"Part of the reason I liked the idea of doing the film was that it was very wordy. I was getting good practice playing Brutus (Julius Ceasar). So 'Inside Man' felt a bit like Shakespeare goes to the streets or something." --Denzel Washington, Actor
Open Source Shakespeare
Classical Performances/Historical Perspectives
Miscellaneous
Suggested Reading
My initial training as an actor gave me a thorough grounding in the 'mechanics' of performance, movement, voice, and ignited curiosity about how voice and movement affects personal and cultural interactions. Over the years I have complimented my training: drawing on many disciplines, models and practitioners. This eclectic reading list in no way endorses, recommends or promotes a practitioner or one method of working over another; rather, it presents the ideas, methods and practices that I find interesting and valuable.
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INSPIRATION
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
ISBN-10: 0385480016 |
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Inspiring Creativity: An Anthology of Powerful Insights and Practical Ideas to Guide You to Successful Creating
Rick Benzel
ISBN-10: 0976737108 |
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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
Twyla Tharp
ISBN-10: 0743235266 |
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Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are
Danny Gregory
ISBN-10: 1401307922 |
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Creativity Book, The: A Year's Worth of Inspiration and Guidance
by Eric Maisel
ISBN-10: 1585420298 |
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The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life
John Daido Loori
ISBN-10: 0345466330 |
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Anne Lamott
ISBN-10: 0385496095 |
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Natalie Goldberg
ISBN-10: 1590302613 |
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LANGUAGE AND WORDS
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Conversations With August Wilson (Literary Conversations Series)
Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C. Hartig
ISBN-10: 1578068312 |
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Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary: A Complete Dictionary of All the English Words, Phrases, and Constructions in the Works of the Poet (Volume 1 A-M)
Alexander Schmidt
ISBN-10: 048622726X |
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
David Crystal, Ben Crystal, and Stanley Wells
ISBN-10: 0140291172 |
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Text In Action
Cicely Berry
ISBN-10: 075350541X |
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The Dramatic Vision of August Wilson
Sandra G. Shannon
ISBN-10: 0882580701 |
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Trust in Texts: A Different History of Rhetoric
Susan Miller
ISBN-10: 0809327880 |
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MOVEMENT
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Authentic Movement
Mary Starks Whitehouse, Janet Adler, Joan Chodokow, and Patrizia Pallaro
ISBN-10: 1853026530 |
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Breathing, Movement, Exploration
by Barbara Sellers-Young
ISBN-10: 1557834709 |
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Laban for Actors and Dancers
Jean Newlove
ISBN-10: 1854591606 |
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Movement : From Person to Actor to Character
Theresa Mitchell
ISBN-10: 081083328X |
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The Expressive Actor: Integrated Voice, Movement, and Acting Training
Michael Lugering
ISBN-10: 0325009635 |
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To the Actor
Michael Chekhov
ISBN-10: 0415258766 |
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VOICE
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Body Wisdom : The Use and Training of the Human Body
Arthur Lessac
ISBN-10: 0896760316 |
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Change Your Voice : Change Your Life : A Quick, Simple Plan for Finding & Using Your Natural Dynamic Voice
Morton Cooper
ISBN-10: 0879804416 |
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Finding Your Voice
Barbara Houseman
ISBN-10: 0878301674 |
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Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text
Kristin Linklater
ISBN-10: 1559360313 |
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Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language
Kristin Linklater and Andre Slob
ISBN-10: 0896762505 |
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Sound Healing: How to Use the Healing Power of the Human Voice
Shirlie Roden
ISBN-10: 0749919892 |
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Speaking Shakespeare
Patsy Rodenburg
ISBN-10: 1403965404 |
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The Actor and the Text (Applause Acting Series)
Cicely Berry
ISBN-10: 1557831386 |
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The Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer
Patsy Rodenburg
ISBN-10: 0312295146 |
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The Need for Words: Voice and the Text
Patsy Rodenburg
ISBN-10: 0878300511 |
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The Right to Speak: Working with the Voice
Patsy Rodenburg
ISBN-10: 0878300554 |
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The Use and Training of the Human Voice: A Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life
Arthur Lessac
ISBN-10: 1559346965 |
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The Vocal Vision: Views on Voice by 24 Leading Teachers, Coaches and Directors
Marian Hampton, Barbara Acker, and Hal Leonard Corp.
ISBN-10: 155783282X |
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Voice and Speech in the Theatre
J. Clifford Turner
ISBN-10: 0713681888 |
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Voice and the Actor
Cicely Berry
ISBN-10: 0020415559
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WOMEN AND VOICEWORK
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A Voice of Her Own: Women and the Journal Writing Journey
Marlene A. Schiwy
ISBN-10: 0684803429 |
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Saved From Silence Finding Women's Voice in Preaching
Mary Donovan Turner and Mary Lin Hudson
ISBN-10: 0827234392 |
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Well-Tuned Women: Growing Strong Through Voicework
Frankie Armstrong and Jenny Pearson
ISBN-10: 0704346494 |
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You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation
Deborah Tannen
ISBN-10: 0060959622 |
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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