Non Fiction Resources

The Play's the Thing
Check out some of the links below for performance material, exercises, history, biographies, and other things to study to improve your craft!

Books of monologues, short plays, exercises, and career planning for young actors, writers, and stage crew. Examples of books on the list include:


Working in Show Business: Behind the Scenes Careers in Theater, Film and Television
by Lynne Rogers


Theater Geek: The Real Life Drama of a Summer at Stagedoor Manor, 
the Famous Performing Arts Camp by Mickey Rapkin



More Theater Games for Young Performers by Suzi Zimmerman




The Drama Book Shop
An NYC source for books on performing arts including playscripts, dance, film, musical theatre, costumes, puppets, and design.
250 W 40th St # 1  New York, NY 10018
(212) 944-0595


New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
A branch of NYPL dedicated to resources on theater, music, dance, and more.
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
(917) 275-6975

NYPL's Theater Databases
A list of electronic databases available from NYPL (some remotely, some on-site) related to theater.

Books about Bollywood
A Goodreads list of non-fiction books about the Hindi film industry.

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