The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks) [Paperback]

Sonia Moore (Author), John Gielgud (Preface), Joshua Logan (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Penguin Handbooks | Publication Date: October 2, 1984

This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase personal sensitivity as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 2 Rev Rep edition (October 2, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140466606
• ISBN-13: 978-0140466607
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear up your mistaken ideas about acting!, May 10, 2001

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William Donald (Glenwood, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks) (Paperback)

The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor has been the soul of my acting teaching for 30 years. It is based on the later evolved vision of the great master teacher, as revealed to Eugene Vakhtangov and also to Sonia Moore, herself a master teacher. The approach here is clear and usable, and de-mystifies American pre-occupation with emotional substitution techniques dominant since Lee Strasberg's distortions based only upon Stanislavski's early work. This approach is accessible for young actors and is encouraging to the nurturing of their talent and development. It encourages emotional honesty without being improperly invasive, so it is good resource material for public school acting teachers and advanced students, as well as acting students from college to conservatory to proprietary school.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time to act!, July 25, 2000

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Lisa Gansky (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks) (Paperback)

This is a great book- much more simplified than any I've seen! It concentrates a lot on physical action, a definite necessity for budding actors (or old fogies trying to get back into it!). A pleasurable read!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very accesible!, July 4, 2010

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Matt - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor; Second Revised Edition (Penguin Handbooks) (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book for anyone curious in "method acting" or Stanislavsky. Sonia Moore does a wonderful job summarizing his ideas, making them accessible without dumbing or watering anything down.