Another good reason to be well read as an actor? Many actors, because they are artists, have made English literature masterpieces part of their experience and certainly many teachers, directors and producers have. So, if a reference to a specific character comes up...
There is no end to the number of books than can be of help to an actor. Books on auditioning, books about acting technique, books about the psychology of acting, books about acting classes. And, of course there are the plays. Chekov, O’Neill, Beckett,...
Aspiring actors, especially those taking acting classes and studying the Meisner technique, are never NOT working. The Meisner actor is constantly studying not only scripts and the work they have been given in their acting classes, they are also out studying human...
