An Actor Prepares (Performance Books) Book

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 bookever to have been written and the work of Stanislavski has inspiredgenerations of actors and trainers. This edition now reprinted with anew cover and more accessible price has stood the test of time inacting classes all over the world and was the original English languagetranslation. A classic text for every actors library. Stanislavski deals with the inward preparation an actor mustundergo in order to explore a role to the full. He introduces theconcepts of the 'magic of' units and objectives of emotion memory ofthe super-objective and many more now famous rehearsal aids. Aninspirational book presented in a drama class structure to ignitepowerful performances. "An Actor must work all his life cultivate his mind trainhis talents systematically develop his character; he may never despairand never relinquish this main pupose - to love his art with all hisstrength and love it unselfishly." Constantin Stanislavski