Discounted Acting Books



We have compiled a list of what are generally considered to be the most useful and best known books about acting. From Stanislavski and Strasberg to Uta Hagan and Eric Morris, from Michael Shurtleff and Ed Hooks on auditioning to Michael Caine on Acting for Film. There are also separate sections on acting in Commercials, in Industrials and in Musical Theatre, Acting Careers, Accents and Dialects, Monologues, and coming soon, a list of books as resources for young performers.

Every serious actor will already have many of these titles in their library. If any of you would like to send us your personal reviews of any of these books, we will try to find space for book reviews on this page. For those of you missing any of these classics, each one is specially linked and discounted from 15 to 30% on this page. Please note that (HC) = Hardcover and (PB) = Paperback.

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Acting - Classic Teachers and Innovators
Constantine Stanislavski
An Actor Prepares (PB)
(1863-1938)
Building A Character (PB)
Building A Character (HC)
Creating A Role (PB)
My Life In Art (PB)
An Actor's Handbook; An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise Statements on Aspects of Acting (PB)

Toby Cole (Compiler) with
an Introduction by Lee Strasberg
Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method (PB)

Richard Boleslavski (1889-1937)
Acting: The First Six Lessons (HC)

Michael Chekhov (1891-1955)
On the Technique of Acting: The First Complete Edition of Chekhov's Classic to the Actor (PB)

Lee Strasberg (1901-1982)
A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method (PB)

Robert H. Hethmon (Editor)
Strasberg at the Actors Studio: Tape-Recorded Sessions (PB)

Sanford Meisner (1905-1997)
Sanford Meisner on Acting (PB)

World's Greatest Actors (Compilation)

Actors on Acting: The Theories, Techniques and Practices of the World's Great Actors, Told in Their Own Words (PB)
 

Acting - Contemporary Teachers and Innovators
Uta Hagen
Respect for Acting (HC)
 
A Challenge for the Actor (HC)

 Eric Morris

Acting from the Ultimate Conciousness (PB) 
 
Being and Doing: A Workbook for Actors (PB)
 
Irreverent Acting (PB) 
 
No Acting Please (PB) 

 Tony Barr (with Eric Stephan Kline & Edward Asner)

Acting for the Camera (PB)
 

 David Mamet

 True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (HC)
 

 Janet Sonenberg

The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process and Technique (PB) 
 

 Thomas W. Babson

T he Actor's Choice: The Transition from Stage to Screen (PB)
 

 David Downs

The Actor's Eye: Seeing and Being Seen: A Fundamental Text (PB) - Applause Acting Series 
 

Ned Manderino

All About Method Acting (PB)
 

Auditioning
Michael Shurtleff
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part (PB) - 1/80 Edition
 
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part (PB) - 6/84 Edition 
 

 Ed Hooks

The Audition Book (PB) 
 
The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook: An Actor's Guide to over 1000 Monologues and Scenes from More Than 300 Contemporary Plays (PB) 
 

 Gordon Hunt

How to Audition: For TV, Movies, Commercials, Plays and Musicals (PB) 
 

 Tom Markus

An Actor Behaves: From Audition to Performance (PB) 
 

 Bob Funk

The Audition Process: A Guide for Actors (PB) 
 

 Renee Harmon (with Fred Spector/Designer)

How to Audition for Movies and TV (PB) 
 

 Dean Carey (Editor)

Masterclass: The Actor's Audition Manual: Men (PB) 
 
Masterclass: The Actor's Audition Manual: Women (PB) 

Acting in Film/TV
Michael Caine (with Maria Aitken, Editor)
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (PB) - Applause Acting Series
 
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making (HC) - Applause Acting Series 
 

 Leslie Abbott

Acting for Films and TV (PB) 
 

Ian Bernard (forward by Jack Lemmon)

Film and Television Acting: From Stage to Screen (PB) 
 

Bert Cardullo, Henry Geduld, Ronald Gottesman, Leigh Woods

Playing to the Camera: Film Actors Discuss Their Craft (HC)
 

Patrick Tucker, D. Woodward, Denis Bablet
Secrets of Screen Acting (PB)
 

Acting in Commercials
Joan See
Acting in Commercials: A Guide to Auditioning and Performing on Camera (PB)
 

Squire Fridell, Barry Geller (Illustrator) 

Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit (PB) 
 

 Terry Berland, Deborah Ouellette (Introduction by Jason Alexander)

 Breaking Into Commercials: The Complete Guide to Marketing Yourself, Auditioning to Win, and Getting the Job (PB)
 

 Pat Dougan

Professional Acting in Television Commercials: Techniques, Exercises, Copy and Storyboards (PB) 
 

Acting in Industrials
William Paul Steele
Acting in Industrials: The Business of Acting for Business (PB)
 

Acting in Musical Theatre
Under Construction
 

Acting Careers (United States)
Brian O'Neill (O'Neil)
Acting as a Business: Strategies for Success (PB)
 
Actors Take Action: A Career Guide for the Competitive Actor (PB) 
 

Robert Cohen 

Acting Professionally: Raw Facts About Careers in Acting (PB) 
 

Mari Lyn Henry, Lynne Rogers 

How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider's Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film and Television (PB) 
 

 Judith Searle

Getting the Part: Thirty-Three Professional Casting Directors Tell You How to Get Work in Theater, Films, Commercials and TV (PB) 
 

Edward Vilga 

Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career (PB) 
 

 Terrance Hines, Suzanne Vaughan

Actor Succeeds: Career Management for the Actor (PB) 
 

Andrew Reilly

An Actor's Business: How Show Business Works & How to Market Yourself As an Actor (No Matter Where You Live) (PB)
 

 Andrea Wolper, Fred Weiler (Editor), Tad Lathrop (Editor)

The Actor's City Sourcebook: A Comparative Guide to America''s Best Places to Work and Live as a Performing
Artist (PB)
 

 Terry Chayefsky

Acting in Prime Time: The Mature Person's Guide to Breaking into Show Business (PB) 
 

Acting Careers (Los Angeles and Hollywood)
Judy Kerr
Acting is Everything: An Actor's Guidebook for a Successful Career in Los Angeles (PB)

Lawrence Parke
Acting Truths and Fictions (PB)

Michael Saint Nicholas
An Actor's Guide: Your First year in Hollywood (PB)
 

Accents and Dialects
Lewis and Marguerite Herman
American Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers (PB)
 
Foreign Dialects: A Manual for Actors, Directors, and Writers (PB)
 

Roger Karshner, David Alan Stern (Contributor) with Roy Karshner 

Dialect Monologues (Audio Cassette plus 48 page book) 
 
Dialect Monologues Vol. 2 (Audio Cassette plus 48 page book) 
 

Robert Blumenfeld 

Accents: A Manual for Actors (PB) 
 

Monologues
Under Construction
 

Young Performer Resources
Under Construction