Reference Materials

Acting Craft

• The Art of Acting by Stella Adler
• The Actor at Work by Robert L. Benedetti
• Film and Television Acting by Ian Bernardv
• Acting: The First Six Lessons by Richard Boleslavsky
• A Practical Handbook for the Actor by Melissa Bruder
• Acting in Film by Michael Caine
• Being an Actor by Simon Callow
• Acting Skills for Life by Ron Cameron
• To the Actor by Michael Chekhov
• On the Technique of Acting by Michael Chekhov
• The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck
• Acting for Film by Mel Churcher
• On Directing by Harold Clurman
• How to stop Acting by Harold Glusken
• Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen
• Challenge for the Actor by Uta Hagen
• The Audition Book by Ed Hooks
• Actors Art and Craft by Rona Laurie
• The Moving Body by Jacques Lecoq
• On Acting by Sanford Meisner
• The Stanislavsky System by Sonia Moore
• The Intent to Live by Larry Moss
• Commedia Dell’Arte by John Rudlin
• Theatre and Beyond by Tom Salinsky and Deborah Francis
• Year of the King by Anthony Sher
• Audition by Michael Shurtleff
• An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavsky
• Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavsky
• My Life in Art by Constantin Stanislvasky
• Secrets of Acting Shakespeare by Patrick Tucker
• Secrets of Screen Acting by Patrick Tucker
• Directing Actors by Judith Weston
• Creating a Character by Moni Yakim

Comedy & Improvisation

• The Improv Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Improvising in Comedy, Theatre, and Beyond by Tom Salinsky and Deborah Frances-White
• Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment by Jason Alexander and Michael Pollock
• Improvisation for Storytellers by Keith Johnstone
• Improvise: Scene from the Inside Out by Mick Napier
• Improvisation for the Theatre by Viola Spolin
• Something Wonderful Right Away by Jeffrey Sweet
• Dying is Easy; Comedy is Hard by Donald Wolfit

Voice

• Voice and the Actor by Cicely Berry
• Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater
• Shakespeare’s Voice by Kristin Linklater

Business

• The Agents Book – Theatre Ontario
• The Business of Being a Playwright in Canada – Playwrights Union of Canada
• The Organizer Industry Guide – Theatre Books
• Word of Mouth by Susan Blue and Molly Ann Mullin
• There’s Money Where Your Mouth Is by Elaine Clark
• You Got the Part by Marsha Chesley
• An Actor’s Guide to Getting Work by Simon Dunmore
• Getting Started in Theatre by Lehman Engel
• Glam Scam: Successfully Avoiding the Casting Couch and Other Talent and Modeling Scams by Erick Joseph
• Left Brain Finance for Creative People: A Money Guide for the Creatively Inclined by Paula Ann Monroe
• The Actor’s Survival Kit by Miriam Newhouse and Peter Messaline
• So You Want To Be An Actor by Adrian Rendle
• The Stage Mom Survival Guide by Robyne Ropell-Baruchel

Business

• The Way of the Actor by Brian Bates
• The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron
• The Courage to Create by Rollo May
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
• Love is Letting Go of Fear by Gerald G. Jampolsky
• Smart Actors, Foolish Choices: A Self-Help Guide to Coping with the Emotional Stresses of the Business by Katherine Mayfield

On Theatre: Histories, Biographies & Creativity

• The Art of the Actor: The Essential History of Acting from Classical Times to the Present Day by Jean Benedetti
• The Oxford Companion to the Canadian Theatre by Eugene Benson and L.W. Connolly
• Fifty Seasons at Stratford by Robert Cushman
• Biography of Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt
• The Theatre: A Concise History by Phyllis Hartnall
• Up the Mainstream by Denis Johnston
• The Golden Buddha Changing Masks (Essays on the Spiritual Dimension of Acting) by Mark Olsen

Monologue and Scene Books

• Canadian Monologues for Actors – Playwrights Canada
• The Scenebook for Actors edited by Norman A. Bert
• Scenes for Young Actors edited by Lorraine Cohen
• The Perfect Monologue by Ginger Howard Friedman
• Callback by Ginger Howard Friedman