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Voice into Acting

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The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors

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The Vespers: 100 Monologues for Everyone

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The Actor's Career Bible

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The Elemental Actor

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Acting Professionally: An Essential Career Guide for the Actor

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The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer

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Classical Monologues for Men

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My Character Wouldn't Do That

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So You Want To Be In Musicals?

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Comedies,The: Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women

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Laban's Efforts in Action

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Approaches to Actor Training: International Perspectives

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Stage Combat: Unarmed

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Introduction to the Alexander Technique

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15 Heroines: 15 Monologues Adapted from Ovid

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The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors: Classical and Contemporary Speeches from Black British Plays

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British Black and Asian Shakespeareans: Integrating Shakespeare

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Speaking With Skill

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So You Want to Be an Actor?

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The Body Speaks

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Other People's Shoes: Thoughts on Acting

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A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-Up

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The Craft of Screen Acting

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The Vocal Arts Workbook: A Practical Course for Developing the Expressive Actor's Voice

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Acting Is Your Business: How To Take Charge of Your Creative Career

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How to Stop Acting

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The Actor and His Body

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The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers

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Act Normal: Mark Wheeller Contemporary Monologues

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Tragedies,The: Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Women

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Tragedies,The: Monologues from Shakespeare's First Folio for Older Men

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Classical Monologues for Women

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Acting Through Song

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Fashion Since 1900

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So You Want To Act On Screen?

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Michael Chekhov's Acting Technique

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CripTales: Six Monologues

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The Independent Actor: An Accessible Companion for All Actors

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Contemporary American Monologues for Women

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Active Text: Unlocking Plays Through Physical Theatre

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Unmute: Contemporary monologues written by young people, for young people

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Theatre for Children: A Guide to Writing, Adapting, Directing and Acting

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Stanislavski and The Method for the 21st Century Actor: A Practical Guide

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Monologues and Duologues for Young Performers

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Inside the Rehearsal Room

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