Stanislavski believed that an actor needed a sense of isolation in order to produce a characterisation and avoid unnecessary tension. They needed to concentrate on themselves. This is the first ...

Before The Method was The Method it was The System. In late 19th century Russia, Konstantin Stanislavski, an actor, was bored with the overly emotive style of acting that was popular at the time.

An Actor's Work and An Actor's Work on a Role. One of Stanislavski's students was Polish thespian Richard Boleslawski, who founded the American Laboratory Theatre in New York in 1923. Boleslawski ...