2nd Edition

Stanislavski in Practice Exercises for Students

By Nick O'Brien Copyright 2018
284 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Stanislavski in Practice is an unparalleled step-by-step guide to Stanislavski’s system. Author Nick O’Brien makes this cornerstone of acting accessible to teachers and students alike through the use of practical exercises that allow students to develop their skills. This second edition offers more exercises for the actor, and also new sections on directing and devising productions. Each... Read more

Table of Contents

Objectives

Action

Imagination

Free Body

Communication

The Super Objective, Through Action and Germ

Events
Tempo-rhythm, voice and movement

Rehearsing and Play

Improvisations

The Acting Exercise Programme

The Directing Exercise Programme

Biography

Nick O’Brien trained as an actor and director for four years under Sam Kogan, who was a pupil of Maria Knebel, one of Stanislavski’s pupils in Moscow. He has a PGCE from Keele University, UK. Nick founded and runs The Stanislavski Experience delivering workshops and teacher training in the UK and abroad. Nick has written Theatre in Practice, also published by Routledge, and created the Stanislavski in Practice films.