Stanislavski`s System

Konstantin Stanislavski: An Actor Prepares (1936) and Building A Character (1949)

(written in Russian)

GROUP THEATRE
in New York (1931 – 1941)

“The Method”

STELLA ADLER SANFORD MEISNER LEE STRASBERG

external approach ex- and internal approach internal approach

imagination + the script imagination + truthful responses emotional recall

“Find clues in the script and use your “Memorize your lines neutrally and “Recall a memory and throw
imagination to develop a character!” respond to the given circumstances yourself into the emotion.”
spontaneously.”

Acting is: Acting is: Acting is:

doing something. living in the moment. feeling something.
Source: Johnson, Anthony L. “Training the Young Actor: A Physical Approach – A Thesis”.
University of Akron, 2009. Pages 6-11.