Acting on Impulse: Reclaiming the Stanislavski approach: A practical workbook for actors

by John Gillett

"I'd recommend this book to anyone wanting an introduction to Stanislavksi or Chekhov or acting in general."--Matt Peover, trainer and theater director, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

An inspiring and technically thorough practical book for actors that sets down a systematic and coherent process for organic (from the "inside-out"/experienced emotion) acting. The author offers a step-by-step, Stanislavski-based approach to text, role, and performance to be used in everyday work and gathers together in one volume the essential tools that serve to re-create human experience. John Gillett builds on his experience of teaching at drama school level as well as thirty years of acting. For those acting students and professional actors who have become mystified and frustrated with trying to understand Stanislavski's approach, this book is an accessible guide to inspire a truly real and audience-captivating performance.

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007