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Drama
by Raina Telgemeier • 2012
She can't sing, so she designs sets. Two brothers bring romantic chaos to the stage crew.
4.18
163k+
Drama Summary
Drama 89%
She can't sing, so she designs sets. Two brothers bring romantic chaos to the stage crew.
by Raina Telgemeier 2012
4.18
163k+ ratings
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski • 1936
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
4.09
5k+
An Actor Prepares Summary
An Actor Prepares 87%
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
by Constantin Stanislavski 1936
4.09
5k+ ratings
Big Girl Small
by Rachel DeWoskin • 2011
A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.
3.34
3k+
Big Girl Small Summary
Big Girl Small 87%
A teen singer with dwarfism enters an arts school. One boy sees her, not her size.
by Rachel DeWoskin 2011
3.34
3k+ ratings
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler • 2000
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
4.21
2k+
The Art of Acting Summary
The Art of Acting 87%
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
by Stella Adler 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights
by Stella Adler • 2012
Stella Adler's standard for American drama: why the play's world matters more than your feelings.
4.47
111
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights Summary
Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights 87%
Stella Adler's standard for American drama: why the play's world matters more than your feelings.
by Stella Adler 2012
4.47
111 ratings
Impro
by Keith Johnstone • 1979
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
4.20
4k+
Impro Summary
Impro 87%
Every glance is a status move you don't see. A director reveals the invisible game.
by Keith Johnstone 1979
4.20
4k+ ratings
Intent to Live
by Larry Moss • 2004
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
4.49
772
Intent to Live Summary
Intent to Live 87%
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
by Larry Moss 2004
4.49
772 ratings
Audition
by Michael Shurtleff • 1978
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
4.22
3k+
Audition Summary
Audition 87%
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
by Michael Shurtleff 1978
4.22
3k+ ratings
Directing Actors
by Judith Weston • 1996
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
4.36
2k+
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors 87%
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
by Judith Weston 1996
4.36
2k+ ratings
Hold Me Closer
by David Levithan • 2015
A theatrical gay teen stages his life as a musical, but the love-interest role stays empty.
3.53
6k+
Hold Me Closer Summary
Hold Me Closer 87%
A theatrical gay teen stages his life as a musical, but the love-interest role stays empty.
by David Levithan 2015
3.53
6k+ ratings
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2002
A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.
3.32
6k+
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl Summary
Big Mouth and Ugly Girl 86%
A high school joke turns into a bomb threat accusation, and only one girl believes his innocence.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2002
3.32
6k+ ratings
Respect for Acting
by Uta Hagen • 1973
Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.
4.21
4k+
Respect for Acting Summary
Respect for Acting 86%
Build a character from the inside out: the technique that turns personal memory into living truth.
by Uta Hagen 1973
4.21
4k+ ratings
Eyes Like Stars
by Lisa Mantchev • 2009
An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.
3.72
13k+
Eyes Like Stars Summary
Eyes Like Stars 86%
An orphan in a magical theater must become its first director or lose her home forever.
by Lisa Mantchev 2009
3.72
13k+ ratings
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character
by William Esper • 2014
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
4.59
200
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character Summary
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character 86%
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
by William Esper 2014
4.59
200 ratings
Dungeons and Drama
by Kristy Boyce • 2024
A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.
4.09
47k+
Dungeons and Drama Summary
Dungeons and Drama 86%
A theater kid in her dad's game store fakes dating a gamer to spite her ex.
by Kristy Boyce 2024
4.09
47k+ ratings
The Wednesday Wars
by Gary D. Schmidt • 2007
Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.
4.12
48k+
The Wednesday Wars Summary
The Wednesday Wars 86%
Wednesdays with Mrs. Baker: Shakespeare, eraser dust, and Holling's certainty she wants him gone.
by Gary D. Schmidt 2007
4.12
48k+ ratings
Home
by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008
Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.
3.97
22k+
Home Summary
Home 86%
Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.
by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008
3.97
22k+ ratings
Her Again
by Michael Schulman • 2016
A producer called her ugly in Italian at her first film audition. She understood every word.
