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