His system cultivates what he calls the art of experiencing with which he contrasts the art of representation. An actor prepares is a 1936 guide to acting by konstantin stanislavski. An actor prepares chapter questions chapter 1 the first test 1. Jean benedettis stanislavski is the clearest and most succinct explanation of stanislavskis writings and ideas, especially those in the stanislavskis acting trilogy an actor prepares, building a character, and creating a role a staple of every actors library. Constantin stanislavski 18631938, arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned moscow art theater. The stanislavsky system requires that an actor utilize, among other things, his emotional memory i. An actor prepares by constantin stanislavsky 1936 notes by peter walters a live objective and real action believable circumstance naturally and unconsciously put nature to work. It mobilises the actor s conscious thought and will in order to activate other, lesscontrollable. He was himself a highlyesteemed character actor and directed many successful productions. An actor prepares focused on the inner training of an actors imagination. Creating a roleis the culmination of stanislavski s masterful trilogy on the art of acting. Its written like a fictional story, from the perspective of a young actor. So much mystery and veneration surrounds the writings of the great russian teacher and director stanislavski that perhaps the greatest surprise awaiting a firsttime reader of an actor prepares is how conversational, commonsensical, and even at times funny this legendary book is.
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