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1. The Art of the Actor

   The Essential History of Acting from Classical Times to the Present Day

   By Jean Benedetti

   How did acting begin? What is its history, and what have the great thinkers on acting said about the art and craft of performance? In this single-volume survey of the history of acting, Jean Benedetti traces the evolution of the theories of the actor's craft drawing extensively on extracts from key...

   Published January 17th 2007 by Routledge
2. Stanislavski

   An Introduction, Revised and Updated, 2nd Edition

   By Jean Benedetti

   Jean Benedetti's Stanislavski is the clearest and most succinct explanation of Stanislavski's writings and ideas, especially those in the Stanislavski's acting trilogy – An Actor Prepares, Building a Character, and Creating a Role – a staple of every actor's library. Now available in an...

   Published April 29th 2004 by Routledge
3. Stanislavski and the Actor

   The Method of Physical Action

   By Jean Benedetti

   Published September 17th 1998 by Routledge
4. The Moscow Art Theatre Letters

   Edited by Jean Benedetti

   Moscow Art Theatre Letters tells the real story of the Moscow Art Theatre, from its origin at the turn of the century through its first forty years. Jean Benedetti presents the historical record first-hand in this collection of the letters of the main protagonists. Many are available in English for...

   Published September 5th 1991 by Routledge