What to Read After Improvisation for the theater
Readers who loved Improvisation for the theater by Viola Spolin keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Improvisation for the theater is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Improvisation for the theater
Truth in comedy
Towards a poor theatre
To the Actor
Respect for Acting
Games for actors and non-actors
Actions
Impro
Freeing the Natural Voice
Improvise
On directing
How to Stop Acting
A sense of direction
An Actor Prepares
Sanford Meisner on acting
Audition
Improv Wisdom
The power of the actor
Theatre of the Oppressed
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
An actor's handbook
Comic insights
No Acting Please
The actor's art and craft
The Dark Knight returns