Theatre

The stage comes alive through masterful guides to acting, directing, and voice work alongside timeless dramatic works that have shaped theatrical arts through the centuries. Here you'll find essential resources for performers and theatre-makers, from Shakespearean masterpieces to modern classics, alongside expert instruction in technique, character development, and stagecraft.

Theatre Book Summaries

Freeing the Natural Voice Summary

Freeing the Natural Voice

Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language

by Kristin Linklater 2006 381 pages

Improvisation and the Theatre

by Keith Johnstone 2007 208 pages

Shakespeare's Freedom Summary

Shakespeare's Freedom

by Stephen Greenblatt 2012 168 pages

Literary Criticism

An Actor Prepares Summary

An Actor Prepares

by Constantin Stanislavski 2013 280 pages

The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character Summary

The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character

William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique

by William Esper 2014 304 pages

Intent to Live Summary

by Larry Moss 2004 368 pages

Directing Actors Summary

Directing Actors

Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television

by Judith Weston 2021 438 pages

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary

Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out

by Mick Napier 2015 272 pages

Death of a Salesman Summary

Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller 1994 144 pages

Othello Summary

by William Shakespeare

Macbeth Summary

by William Shakespeare 2016 214 pages

The Cherry Orchard Summary

The Cherry Orchard

by Anton Chekhov 1903 96 pages

The Tempest Summary

by William Shakespeare

King Lear Summary

by William Shakespeare

Waiting for Godot Summary

Waiting for Godot

by Samuel Beckett

Blood Wedding Summary

by Federico García Lorca

Spanish Literature

Six Characters in Search of an Author Summary

Six Characters in Search of an Author

by Luigi Pirandello

The Wild Duck Summary

by Henrik Ibsen 1884 128 pages

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