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1	A Practical Handbook for the Actor more books like this by Melissa Bruder add to wishlist Six working actors describe their methods and philosophies of the theater. All have worked with playwright David Mamet at the Goodman Theater in Chicago. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.93! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Stanislavski system; the professional training of an actor. more books like this by Sonia Moore add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.15! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Acting Onstage & Off more books like this by Robert Barton add to wishlist Barton's friendly, humorous and conversational writing style makes this a particularly student friendly text. Students learn all phases of actor training - including scene study, auditioning, observation, and mind, voice and body relaxation techniques. The use of examples from daily life instead of dramatic literature make it possible to have ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	An Actor Prepares more books like this by Constantin Stanislavski, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood (Translator) add to wishlist The first volume of Stanislavski's enduring trilogy on the art of acting defines the "System," a means of mastering the craft of acting and of stimulating the actor's individual creativeness and imagination. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $12.16! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Building a Character more books like this by Constantin Stanislavski, Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood (Translator) add to wishlist "Building a Character," the second volume in Stanislavski's acclaimed trilogy, continues the total immersion in technique and class scenarios begun in "An Actor Prepares." see all copies from $5.33! new only from $11.89! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Training of the American Actor more books like this by Arthur Bartow (Editor) add to wishlist "Successful acting must reflect a society's current beliefs. The men and women who developed each new technique were convinced that previous methods were not equal to the full challenges of their time and place, and the techniques in this book have been adapted to current needs in order to continue to be successful methods for training actors. The ... see all copies from $11.34! new only from $11.34! \| SVS
7	Acting; a handbook of the Stanislavski method. more books like this by Toby Cole (Compiled by) add to wishlist A treasury of material on Constantin Stanislavski's revolutionary system of acting. Containing theory and exercises from Staislavski and the great masters of his method, this handbook is indispensable to everyone connected with or interested in acting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.34! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Creating a Role more books like this by Stanislavski add to wishlist "Creating a Role "is the culmination of Stanislavski's masterful trilogy on the art of acting." An Actor Prepares "focused on the inner training of an actor's imagination, while "Building a Character "detailed how the actor's body and voice could be tuned for the great roles he might fill. This third volume examines the development of a character ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $11.85! \| first editions \| SVS
9	An Actor's Work: A Student's Diary more books like this by Konstantin Stanislavski add to wishlist Stanislavski's 'system' has dominated actor-training in the West since his writings were first translated into English in the 1920s and 30s. His systematic attempt to outline a psycho-physical technique for acting single-handedly revolutionised standards of acting in the theatre. Until now, readers and students have had to contend with inaccurate, ... see all copies from $15.28! new only from $18.50! \| SVS
10	On method acting more books like this by Edward Dwight Easty add to wishlist Practiced by Marlon Brando, Dustin Hoffman, and the late James Dean, the Method is one of the least understood acting techniques. This volume offers a practical application of the famed Stanislavsky teachings with chapters on sense memory, improvisation, and creating character. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio more books like this by Foster Hirsch add to wishlist Visit the training grounds of Brando, Pacino, and Dean in this essential, "richly detailed history"-Backstage. For decades, in one small room on West Forty-fourth Street in Manhattan, Lee Strasberg ran the Actors Studio, where dozens of acclaimed actors absorbed a technique that became known as the "Method." Based on firsthand observations and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Stanislavski and the Actor: The Method of Physical Action more books like this by Jean Benedetti, Alice L Crowley, Benedetti Jean add to wishlist A major rediscovered work by Stanislavski, this volume is full of new ideas and insights about his working method. see all copies from $4.55! new only from $16.73! \| SVS
