Acting Stanislavski: a practical guide to Stanislavski's approach and legacy

To experience or to pretend?Stanislavski was the first to outline a systematic approach for using our experience, imagination and observation to create truthful acting.

One hundred and fifty years after his birth, his approach is more widely embraced and taught throughout the world - but is still often rejected, misunderstood and misapplied.In Acting Stanislavski, John Gillett offers a clear and accessible but comprehensive and insightful step-by-step account of Stanislavski's whole approach from the actor's training to final performance:' ease and focus' the nature of action, interaction and objectives' the imaginary reality, senses and feeling' active analysis of text ' physical and vocal expression of character ' the actor in the context of training and the industry.He draws on Stanislavski's major books, in both English translations, and on records of his directing process and final studio classes, and demystifies terms and concepts.It is for actors from an actor's point of view, and offers many practical exercises and examples as an integrated part of each subject.Acting Stanislavski also elucidates Stanislavski's approach and creates an up-to-date overview by connecting with his legacy and successors, from Michael Chekhov to Meisner, Adler and Strasberg.

This is a fully updated and revised new edition with added exercises and biographies, a new chapter on The character, and many new additions to other chapters and the Glossary: an essential practical and educational resource for any acting student, professional or teacher.