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Stanislavski, The Method, Acting Process and Technique

Actor who doesn't read needs a director to act... but who wants to work with the actor who doesn't understand you? How can I work with somebody who doesn't understand the craft and himself? Who should he be paid? Directors are paid to direct, not to teach. We pay to learn. Who is the last to teach you? You.
You do not understand this law of business? You need to talk to your manager. Yes, somebody who makes money on you, because you know the rules of the business -- do you have this manager?
My friend, you can get a role, if you're lucky, but not a profession.
Photos by Tara Maginnis, my most recent directing of "The Mikado" (which directing technique did I use -- Method or BioMechanics? You can see it!)

Actors on Acting
The Theories, Techniques, and Practices of the World's Great Actors, Told in Their Own Words, Toby Cole (Editor), Helen Krich Chinoy (Editor), Patrick Sheehan (Editor), 1995
The Actor Speaks
Twenty-Four Actors Talk About Process and Technique-Janet Sonenberg, 1996
On the Technique of Acting
The First Complete Edition of Chekhov's Classic to the Actor - Michael Chekhov, Mel Gordon (Editor), 1993
Creating a Role Constantine Stanislavski
Building a Character (Stanislavski)
An Actor Prepares (Stanislavski)
I spell it "Stanislavky" -- his books are badly written, my friends.
Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method
An Actor's Handbook: An Alphabetical Arrangement of Concise Statements on Aspects of Acting.
My Life in Art
Since Stanislavski and Vakhtangov: The Method As a System for Today's Actor
Stanislavski Revealed: The Actor's Guide to Spontaneity on Stage
The Stanislavski System: The Professional Training of an Actor: Digested from the Teachings of Stanislavski
The Transpersonal Actor: Reinterpreting Stanislavski
Acting: A Handbook of the Stanislavski Method
All About Method Acting
A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method
The Method
A Practical Handbook for the Actor
Since Stanislavski and Vakhtangov: The Method As a System for Today's Actor
Stanislavski Revealed: The Actor's Guide to Spontaneity on Stage
The Technique of Inner Action: The Soul of a Performer's Work
Working on the Play and the Role: The Stanislavsky Method for Analyzing the Characters in Drama

I use Meyerhold's biomechanics in my acting and directing classes; see Books for new titles on Meyerhold, ot pages on Biomechanics. Also, Method and StageMetrics (Meyerhold for Directors).
I don't see Mikhail Chekhov's "10 Lessons for an Actor" (good) on the list (important for understanding of "inner gesture"). Too many textbooks are around the System; I'll rate them with time. Anatoly