Theatre/Directing Reading List

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3 participants (48 books)

Overview

Books about the craft of theatre, with a focus on directing. Occasionally will add some film books of interest too.

Challenge Books

An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski

An Actor Prepares

The Acting Books #1

Constantin Stanislavski

A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre by Anne Bogart

A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre

Anne Bogart

Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen

Respect for Acting

Uta Hagen

The Actor and the Target by Declan Donnellan

The Actor and the Target

Declan Donnellan

The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre by Katie Mitchell

The Director's Craft: A Handbook for the Theatre

Katie Mitchell

Great Directors at Work: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook by David Richard Jones

Great Directors at Work: Stanislavsky, Brecht, Kazan, Brook

David Richard Jones

Bertolt Brecht: Chaos, According to Plan by John Fuegi

Bertolt Brecht: Chaos, According to Plan

Directors in Perspective

John Fuegi

The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit by Bella Merlin

The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit

Bella Merlin

Konstantin Stanislavsky by Bella Merlin

Konstantin Stanislavsky

Routledge Performance Practitioners

Bella Merlin

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing by Walter Murch

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing

Walter Murch

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

Blake Snyder

On Directing Film by David Mamet

On Directing Film

David Mamet