Dean, Anne, David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990, pp. 119-47.

This chapter offers interpretation of and covers topics critical to A Life in the Theatre.

Kane, Leslie, ed., David Mamet: A Casebook, Garland Publishing, 1992.

This collection of critical essays includes several that comment on aspects of A Life in the Theatre.

Lahr, John, "Profile: Fortress Mamet," in the New Yorker, November 17, 1997, pp. 70-82.

This biographical article covers the whole of Mamet's life and work.

Mamet, David, "A 'Sad Comedy' About Actors," in the New York Times, October 16, 1977, p. D7.

In this article, Mamet discusses the inspiration for and writing of A Life in the Theatre.