false 94675 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 94675 5 1146508 1970 An Actor Prepares total:280|5:85|4:105|3:70|2:16|1:4| 280 1091 407 30 54455 3.87 555 51 61986878 2097698 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.91 268 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 0 1 false Thu Jul 02 22:11:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 22:38:53 -0700 2009
Ryszard Bolesławski, (founder of the American Laboratory Theatre, teacher of Lee Strasberg, who in turn, taught Dustin Hoffman, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, ...more...]]> 42921016 1442431 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 5 1 false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:17:16 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:33:46 -0800 2009
When I first began teaching theater...more...]]> 73985841 115028 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 5 0 false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:53:34 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:12:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 14888574 880462 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 0 1 false Fri Feb 08 02:16:56 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 02:18:22 -0800 2008 13159168 181384 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Tue Jan 22 09:37:08 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 02 08:00:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 53194733 45235 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 21:49:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 17:57:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21969299 1029252 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 5 0 false Mon Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri May 09 23:51:03 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 02:12:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 13946816 363632 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Tue May 06 01:04:02 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 29 10:58:21 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 01:04:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12165296 695556 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jan 10 11:09:48 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 11:15:32 -0800 2008
It is a psychological aspect of acting, and at the same time a method of observation, reducing stress, contemplating, concentrating, and of course...more...]]> 42497816 1847668 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Fri Jan 09 14:27:22 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 14:31:01 -0800 2009 72416158 2773937 1717568 0878300015 9780878300013 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1717568.An_Actor_Prepares 2.50 2 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 2 0 false Thu Sep 24 21:24:05 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 21:24:33 -0700 2009 19045038 930187 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 3 0 false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 18:39:20 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 04:27:28 -0700 2008
Acting is hard work ... I knew that, but Stanislavski's intense discussion of the preparation process is revealing. It's just a glimpse into the passion, the dedicatio...more...]]> 62855322 2353928 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 3 0 false Thu Jul 16 19:11:23 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 19:45:56 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 19:11:23 -0700 2009 32548681 184521 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 14:03:57 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 14:23:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23518774 1198536 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 0 0 false Mon Jun 02 09:46:45 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 09:48:27 -0700 2008 41390060 73783 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 0 0 false Wed Dec 31 07:28:04 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 08 17:48:51 -0800 2009
will be reading it later]]> 25552133 1273222 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 5 0 false Thu Jun 26 09:36:31 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 09:39:35 -0700 2008 19094599 645979 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Mar 31 08:44:55 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 08:44:55 -0700 2008 23494579 1204533 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 4 0 false Sun Jun 01 22:38:48 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 22:39:52 -0700 2008 11342848 370788 94675 0878309837 9780878309832 28 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592m/94675.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171292592s/94675.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94675.An_Actor_Prepares 3.90 280 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 intellectual reactions to each effort, and how his superficial tricks and mannerisms begin to disappear as he increasingly gives over his conscious ego to a faith in the creative power of his subconscious. Rarely has any writer on the theater achieved the sort of lucid and inspired analysis of the acting process as Stanislavski does here, and his introduction of such now-standard concepts as "the unbroken line," "the magic if," and the idea of emotional memory has laid the groundwork for much of the great acting of the 20th century. While much excess and nonsense was to follow in the steps of Stanislavski's writings, his original texts remain invaluable, and surprisingly accessible, to any actor or student of drama. --John Longenbaugh ]]> 1970 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 31 10:57:37 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 08:32:40 -0800 2008
For this and other revelations, I am very grateful to this book.]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=94675