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
An Actor Prepares
Respect for Acting
To the Actor
Towards a Poor Theatre
Games for Actors and Non-actors
On Directing
Actions
Impro
A Sense of Direction
Freeing the Natural Voice
How to Stop Acting
Sanford Meisner on acting
Audition
Unstuck
An Actor's Handbook
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
No Acting Please
Improv Wisdom
Comic Insights
The Power of the Actor
Theatre of the Oppressed
The Actor's Art and Craft
The Dark Knight returns