Top Books on Acting

Most books on acting are complete nonsense, these are the books that I personally recommend:

True and False -David Mamet

Practical Handbook for the Actor – Bruder et Al.

Action – The Actor’s Thesaurus – Lloyd-Williams and Calderone.

The Power of the Actor – Ivana Chubbuck

The Intent to Live – Larry Moss

The Monologue Audition – Karen Kohlhaas

The Sanford Meisner Approach – Vol 1 – Larry Silverberg.

The Actor’s Art and Craft – William Esper.

Playing Shakespeare – John Barton

The Right to Speak – Patsy Rodenberg

Not a long list, but my personal guide to books on acting that are worth reading.

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