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The Acting BooksSeries

This series delves into the profound world of acting, offering readers insights into the seminal methods and philosophies that have shaped stage and screen. It explores the techniques of masters whose influence resonates today, providing practical guidance for contemporary performers. Theater and film enthusiasts will discover a rich wellspring of inspiration and knowledge. It's an essential guide for anyone seeking to understand the very essence of the acting craft.

An Actor's Work
Creating A Role
Building a Character
An Actor Prepares

Recommended Reading Order

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  2. 2

    Building a Character

    • 299 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
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    "An Actor must work all his life, cultivate his mind, train his talents systematically, develop his character; he may never despair and never relinquish this main pupose - to love his art with all his strength and love it unselfishly." (Constantin Stanislavski)

    Building a Character
  3. 3

    Creating A Role

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    Creating A Role is the third book - alongside the international bestseller An Actor Prepares and Building A Character - in the series of influential translations that introduced Stanislavski's acting 'system' to the English-speaking world. Here Stanislavski describes the elaborate preparation that an actor must undergo before the actual performance itself. Now published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to mark the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski's birth, the book includes the director's analysis of such works as Othello and Gogol's Inspector General.

    Creating A Role