''Creating a Role'' is theatre actor/director
Constantin Stanislavski
Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski ( Alekseyev; russian: Константин Сергеевич Станиславский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin sʲɪrˈgʲejɪvʲɪtɕ stənʲɪˈslafskʲɪj; 7 August 1938) was a seminal Soviet Russian ...
'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.
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
A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music, theatre, dance and related arts, such as opera, musical theatre and film production. It is undertaken as a form of practising, to ensure t ...
, in which the actor improves their understanding of the role, and how it fits the script.
Contents
Part I: Griboyedov's ''Woe from Wit''
Part II: Shakespeare's ''Othello''
Part III: Gogol's ''The Inspector General''
Appendices
See also
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Stanislavski's system
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Method acting
Method acting, informally known as The Method, is a range of training and rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that seeks to encourage sincere and expressive performances through identifying with, u ...
References
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{{Stanislavski system
1948 non-fiction books
Non-fiction books about acting
Russian non-fiction books
Works about performing arts education