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An Actor Prepares

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Description: Amazon.com Review So much mystery and veneration surrounds the writings of the great Russian teacher and director Stanislavski that perhaps the greatest surprise awaiting a first-time reader of An Actor Prepares is how conversational, commonsensical, and even at times funny this legendary book is. After many productions with the Moscow Arts Company, Stanislavski sought a way to introduce his new style of acting to the world outside of his rehearsal hall. The resulting book is a "mock diary" of an actor describing a series of exercises and rehearsals in which he participates. He details his own emotional and intellectua ... (more)
Manufacturer: Routledge
Release date: 30 April 1989
ISBN-10 : 0878309837 | ISBN-13: 9780878309832
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