''Creating a Role'' is theatre actor/director
Constantin Stanislavski's third and final book on
his method for learning the art of
acting
Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode.
Acting involves a bro ...
. 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
''An Actor Prepares'' () is the first of Konstantin Stanislavski's books on acting, followed by ''Building a Character'' and ''Creating a Role''. Stanislavski intended to publish the contents of ''An Actor Prepares'' and ''Building a Character'' ...
'' (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 ensu ...
, 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
References
External links
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{{Stanislavski system
1948 non-fiction books
Non-fiction books about acting
Russian non-fiction books
Works about performing arts education