An Actor Prepares

About this book

An Actor Prepares is the most famous acting training book ever written, and Stanislavski's work has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This translation was the first to introduce Stanislavski's 'system' to the English-speaking world and has stood the test of time in acting classes to this day. Stanislavski here 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 if', units and objectives, emotion memory, the super-objective, and many more now-famous rehearsal aids. Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to mark the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski's birth, this is an essential read for actors, directors, and anyone interested in the art of drama.