An Actor PreparesAn 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 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, of emotion memory, of 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. |
Contents
Chapter 1 The First Test | 1 |
Chapter 2 When Acting is an Art | 11 |
Chapter 3 Action | 29 |
Chapter 4 Imagination | 47 |
Chapter 5 Concentration of Attention | 63 |
Chapter 6 Relaxation of Muscles | 83 |
Chapter 7 Units and Objectives | 97 |
Chapter 8 Faith and a Sense of Truth | 111 |
Chapter 10 Communion | 167 |
Chapter 11 Adaptation | 193 |
Chapter 12 Inner Motive Forces | 211 |
Chapter 13 The Unbroken Line | 219 |
Chapter 14 The Inner Creative State | 227 |
Chapter 15 The SuperObjective | 237 |
Chapter 16 On the Threshold of the Subconscious | 245 |
Chapter 9 Emotion Memory | 141 |
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