Actor Prepares
Constantin Stanislavski(Author)
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
Published on 14. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4081-0003-5 (ISBN)
Description
"Stanislavsky's now famous book is a contribution to the Theatre and its students all over the world." Sir John Gielgud An Actor Prepares is the most famous acting training book ever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This edition, now reprinted with a new cover and more accessible price has stood the test of time in acting classes all over the world and was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library. Stanislavski deals with the inward preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. He introduces the concepts of the 'magic of' units and objectives, of emotion memory, of the super-objective and many more now famous rehearsal aids. An inspirational book presented in a drama class structure to ignite powerful performances. "An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main pupose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly." Constantin Stanislavski
Reviews / Votes
'A seminal work for all would-be actors, its lessons have stayed with me beyond the proscenium and throughout my career...' Marketing BookshelfMore details
Edition
Reprint, new cover
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0003-5 (9781408100035)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Constantin Stanislavski
An Actor Prepares
Book
01/1980
Methuen Drama
€32.37
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Person
Constantin Stanislavski died in 1938 and is the most influential person in actor training to date. As co-founder of the Moscow Art Theatre, he developed his theories of acting. Elizabeth Reynold Hapgood (Translator) - An editor and translator and Head of the Russian Department at Columbia University worked with Stanislavski before he died.