13 view cover	Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes more books like this by Scott Kaiser add to wishlist Shattering the myth that only the British can act Shakespeare, a veteran acting coach presents a boldly American approach to the Bard. Written in the form of a play and set in an acting studio, this volume's "characters" include a master teacher and 16 acting students grappling with the challenges of acting Shakespeare. Readers will be intrigued ... see all copies from $4.12! new only from $4.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Stanislavsky Technique: Russia: A Workbook for Actors more books like this by Mr. Mel Gordon add to wishlist This volume contains: The Stanislavsky System - First Studio exercises 1912-1916; Vakhtangov as Rebel and Theoretician - Exercises 1919-1921; Michael Chekhov - Exercises 1919-1952; Stanislavsky's Fourth Period - Theory of Physical Actions 1934-1938. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| signed copies \| SVS
15 view cover	Stanislavsky on the art of the stage more books like this by Konstantin Stanislavsky add to wishlist This text makes available Stanislavsky's "The System and Methods of Creative Art" in an authoritative translation by his biographer, David Magarshack. Also included are "Five Rehearsals of 'Werther'", and appendices which offer discussion of Stanislavsky's views on stage ethics and melodrama. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.50! \| first editions
16	Strasberg's Method as Taught by Lorrie Hull: A Practical Guide for Actors, Teachers, and Directors more books like this by S Loraine Hull add to wishlist see all copies from $11.00! new only from $39.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Stanislavski for Beginners more books like this by David Allen, Jeff Fallow (Illustrator) add to wishlist This guide traces both the subject's life and his "system" - a series of deep acting exercises that focus on relaxation, concentration, and emotional memory. Along the way the authors show how Stanislavski's influence continues today. see all copies from $3.53! new only from $52.89!
18 view cover	Acting with Adler: Foreword by Ellen Adler more books like this by Joanna Rotte, Ellen Adler (Foreword by) add to wishlist The figure of Stella Adler towers high among the memorable acting teachers in American theatre. Her methods of training, her principles of acting and character interpretation, her analyses of the seminal plays of the modern theatre comprise a legacy for everyone who followed her. In this book, that legacy gains the special immediacy and ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Working on the Play and the Role: The Stanislavsky Method for Analyzing the Characters in a Drama more books like this by Irina Levin, Igor Levin, PH.D. add to wishlist This work presents the Stanislavsky method for analyzing the characters in a drama, systematized for the first time and clearly explained, using the complete text of "The Cherry Orchard" as illustration. "An excellent book, highly useful for actors and directors." - Nicholas Rudall. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.34! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Stanislavski Revealed: The Actor's Complete Guide to Spontaneity on Stage more books like this by Sonia Moore add to wishlist Investigates Stanislavski's final technique. The text analyzes his original texts, letters, journals and production notes to reveal a revised understanding of Stanislavski's method. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Stanislavski: An Introduction more books like this by Jean Benedetti add to wishlist The Stanislavski 'system' is still the only comprehensive method of actor training we possess. It is studied in schools and universities as well as professional theatre schools. The aim of this book is to show the slow growth of the 'system', from its roots in the tradition of Russian realism, and to chart the various phases it went through until ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $17.19! \| SVS
22 view cover	Stanislavsky in Focus more books like this by Sharon M Carnicke add to wishlist The author takes advantage of new primary materials that have broken through strict censorship, to dispel the prevailing myths about Stanislavsky and his Method. see all copies from $11.69! new only from $42.60! \| SVS
23	The Stanislavski System: 2the Professional Training of an Actor more books like this by Sonia Moore add to wishlist see all copies from $2.08! first editions
24 view cover	Method-or madness?. more books like this by Robert Lewis add to wishlist Common sense has become rather desperately needed in regard to the Method which may simply be defined as a codified formalization of the technique of acting. The author is trying to make the point that there is an historical or chronological correspondence between the realistic school of dramaturgy and the Method, the Method relates to every kind ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $9.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Acting Under the Circumstances: Variations on a Theme of Stanislavski: A Step-By-Step Approach to Playing a Part more books like this by Richard Brestoff add to wishlist From the author of The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods, Acting Under the Circumstances details a step-by-step approach to playing a part. Based on the work Constantine Stanislavski was using near the end of his life, we follow two actors as a teacher guides them through their parts in Henrik Ibsen's great play, A Doll House. Then we learn ... see all copies from $4.74! new only from $15.85!

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