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Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
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Routledge
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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. 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 from the viewpoint of three widely contrasting plays:... Read more
Part I: Griboyedov's Woe from Wit \ 1. The Period of Study \ 2. The Period of Emotional Experience \ 3. The Period of Physical Embodiment \ Part II: Shakespeare's Othello \ 4. First Acquaintance \ 5. Creating the Physical Life of a Role \ 6. Analysis \ 7. Checking Work Done and Summing Up \ Part III: Gogol's The Inspector General \ 8. From Physical Actions to Living Image \ Appendices \ A. Supplement to Creating A Role \ B. Improvisations on Othello \ Index.
Biography
Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), arguably the most influential director in the history of the theater, was the founder of the renowned Moscow Art Theater. A pioneer of psychological realism and improvisation on the stage, he devoted his life to developing the performance techniques now emulated throughout the world.
"Altogether, Creating a Role is a brilliant little treatise, and a careful reading is worth several lessons in almost any English acting academy." -- Charles Marowitz, The Observer
"The pattern of disciplined development of character is examined, from the actor's viewpoint, in three widely contrasting plays. For the actor in need of nourishment for his gifts and guidance for his enthusiasm, this book is immeasurably important; for anyone with an interest in theatre it is terrific entertainment." -- Paul Scotfield
"We are lucky to have a third Stanislavski book that explains the rudiments of acting. Creating a Role is a workshop manual. It tells an actor how to work." -- Brooks Atkinson
"For the actor in need of nourishment of his gifts and guidance for his enthusiasms, this book is immeasurably important; for anyone with an interest in the theatre it is terrific entertainment." -- Paul Scofield, The Sunday Times
"This newest and possibly best segment...focuses its attention upon the actual work of the actor in preparing specific characterizations from specific plays...A masterful job...Immensely stimulating reading--a valuable, a welcome addition." -- James Gousseff, Players
