Author(s): Constantin Stanislavski (tr from Russian Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood)

Fiction

In his most famous book, "An Actor Prepares", Stanislavski dealt with the imaginative processes. In the second book, "Building a Character", he deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage, expressions, movement and speech etc. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice - a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors and trainers. This edition, now reprinted with a new cover at a more accessible price, has stood the test of time for actors all over the world and was the original English language translation. This is a classic text for every actor's library. "An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main purpose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly." - (Constantin Stanislavski). First published 1950.