3.62
3k+
Her Again Summary
Her Again 86%
A producer called her ugly in Italian at her first film audition. She understood every word.
by Michael Schulman 2016
3.62
3k+ ratings
Tartuffe
by Molière • 2002
A man hands his home to a sham saint; his wife makes him hide and listen.
3.66
44k+
Tartuffe Summary
Tartuffe 86%
A man hands his home to a sham saint; his wife makes him hide and listen.
by Molière 2002
3.66
44k+ ratings
Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare • 1623
Shipwrecked and dressed as a man, she must woo a countess for the duke she loves.
3.96
196k+
Twelfth Night Summary
Twelfth Night 86%
Shipwrecked and dressed as a man, she must woo a countess for the duke she loves.
by William Shakespeare 1623
3.96
196k+ ratings
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renée Russell • 2009
A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.
4.10
119k+
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life 86%
A diary, a crush, and a mean-girl nemesis: an artistic dork's survival guide to private school.
by Rachel Renée Russell 2009
4.10
119k+ ratings
Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea • 2010
A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.
4.35
46k+
Because of Mr. Terupt Summary
Because of Mr. Terupt 86%
A new teacher's warmth draws seven guarded fifth graders into a classroom that feels like family.
by Rob Buyea 2010
4.35
46k+ ratings
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare • 1593
A fortune-hunter marries a fiery heiress, then wages a battle of wits to reshape her.
3.73
182k+
The Taming of the Shrew Summary
The Taming of the Shrew 86%
A fortune-hunter marries a fiery heiress, then wages a battle of wits to reshape her.
by William Shakespeare 1593
3.73
182k+ ratings
Trust Exercise
by Susan Choi • 2019
An elite theatre school, the 1980s: a teenage affair and a teacher who exploits every vulnerability.
3.12
40k+
Trust Exercise Summary
Trust Exercise 86%
An elite theatre school, the 1980s: a teenage affair and a teacher who exploits every vulnerability.
by Susan Choi 2019
3.12
40k+ ratings
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart • 2008
Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.
3.80
51k+
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks Summary
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks 86%
Her boyfriend's secret society won't admit her, so she runs its pranks from the shadows.
by E. Lockhart 2008
3.80
51k+ ratings
Shaping School Culture
by Terrence E. Deal • 2016
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
3.83
138
Shaping School Culture Summary
Shaping School Culture 86%
School culture is shaped by rituals, stories, and hidden rules. Learn to read and rewrite them.
by Terrence E. Deal 2016
3.83
138 ratings
Sanford Meisner on Acting
by Sanford Meisner • 1987
Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.
4.19
3k+
Sanford Meisner on Acting Summary
Sanford Meisner on Acting 86%
Meisner trains actors to stop pretending and behave truthfully, moment to moment, off their partner.
by Sanford Meisner 1987
4.19
3k+ ratings
Priklijuoti
by John David Anderson • 2017
A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.
3.90
9k+
Priklijuoti Summary
Priklijuoti 86%
A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.
by John David Anderson 2017
3.90
9k+ ratings
Star Girl
by Jerry Spinelli • 2000
Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.
3.77
337k+
Star Girl Summary
Star Girl 86%
Leo hides in plain sight until Stargirl's glow exposes him, and the school turns its back.
by Jerry Spinelli 2000
3.77
337k+ ratings
Improving Your Storytelling
by Doug Lipman • 1999
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
3.59
206
Improving Your Storytelling Summary
Improving Your Storytelling 86%
Your story, your audience, your nervous system. The craft of holding all three at once, live.
by Doug Lipman 1999
3.59
206 ratings
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out
by Mick Napier • 2004
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
4.28
1k+
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out Summary
Improvise. Scene from the Inside Out 85%
Improv rules make you timid. The key to great scenes is bold action before your brain objects.
by Mick Napier 2004
4.28
1k+ ratings
If Chins Could Kill
by Bruce Campbell • 2001
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
3.95
19k+
If Chins Could Kill Summary
If Chins Could Kill 85%
Cereal, a freezing cabin, a gore rig from a bike: the unglamorous making of Evil Dead.
by Bruce Campbell 2001
3.95
19k+ ratings
And Then One Day
by Naseeruddin Shah • 2014
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
4.02
2k+
And Then One Day Summary
And Then One Day 85%
His birth year was a mystery. Bollywood wanted a hero. He gave them an actor instead.
by Naseeruddin Shah 2014
4.02
2k+ ratings
Freeing the Natural Voice
by Kristin Linklater • 1976
Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.
