"This clearly written guide to the Stanislavski method has long been a favorite among students and teachers of acting. Now, in light of books and articles recently published in the Soviet Union, Sonia Moore has made revisions that include a new section on the subtext of a role. She provides detailed explanations of all the methods that actors in training have found indispensable for more than twenty years. Designed to create better actors, this guide will put individuals in touch with themselves and increase personal sensitivity as well."--Publisher description.

Preface / Sir John Gielgud -- Foreword / Joshua Logan -- Stanislavski and His System -- The Method of Physical Actions -- Elements of an Action -- The "Magic If" -- Given Circumstances -- Imagination -- Concentration of Attention -- Truth and Belief -- Communion -- Adaptation -- Tempo-Rhythm -- Emotional Memory -- Analysis through Events and Actions -- The Super-Objective and the Through Line of Actions -- The Actor's Physical Apparatus -- Work on the Role : Building a Character -- The Subtext of Behavior -- The Director -- Eugene Vakhtangov : The Disciple.