- An 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, Konstantin. Stanislavski's Legacy: A Collection of Comments on a Variety of Aspects of an Actor's Art and Life. Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood. Revised and expanded edition. London: Methuen, 1981. ISBN 0-413-47770-3. Stanislavski, Constantin, and Pavel Rumyantsev. Stanislavski on Opera.
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Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.
Published April 30th 1989 by Routledge (first published 1938)
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Jan 13, 2009Chad Bearden rated it it was amazing
This is quite a remarkable book. To a casual observer it might not seem that way, but to anyone who has studied the history of theater or acting theory, 'An Actor Prepares' is this thorough omnibus of everything you need to know about acting.
When I first began teaching theater, I began sucking down everyone who was pointed out to me as important in the field. Most notable, I gathered great knowledge and insight from Viola Spolin, David Ball, Michael Shurtleff, Uta Hagen. I've been able to hear t..more
When I first began teaching theater, I began sucking down everyone who was pointed out to me as important in the field. Most notable, I gathered great knowledge and insight from Viola Spolin, David Ball, Michael Shurtleff, Uta Hagen. I've been able to hear t..more
I have to be careful in reviewing this seeing as I'm an acting student. While Stanislavksi is the founder of naturalism acting and his work is highly praised I find this book to be a very difficult read because I don't fully agree on his ideas in acting such as emotional memory.
I'll use this extract from a recent essay I wrote:
I'll use this extract from a recent essay I wrote:
[Emotional memory] is not a method that should be used often as it can end up attenuating the original memory. Because memories are particular to each person they shou..more
Telling you that this is a seminal work on method acting, one that most actors worth their salt consider a Bible, won't do the trick. I'm not on stage much, and chances are, neither are you. Why would any of us be interested in an actor's handbook?
Telling you that this is an engaging read would be a stretch. Admitting that it was slow, sometimes dry, but always extremely insightful, would be closer to the truth.
It's worth going into this read realizing that Stanislavski didn't write this to ente..more
Telling you that this is an engaging read would be a stretch. Admitting that it was slow, sometimes dry, but always extremely insightful, would be closer to the truth.
It's worth going into this read realizing that Stanislavski didn't write this to ente..more
Mar 25, 2016AskHistorians added it
This and Building a Character and Creating a Role) are not academic books on theatre history. But they are far too important and influential to ignore. In the Actor Prepares Trilogy, Stanislavski defines acting as a very serious activity requiring immense discipline and integrity. He lays out a system for acting that demands a kind of psychological realism that was rarely seen in pre-19th Century acting styles. It is common for teachers of acting to regard the works of Stanislavski as the beginn..more
It's a strange book. An awkward one. You would never have expected such famous, technical, theory-based content to be couched in fictional, prose, narrative format. As if a story being related to you from a struggling young actor in a Moscow Stage Company. Yet, that's what you discover you have on your hands. This is what it is. A young actor describing his day-to-day jitters , his self-doubts, his insecurities, his moods. The minor ins-and-outs of theater life; the personalities of his colleagu..more
May 15, 2018Stuart Wilson rated it it was amazing
Yeah so, this really made me think about acting.
Jun 09, 2014Ashna Singh rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It's a very difficult book to read. There's a lack of simplicity..otherwise the book is good.
i didn’t expect the presentation of non-personal scene and the delivery of key thetic points in this manner. back in the day i used to watch the earliest incarnation of *inside the actors studio* on bravo, where they’d talk to sally field and dennis hopper. i remember once staying at a hostel in hollywood that no longer exists where a decade retrospective of the show was on the tv in the lobby. i was being obnoxiously amused that they had had tom cruise and bart simpson on and remember how uncom..more
My fav quotes (not a review):
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'The exercises which the Director used today had the purpose of making the students conscious of the fact that on the stage, in every pose or position of the body, there are three moments: First: superfluous tenseness which comes necessarily with each new pose taken and with the excitement of doing it in public. Second: the mechanical relaxation of that superfluous tension, under the direction of the 'controller' T..more
An Actor Prepares (Constantin Stanislavski)
-Page 95 |
'The exercises which the Director used today had the purpose of making the students conscious of the fact that on the stage, in every pose or position of the body, there are three moments: First: superfluous tenseness which comes necessarily with each new pose taken and with the excitement of doing it in public. Second: the mechanical relaxation of that superfluous tension, under the direction of the 'controller' T..more
Feb 10, 2013Naja rated it it was amazing
I was never required to read this text in my intro to acting classes in college, even though we all knew this book was what the beginning lessons were based on. I really wish we'd used this text! It's the original modern acting manual, and by far the best one I've read so far! -definitely my new favorite anything written or recorded about acting.
