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ACCENTS, DIALECTS AND VOICE
American Dialects
by Lewis Herman
Joy of Phonetics and Accents
by Louis Colaianni
Freeing Shakespeare's Voice
by Kristin Linklater
Actor Speaks: Voice and the Performer
by Patsy Rodenburg
Make Your Voice Heard
by Chuck Jones
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IMPROVISATION
Improvisation for the Theater
by Viola Spolin
Truth in Comedy: Manual of Improvisation
by Charna Halpern & Del Close
Improvisation Starters
by Philip Bernardi
Comedy Improvisation: Excercises and Technique for Young Actors
by Delton T. Horn
Improv!: A Handbook for the Actor
by Greg Atkins
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MAKE UP
Complete Make-Up Artist
by Penny Delamar
Period Make-Up for the Stage
by Rosemarie Swinfield
Stage Makeup Step-By-Step
by Rosemarie Swinfield
The Face Is a Canvas
by Irene Cory
Theatrical FX Makeup
by David Sartor
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MONOLOGUES - GENERAL
100 Monologues: Audition Sourcebook
by Laura Harrington, ed.
222 Monologues 2 minutes and Under
by Jocelyn A. Beard, ed.
Real: Scenes and Monologues for Urban Youth
by Lynn K. Pannell
Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated
by Rhona Silverbush, Sami Plotkin
Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook
by Ed Hooks
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MONOLOGUES - MEN
Classical Audition Speeches for Men
by Jean Marlow
Contemporary American Monologues for Men
by Todd London, ed.
Classical Monologues: Volume 2, Older Men
by Leon Katz, Ed.
Methuen Book of Contemporary Monologues for Men
by Chrys Salt
Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2000
by Jocelyn A. Beard, Ed.
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MONOLOGUES - WOMEN
Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2000
by Jocelyn Beard
Contemporary American Monologues for Women
by Todd London, ed.
Methuen Book of Contemporary Monologues for Women
by Chrys Salt
Even More Monologues for Women by Women
by Tori Haring-Smith
Shakespeare's Monologues for Women
by Dick Dotterer, ed.
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SCREENPLAYS
Dead Man Walking: The Shooting Script
by Tim Robbins
Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay
by Syd Field
Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay
by Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
American Beauty: The Shooting Script
by Alan Ball
Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay
by Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard
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