4.14
678
Freeing the Natural Voice Summary
Freeing the Natural Voice 85%
Most voice training adds technique. This one takes away what's blocking the voice you already have.
by Kristin Linklater 1976
4.14
678 ratings
Making It So
by Patrick Stewart • 2023
Star Trek was a six-week gig, he thought. Then Shakespeare met the starship.
4.29
20k+
Making It So Summary
Making It So 85%
Star Trek was a six-week gig, he thought. Then Shakespeare met the starship.
by Patrick Stewart 2023
4.29
20k+ ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 85%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
Suurlemoen!
by Jaco Jacobs • 2008
Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.
3.57
338
Suurlemoen! Summary
Suurlemoen! 85%
Punished with a band competition, two friends recruit a singer they both fall for.
by Jaco Jacobs 2008
3.57
338 ratings
Shakespeare's Freedom
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2010
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
3.83
175
Shakespeare's Freedom Summary
Shakespeare's Freedom 85%
Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2010
3.83
175 ratings
Poetics
by Aristotle
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
3.83
30k+
Poetics Summary
Poetics 85%
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
by Aristotle
3.83
30k+ ratings
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations
by Georges Polti • 1921
Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.
3.45
222
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations Summary
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations 85%
Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.
by Georges Polti 1921
3.45
222 ratings
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
by Christopher Sergel • 1995
In 1930s Alabama, Scout's father defends a Black man, forcing her to see her town's hidden face.
4.51
25k+
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird Summary
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird 85%
In 1930s Alabama, Scout's father defends a Black man, forcing her to see her town's hidden face.
by Christopher Sergel 1995
4.51
25k+ ratings
Los árboles mueren de pie
by Alejandro Casona • 1949
Two strangers pose as a lost grandson and his wife, restoring an old woman's stolen happiness.
4.15
6k+
Los árboles mueren de pie Summary
Los árboles mueren de pie 85%
Two strangers pose as a lost grandson and his wife, restoring an old woman's stolen happiness.
by Alejandro Casona 1949
4.15
6k+ ratings
L'avare
by Molière • 1668
A miser's children hide their lovers while he plots to marry the son's sweetheart himself.
3.56
38k+
L'avare Summary
L'avare 85%
A miser's children hide their lovers while he plots to marry the son's sweetheart himself.
by Molière 1668
3.56
38k+ ratings
Educational Courage
by Mara Sapon-Shevin • 2012
Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.
3.84
19
Educational Courage Summary
Educational Courage 85%
Public schools gutted by testing and privatization: a refusal playbook for teachers and parents.
by Mara Sapon-Shevin 2012
3.84
19 ratings
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 85%
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
by Linda J. Cowgill 1997
3.70
303 ratings
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare • 1595
Four lovers flee into the woods; a fairy's misapplied potion ensures no heart leaves unchanged.
3.94
582k+
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 85%
Four lovers flee into the woods; a fairy's misapplied potion ensures no heart leaves unchanged.
by William Shakespeare 1595
3.94
582k+ ratings
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
4.14
12k+
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 85%
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002
4.14
12k+ ratings
Memo from the Story Department
by Christopher Vogler • 2011
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
4.16
171
Memo from the Story Department Summary
Memo from the Story Department 85%
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
by Christopher Vogler 2011
4.16
171 ratings
Scars Like Wings
by Erin Stewart • 2019
A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.
4.05
7k+
Scars Like Wings Summary
Scars Like Wings 85%
A fire orphaned her. Her scars made her a spectacle. High school demands she be seen.
by Erin Stewart 2019
4.05
7k+ ratings
Entre les murs
by François Bégaudeau • 2007
He teaches French in a Parisian middle school where every lesson turns into a negotiation.
3.06
1k+
Entre les murs Summary
Entre les murs 85%
He teaches French in a Parisian middle school where every lesson turns into a negotiation.
by François Bégaudeau 2007
3.06
1k+ ratings
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