Creating a Role is theatre actor/director Constantin Stanislavski's third and final book on his method for learning the art of acting. It was first published in Russian in 1957; Theatre Art Books published an English-language edition, translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood, in 1961.
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| Author | Konstantin Stanislavski |
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| Translator | Elizabeth Reynolds Hapgood |
| Language | Russian |
| Subject | Acting |
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| Publication place | Soviet Union |
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| Preceded by | Building a Character |
In the two preceding installments, An Actor Prepares (1936) and Building a Character (1948), Stanislavski describes ways in which an actor imagines the lived experience of their character, and then expresses that inner life and persona through speech and movement. Creating a Role applies these principles to rehearsal, in which the actor improves their understanding of the role, and how it fits the script.[1]
Contents
editPart I: Griboyedov's Woe from Wit
- The Period of Study
- The Period of Emotional Experience
- The Period of Physical Embodiment
Part II: Shakespeare's Othello
- First Acquaintance
- Creating the Physical Life of a Role
- Analysis
- Checking Work Done and Summing Up
Part III: Gogol's The Inspector General
- From Physical Actions to Living Image
Appendices
- Supplement to Creating a Role
- Improvisations on Othello
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Stanislavski, Constantin; Gillett, John (2013). "Preface to the Bloomsbury Revelations Edition". Creating a Role. Bloomsbury. pp. vii–viii. ISBN 978-1-78093-691-8. OCLC 821702510.
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