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ACTING

        Acting is Believing – Charles McGaw

        Building a Character – Constantin Stanislavski

        A Challenge for the Actor – Uta Hagen

        Encyclopedia of Acting Techniques – John Perry

        Respect for Acting – Uta Hagen

Style for Actors – Robert Barton

        Tips for Actors – Jon Jory

ANTHOLOGIES

        The Longman Anthology of Drama and Theatre – Michael Greenwald

        Major World Dramas

Theatre and Drama – Marshall & Pat Cassady

        Types of Drama – Sylvan Barnet      

CAREERS

        Breaking into Commercials – Terry Berland & Deborah Ouellette

        Career Opportunities in Theatre and the Performing Arts – Shelly Field

Guide to Talent & Modeling Agents – Rachel Vater     

COSTUME

        Costume:  The Performing Partner – Jac Lewis & Miriam Lewis

        The Costume Technician’s Handbook – Rosmary Ingham & Liz Covey

Historic Costume for the Stage – Lucy Barton

        A History of Costume – Carl Kohler

The Magic Garment – Rebecca Cunningham

        The Mode in Costume – R. Turner Wilcox

        Patterns for Theatrical Costumes – Katherine Strand Holkeboer

        Stage Costume – Mary Kidd

CREATIVE DRAMATICS

        Creative Drama in the Classroom – Nellie McCaslin

DIRECTING

        Directing Plays – Stuart Vaughn

The Director’s Companion – Mel Shapiro

Play Director’s Survival Kit – James & Wanda Rodgers

        Play Directing – Francis Hodge & Michael McLain

        A Sense of Direction – William Ball

        Tips:  Ideas for Directors – Jon Jory

HISTORY

            A Cultural History of Theatre – Jack Watson

            History of the Theatre – Oscar Brockett

            History of Theatre – Neil Grant

            Living Theater – Edwin Wilson        

IMPROVISATION AND ACTIVITIES

        The Actor’s Book of Improvisation – Sandra Caruso & Paul Clemens

        Break a Leg – Gai Jones

        Drama Games for Children – Paul Rooyackers

Improvisation for the Theatre – Viola Spolin

Raising the Curtain – Gai Jones

        Theatre Game File – Viola Spolin

Theatre Games for the Classroom – Viola Spolin

        Theatre Sports Down Under – Lyn Pierse

LIGHTING/SOUND/SPECIAL EFFECTS

        Digital Audio Dictionary – Howard Sams

        The Sound Production Handbook – Don Atkinson

Stage Lighting Design – Neil Fraser     

MAKE-UP/HAIR

        Hair and Wigs for the Stage – Rosemarie Swinfield

Stage Makeup – Richard Corson & James Glavan

        Stage Makeup:  Step by Step – Rosemarie Swinfield

        Stage Make-up Techniques – Players Press

MONOLOGUE/SCENEWORK

        Great Scenes for Young Actors Vol 1 & 2 – Craig Slaight & Jack Sharrar

MOVEMENT/MIME

        Creative Dance for All Ages – Ann Green Gilbert

        Mime:  A Playbook for Silent Fantasy – Kay Hambin

MUSICAL THEATRE

        The Broadway Song Companion – David P. DeVenney

PEDAGOGY

        Collected Writings on Education and Drama – Dorothy Heathcote

        Drama as a Learning Medium – Dorothy Heathcote

        Drama for Learning – Dorothy Heathcote

        Drama in the Education of Teachers – Dorothy Heathcote

        So You Want to Use Role Play – Dorothy Heathcote

        Teaching Theatre Today – Anne Fliotson & Gail Medford    

PLAYWRIGHTING

        Character & Viewpoint – Orson Scott Card

        The Crafty Art of Playmaking - Alan Ayckbourn

        New Playwriting Strategies - Paul Castagno

        Perfect 10 - Gary Garrison

        Solving Your Script - Jeffrey Sweet

        Strategies for Playbuilding - Will Weigler

PROPS/ACCESSORIES

        Basic Millinery – Tim Dial

PUBLICITY/THEATRE/HOUSE MANAGEMENT

        Performing Arts Management – Tobie Stein & Jessica Bathurst

Stage Directions:  Guide to Publicity – Stephen Peithman & Neil Offen

        The Theatre Management Handbook – Richard Schneider & Mary Jo Ford

REFERENCE

        The Actor’s Guide to the Internet – Rob Kozlowski

Brewer’s Theatre – Jonathan Law, et al

The Drama Sourcebook – Neil Johnson

        NTC’s Dictionary of Theatre & Drama Terms – Jonnie Mobley

SCRIPT ANALYSIS

        Backwards & Forwards – David Ball

        Script Analysis for Actors, Directors, and Designers – James Thomas

SHAKESPEARE

        Acting Shakespeare – Bertram Joseph

        Acting Shakespeare and His Contemporaries – Kurt Daw

        Acting in Shakespeare – Robert Cohen

        Clues to Acting Shakespeare – Wesley Van Tassel

Freeing Shakespeare’s Voice – Kristin Linklater

        Playing Shakespeare – John Barton

        Shakespeare Alive! – Joseph Papp & Elizabeth Kirkland

        Shakespeare for Young Players – Robertson Davies

        Shakespeare:  To Teach or Not to Teach – Cass Foster & Lynn G. Johnson

        Sixty Minute Shakespeare – Cass Foster

STAGE COMBAT

        Combat Mime – J. D. Martinez

STAGE MANAGEMENT

        The Back Stage Guide to Stage Management – Thomas Kelly

        Stage Managing and Theatre Etiquette – Linda Apperson

        Stage Management:  A Gentle Art – Daniel Bond

The Stage Management Handbook – Daniel A. Ionazzi

TECHNICAL THEATRE

        Backstage Handbook – Paul Carter

Create Your Own Stage Sets – Terry Thomas

        Scene Design – Henning Nelms

Scenic Design and Lighting Techniques – Chuck Gloman

        The Stagecraft Handbook – Daniel Ionazzi

        Stock Scenery Construction Handbook – Bill Raoul

        Technical Theater for Non-technical People – Drew Campbell

TEXTBOOKS    

        Drama Projects

        Everything About Theatre – Robert L. Lee

Exploring Theatre

        Play Production Today

        The Stage and the School

        Theatre: Art in Action – Robert Taylor & Robert Strickland

VIDEOS

        Why Shakespeare? – National Endowment for the Arts

VOCAL TRAINING

        The Actor Speaks – Patsy Rodenburg

Complete Handbook of Voice Training – Richard Alderson

        Breathing, Movement, Exploration – Barbara Sellers-Young

Fundamentals of Voice and Articulation – Lyle Mayer

        Voice and the Actor – Cicely Berry

YOUTH THEATRE

          Children’s Literature for Dramatization – Geraldine Brain Siks

        Childsplay – Kerry Muir

        Kids Take the Stage – Lenka Peterson & Dan O’Connor

        Movement and Creative Drama for Children – Betty Lowndes

        Movement Stories for Children 3-6 – Helen Landalf and  Pamela Gerke

        Multicultural Plays for Children Volumes 1 & 2 – Pamela Gerke

        Plays from Fairy Tales – L. E. McCullough

Plays from Mythology – L. E. McCullough

        Seattle Children’s Theatre Six Plays for Young Audiences – Marissa Smith

        Shakespeare for Children – Cass Foster

        Shakespeare for Kids – Colleen Aagesen and Margie Blumberg