It's a non-fiction book disguised as fiction, written in 1st person (which surprised me). You follow the learning processes of a small handful of acting..more
It's a non-fiction book disguised as fiction, written in 1st person (which surprised me). You follow the learning processes of a small handful of acting..more
Aug 09, 2013Kressel Housman rated it liked it · review of another edition
This is the first of three books describing Stanislavski’s method of acting, known even to us non-actors as “the method.” I read it for research, but the ideal reader is actually practicing these exercises while reading the book; it’s not meant to be a purely intellectual exercise. Still, I learned from the book, and since it’s written in journal-style, it’s not as boring as you might think.
The main point is that actors should draw on their own emotional memories when performing their roles. The..more
Jan 22, 2008S rated it really liked itThe main point is that actors should draw on their own emotional memories when performing their roles. The..more
Recommended to S by: theatre studies AS level
It gets 4 stars for what it represents, what it have given to the world of theatre, however if I ignored that it would barely get 2 stars. The best way to see the great effect he had is by seeing what Russian theatre was like before him, basically in true Russian form, a drunken mess. You read this, and see how many points are the basic norm for all western theatre. Even simple concepts like - living your part, relating to it, rather than exhibitionism.
Apparently in writing this he wanted to lea..more
Apparently in writing this he wanted to lea..more
Jun 21, 2013Elizabeth Ellen rated it really liked it
This is 'the' basis for Method Acting. The writing style is from a much earlier era: the lessons framed in the context of a group of young actors being trained by a director---told as a story rather than directly. Nevertheless it was full of valuable information and ideas. While this is not the ONLY way to act by any means, the skills used for character-building are the fundamentals for many of the most highly recognized actors working in the profession today.
I read this as a writer studying the..more
I read this as a writer studying the..more
Jul 26, 2011Persephone Abbott rated it really liked it
This book is written in a master(s) and disciple manner. Each chapter up to the last two begins with a simple narrative filled by a question answer form. This has the effect of leading the reader to feel that with every new topic/chapter she/he has just hatched out of an egg once more into the wide world. It can be tedious or as one Living Social reviewer stated, “Pure and utter horseshit.” I question whether this person’s subconscious got the better of him. Nonetheless this book for me was a st..more
A big help when it comes to getting the basis of being an honest actor. I don't know how I feel about his weird story telling writing style though.
P.S. read the italics
P.S. read the italics
dont' know what to give this book in the way of stars.. possibly the most amazing book on acting theory ever- but can feel slightly patronizing. a must for anyone studying theatre.
Sep 11, 2018Nancy Foster rated it liked it · review of another edition
I read this book a few years ago, in good part out of morbid curiosity because Gary reads it to prepare for the grand showdown in that movie Team America: World Police.
Quite frankly, I don't have an acting background. I did do theater for 1 year as a forced elective in my first year of highschool because it was a class with an easy workload, but it focused more on the innards of how stages are organized and art theory over learning how to act. Worse, I was granted assisting tasks backstage durin..more
Quite frankly, I don't have an acting background. I did do theater for 1 year as a forced elective in my first year of highschool because it was a class with an easy workload, but it focused more on the innards of how stages are organized and art theory over learning how to act. Worse, I was granted assisting tasks backstage durin..more
Mar 27, 2019Kalen W rated it it was ok · review of another edition
It is decent. I am not an actor so please do not bombard me with expertise..
BUT.
It is advertised as a novel about acting so I am expecting a novel. However, it turns out to be a textbook. So if it is a textbook written as a 'novel'. It could be way better executed, but I guess it is just the style of the time.
Plainly judging it as a novel, it doesn't have much plot and amazement. Doesn't have to be thrilling, plot can mean many things: how Costya overcome the strict director and cooperate with..more
BUT.
