From Bloomsbury
I've been trying to post about books on acting and filmmaking almost every 2 weeks for the last few years, and I am certainly not running out just yet, but we've been developing a lot of new features in Web For Actors system, and some days, I can't possibly wait another week to make an announcements, and since I don't want to overwhelm anyone with too many blog posts, our "books" category is going on hiatus, but...
If by any chance you were checking the bi-weekly announcements listing acting books and are looking for more suggestions, how about I'll just list the books that are on my "to-read" list instead?
At the New York's Actor Expo I ran into ... who was there with the Bloomsbury, a New York based print company that has a quite a selection of acting books. I already used their promo code to get discount on few of them already, here is a full list of what they have, and I will most likely get you some reviews for these down the line as well, but for the next few months, the book reviews are going away, so feel free to bookmark this page if you're planning on getting some inspirational reads.
Enjoy!
- Comedy Acting for Theatre - The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies
- Training the Actor's Body - A Guide
- The Actor's Survival Guide - How to Make Your Way in Hollywood
- Working in American Theatre - A brief history, career guide and resource book
- Voice and the Young Actor - A workbook and DVD
- Musical Theatre Auditions and Casting - A performer's guide viewed from both sides of the audition table
- Speaking With Skill - An Introduction to Knight-Thompson Speech Work
- In The Studio with Joyce Piven - Theatre Games, Story Theatre and Text Work for Actors
- Voice into Acting - Integrating voice and Stanislavski approach
- Singing on Stage - An Actor's Guide
- Physical Expression on Stage and Screen - Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
- Actor Movement - Expression of the Physical Being
- Acting with Passion - A Performer's Guide to Emotions on Cue
- The Outstanding Actor - Seven Keys to Success
- Auditioning for Film and Television - Secrets from a Casting Director
- The Right to Speak - Working with the Voice
- Stage Combat Arts - An Integrated Approach to Acting
- The Actor's Workbook - A Practical Guide to Training, Rehearsing and Devising
- Audition Speeches for Black, South Asian and Middle Eastern Actors - for women and for men
- A Director's Guide to Stanislavsky's Active Analysis - Including the Formative Assay on Active Analysis
- National Theatre Connections Monologues -Speeches for Young Actors
- The Need for Words - Voice and the Text
- The Laban Workbook for Actors - A Practical Training Guide with Video
- The Improv Handbook - The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre and Beyond
