LibGuides: Theatre: Acting Technique

Books in the Library (selections)

An Actor's Work on a Role by Konstantin Stanislavski
Call Number: PN2062 .S7513 2010 [Mortensen shelves]
Combines and translates Stanislavsky's foundational trilogy on actor training, plus notes from his rehearsals.
Comedy Acting for Theatre by Sidney Homan and Brian Rhinehart
Call Number: PN2071.C57 H66 2018 [Mortensen shelves]
Analyzes why we laugh and what we laugh at, and describes how performers can elicit this response from their audience.
The Persuasive Actor by Milan Dragicevich
Call Number: PN2071.S65 D73 2019 [Mortensen shelves]
A book for speakers who want to move their audiences. Unfolds the mysteries of classical rhetoric in a clear, concise, and effective manner.

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Movement for Actors, 2nd ed. by Nicole Potter, Barbara Adrian, Mary Fleischer (Editors)
Call Number: PN2071.M6 M59 2016 [Mortensen shelves]
Movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for actors. Covers stage combat, yoga, martial arts, body-mind centering, Bartenieff fundamentals, and more. Includes listings of the best teachers and schools in the country.
Training the Actor's Body by Dick McCaw
Call Number: PN2071.M6 M387 2018 [Mortensen shelves]
A guide to principles of learning movement for actors, with recent research on how humans move. Includes games, exercises and experiments to help readers use their body more effectively,
Your Body Knows by Meade Andrews, Jana Tift
Call Number: PN2071.M6 A53 2020 [Mortensen shelves]
Provides the foundation actors need to move with ease and power, promoting a strong onstage presence and potential for creative expression.

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Accents and Dialects for Stage and Screen by Paul Meier
Call Number: PN2071.F6 M45 A22 [Allen perm reserves]
Publication Date: 2009
Books and accompanying CDs to learn over 20 accents and dialects from around the world.
Everyday Voice Care by Joanna Cazden
Call Number: MT821 C38 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 2012
Practical advice to keep your expressive voice in top working order. Integrates up-to-date medical information with common-sense suggestions for the demands of contemporary life.
Experiencing Speech by Andrea Caban; Julie Foh; Jeffrey Parker
Call Number: PN2071.S65 C33 2021 [Mortensen shelves]
A guide to Knight-Thompson Speechwork, which focuses on universal and inclusive speech training for actors from all language, racial, cultural, and gender backgrounds and identities.

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