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For your convenience, various books pertaining to theatre have been compiled on the following pages.  These books are all accessible through Amazon.com.

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General Drama
Direction & Production History & Criticism
Acting & Auditioning Playwriting
Broadway & Musicals Stagecraft
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1. Painting With Light ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
John Alton / Univ California Press / April 1995
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2. An Actor Prepares ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Constantine Stanislavski, et al / Theatre Arts Books / June 1989
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3. Impro : Improvisation and the Theatre ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Keith Johnstone / Theatre Arts Books / October 1989
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4. Respect for Acting ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel / IDG Books Worldwide / August 1979
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5. Sanford Meisner on Acting ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Sanford Meisner, et al / Vintage Books / July 1987
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6. The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Thurston James / Betterway Pubns / December 1990
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7. Stage Makeup Step-By-Step : The Complete Guide to Basic Makeup, Planning and Designing Makeup, Adding and Reducing Age, Ethnic Makeup, Special effects ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Rosemarie Swinfield / Betterway Pubns / March 1995
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8. Voiceovers: Putting Your Mouth Where The Money Is ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Chris Douthitt, Tom Wiecks (Editor) / Grey Heron Books / April 1997
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9. Building a Character ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Constantine Stanislavski, et al / Theatre Arts Books / June 1989
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10. Games for Actors and Non-Actors ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Augusto Boal, Adrian Jackson (Translator) / Routledge / June 1992
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11. Theatre Games for Young Performers ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Maria C. Novelly, et al / Meriwether Pub / June 1985
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12. Improvisation Starters : A Collection of 900 Improvisation Situations for the Theater ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Philip Bernardi / Betterway Pubns / June 1992
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13. Audition : Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Michael Shurtleff, Bob Fosse / Bantam Books / January 2, 1980
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14. Stage Rigging Handbook ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Jay O. Glerum / Southern Illinois Univ Pr (Trd) / January 1997
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15. A Dream of Passion : The Development of the Method ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Lee Strasberg / New American Library Trade / May 1990
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16. The Complete Phantom of the Opera ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
George Perry / Henry Holt & Company, Inc. / November 1987
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17. Corsets and Crinolines ~ Usually ships in 1-2 weeks
Norah Waugh / Theatre Arts Books / July 1981
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18. Creating a Role ~ Usually ships in 2-3 days
Constantine Stanislavski, et al / Theatre Arts Books / June 1989
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19. Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Auguste Racinet, Albert Racinet / Checkmark Books / November 1995
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20. The Stagecraft Handbook ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Daniel A. Ionazzi / Betterway Pubns / October 1996
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21. Stage Costume Step-By-Step : The Complete Guide to Designing and Making Stage Costumes for All Major Drama Periods and Genres from Classical Through t ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Mary T. Kidd / Betterway Pubns / April 1996
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22. The Complete Make-Up Artist : Working in Film, Television and Theatre ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Penny Delamar / Northwestern Univ Pr / March 1995
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23. The Costume Technician's Handbook : A Complete Guide for Amateur and Professional Costume Technicians ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Rosemary Ingham, et al / Heinemann / December 1992
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24. Stage Lighting Design : The Art, the Craft, the Life ~ Publisher Out Of Stock
Richard Pilbrow, Harold Prince / By Design Press / October 1997
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25. Light on the Subject : Stage Lighting for Directors and Actors and the Rest of Us ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
David Hays, Peter Brook (Designer) / Limelight Editions / December 1989
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