This volume presents the work of the great theater director, K.S. Stanislavsky, who co-founded the Moscow Art Theater with Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko, and the actor and teacher who shaped a system of performing arts that has enjoyed worldwide renown for over a hundred years. In 'The Actor's Work on Himself in the Creative Process of Experiencing,' which addresses the issue of the actor's 'stage well-being,' Stanislavsky strives to convey in simple and clear terms what his long experience as an actor, director, and teacher has taught him. He examines the inner, psychological side of the creative process, identifies and condemns amateurism, and offers clear and invaluable advice for achieving high professionalism in acting. The demands of artistic truth and sincerity in art (the absence of which evokes the author's famous exclamation, 'I don't believe it!'), as well as the need for thorough work on a role before going on stage, form the foundation of the renowned 'Stanislavsky System.' This work will be of interest to students of theater universities, as well as to all lovers of theatrical art.

Konstantin Stanislavsky