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An Actor Prepares

Paperback • 2013 • English

An Actor Prepares

By Constantin Stanislavski

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About the book

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 here deals with the inward preparation an actor must undergo in order to explore a role to the full. He introduces the concepts of the 'magic if' units and objective...Show more

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ISBN

9781780938431

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

An Actor Prepares

Format

Paperback

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