Appendix B: Suggested Reading and Viewing

The following book and film titles are suggested specifically for their usefulness in studying the actor’s craft, the director–actor collaborative process, and some of the literature of our art from both the past and the present.

Reading

Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen

A Challenge to the Actor by Uta Hagen

Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell

The Technique of Acting by Stella Adler

A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method by Lee Strasberg

An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski

Building a Character by Constantin Stanislavski

Creating a Role by Constantin Stanislavski

Making Movies by Sidney Lumet

On Directing by Harold Clurman

Arthur Miller’s Collected ...

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