61 — 195 ratings — published 2014
Shakespeare's Advice to the Players (The Actor's Toolkit)
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avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
Body Learning: An Introduction to the Alexander Technique (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.87 — 435 ratings — published 1987
The Way of Acting: The Theatre Writings of Tadashi Suzuki (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.96 — 140 ratings — published 1986
Stanislavsky on the Art of the Stage (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 4.11 — 82 ratings — published 1961
In-Depth Acting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 131 ratings — published 2012
Theatre and Feeling (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.48 — 54 ratings — published 2010
Conversations With Peter Brook (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 37 ratings — published 2003
Storytelling and the Art of Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as acting-technique)
avg rating 3.63 — 27 ratings — published 1992







