TY - BOOK AU - Stanislavsky , Konstantin. TI - An actor prepares SN - 9780878300013 U1 - 808.8245 PY - 1948/// CY - New York PB - Theatre Arts Books, KW - Acting N1 - Explains the art of acting in semi-fiction form. Translation of pt. 2 of Rabota aktera nad soboÄ­ N2 - This work is the first volume of Stanislavski's trilogy on the art of acting. Fusing psychological realism and expressionism, his exploratory exercises teach actors to evoke past emotions that draw out their vulnerability. Stanislavski here introduces such concepts as the "magic if," "emotion memory," the "unbroken line" and many more now famous rehearsal aids. This classic manual is written from the viewpoint of ER -