It is advertised as a novel about acting so I am expecting a novel. However, it turns out to be a textbook. So if it is a textbook written as a 'novel'. It could be way better executed, but I guess it is just the style of the time.
Plainly judging it as a novel, it doesn't have much plot and amazement. Doesn't have to be thrilling, plot can mean many things: how Costya overcome the strict director and cooperate with..more
As an actress, this book is truly marvelous. If you are a performer and are wanting to pick up a book on technique, run to the nearest bookstore and pick this one up. I recommend taking your time with this one - Stanislavski is a complex read, but well worth the time. Note that this IS followed bu Building A Character and Creating A Role; both important additions to his thoughts in this book.
Nov 12, 2018Julina rated it really liked it
Insightful for anyone interested in acting (not only actors I would say); sometimes a bit slow, but if you focus on the message the author wanted to get across, you will find a bunch of mind-blowing ideas.
May 14, 2019Utpalkashyap rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Awesome book
This is the very basic of learning Acting. Once u go through it, then u can go for meisner and other techniques. But you can't learn everything just by reading. You got to read it in process of acting. It will help to learn things practically.
This is the very basic of learning Acting. Once u go through it, then u can go for meisner and other techniques. But you can't learn everything just by reading. You got to read it in process of acting. It will help to learn things practically.
Jul 24, 2018Tamas Czegeny rated it it was amazing
Not just for actors, has great insight into all aspects of life. It sounds like a boring instructional book, but all the examples and teachings are done while telling a story of the people in his class learning the subjects.
Feb 02, 2018Kelsey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I am an actor. This is research. On to the next.
Apr 05, 2018Juan rated it it was amazing
A must read for actors.
Great book on real acting technique/system.
Nov 28, 2017Eya Beldi rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Stanislavski is a theater legend. I think he's overly serious but he has a revolutionary view. Really helped me improving my play.
Feb 12, 2015Tim rated it it was amazing
This is a classic, the first of Stanislavski's great trilogy on acting. These books form the basis for many of the great schools of acting that followed, in particular the method technique. It is required reading for all actors and others interested in theatre. I first became determined to read this in a play writing class taut by Eduardo Machado. The techniques he used came from his teacher, Irene M. Fornes, and they were based on Stanislavski. I found only a little here which could be useful f..more
May 16, 2015Tso William rated it really liked it
In the King of Comedy, Stephen Chow, playing the role of an aspiring actor, reads Stanislavski's Actor Prepares as his personal bible. I later learned that this book is actually a basic introductory text to actors. Nominally a fiction, the book is thinly disguised socratic dialogues between and among Tortsov (Director) and his students. Through them, Stanislavski expounded his 'system' - techniques for actors to materialize characters.
I am not an actor nor an aspiring actor. Many people therefo..more
I am not an actor nor an aspiring actor. Many people therefo..more
Constantin Stanislavski is known as the guru of the world's most successful actors/acting teachers, including and not limited to
Ryszard Bolesławski, (founder of the American Laboratory Theatre, teacher of Lee Strasberg, who in turn, taught Dustin Hoffman, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda and Al Pacino)
Michael Chekhov, (influenced Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood, Paula Strasberg, Lloyd Bridges, Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Depp)
and Stella Adler, (taught Marlon Brando, Robert De..more
Ryszard Bolesławski, (founder of the American Laboratory Theatre, teacher of Lee Strasberg, who in turn, taught Dustin Hoffman, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Jane Fonda and Al Pacino)
Michael Chekhov, (influenced Marilyn Monroe, Clint Eastwood, Paula Strasberg, Lloyd Bridges, Anthony Hopkins and Johnny Depp)
and Stella Adler, (taught Marlon Brando, Robert De..more
Apr 26, 2013Adam rated it liked it
Not only a progressive explanation of Stanislavki's famous 'method' or 'system', but also a genuinely inspiring exploration of the nature and purpose of the actor and their craft in a wider sense, in turn offering insights into art and even human nature itself. The semi-fictional style of the work makes it more compelling and easier to read than a straight theory book, evidenced by the fact that I was turning pages like it was a novel. Enough to refresh passions and offer new possibilities for p..more
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