The Stage Actor's Handbook

Traditions, Protocols, and Etiquette for the Working and Aspiring Professional

By: Michael Kostroff, Julie Garnyé, Jeff Daniels (Foreword by)

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An invaluable guide to the traditions and best practices of the professional stage actor, from first rehearsal to final curtain.

Professional stage actors are expected to have ready knowledge of a multitude of unwritten yet well-established protocols. Traditionally, this knowledge was passed along from one generation of stage actors to the next via word of mouth, or were learned by having one's missteps corrected—until now.

In The Stage Actor's Handbook, these protocols have finally been assembled into one volume, allowing theatre artists to know in advance what is expected of them. A definitive guide for professionals and aspiring professionals alike, this book details best practices on everything from rehearsal demeanor to backstage etiquette. It also shares the theatre's unique vernacular and revered superstitions, as well as field-tested guidelines on touring, interactions with the public, and more.

Written by established theatre pros Michael Kostroff (The Producers, Les Miserables)and Julie Garnye (Cats, Come From Away), The Stage Actor's Handbook features bits of wisdom contributed by legendary stage actors, including Bebe Neuwirth, John Lithgow, Chita Rivera, Alfred Molina, Billy Porter, Betty Buckley, Harvey Fierstein, Sam Waterston, Jason Alexander, Cynthia Nixon, and Sir Patrick Stewart.