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This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase personal sensitivity as well.
Preface by Sir John Gielgud
Foreword by Joshua Logan
Stanislavski and his System
The Method of Physical Actions
Elements of an Action
The "Magic If"
Given Circumstances
Imagination
Concentration of Attention
Truth and Belief
Communion
Adaptation
Tempop-Rhythm
Emotional Memory
Analysis through Events and Actions
The Super-Objective and the Through Line of Actions
The Actor's Physical Apparatus
Work on the Role: Building a Character
The Subtext of Behavior
The Director
Eugene Vakhtangov: The Disciple
Bibliography
Index
Overview
This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase ...