This is an introduction to An Actor's Work:Konstantin Stanislavski. It is a contemporary translation by Jean Benedetti of An Actor Prepares and Building a Character.
The intro begins with the story of an actor's dog in Stanislavski's company. The dog always knew what time rehearsal was over at least ten minutes before hand. Stanislavski determined the only way the dog could tell was by hearing. He heard the difference between real life conversation at the end of rehearsal versus fake conversation(Acting).
Declan talks about how Stanislavski was obsessed with finding the aliveness in theatre. It's the same idea about the live sparrow versus a stuffed eagle. How can we get something that is alive?? Donnellan gives a nice introduction to the book and to Stanislavski's teaching. It is inspiring and informative.
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