Stanislavski For Beginners

Great book, lots of good advice for actors. The comics make the book fun and easy to read. The reader learns a lot about "The Method", Stanislavski's approach to teaching acting. The personal stories between Stanisvlavski and other famous theatre practitioners, such as Stella Adler, Vsevovlod Meyerhold, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, etc., make this book heartwarming and personal.

One of the worst things that happened to acting was the development in America of the infamous and incomplete "METHOD" propagated by a well known acting school that was popular amongst many actors including James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Steve McQueen - I wonder what the link is between their training and their deaths - is the METHOD psychologically sound and safe?The Method is based on one of two books written by Constantin Stanislavski - a long break between publishing the two volumes (somewhere in the order of 10 years) saw the USA get a glimpse at part of what Stanislavski meant ... this little book helps fill in the gaps..As a drama teacher I have found this an invaluable resource in teaching students about "method acting", realism, emotional recall, etc - it clearly articulates the concepts at a level that just about anyone can deal with... the pictures and the brevity of text make it an enticing read for students and teacher alike...do yourself a favour - get this little gem and check out others in the series.

Simple and clear

I really liked this book. It is written in a very fun and easy to read format. I enjoyed reading every part of it. It uses everyday language to go through Stanislavski's life.

The only use for this book was that I needed something to write a phone number on and that was about it - I was expecting to learn a bit about acting and got nothing more than a rather elaborate disjointed narrative - cartoon style for a five-year-old.

Super