The article examines the problem of professional training of actors and directors through verbal action in the process of reading a text. Verbal action is a popular concept among many teachers of stage language and acting. The pedagogical education of the individuality of each student in the process of reading the text through verbal influence raises the problem of the relationship between his knowledge and further professional development. The system of progressive study of theoretical concepts of different levels of complexity allows future actors and directors to easily reveal the stylistic nature of the text and develop language techniques based on the optimal level of their development and personal orientation.