Sanford Meisner on Acting

En perfecro estado

There's really nothing left to say about Meisner that has not already been said. I can see why he earned himself a name in drama. Here is the key thing I got from him - Acting is simplicity. Actors tend to over complicate things a lot. This is just an essential book for any aspiring actor! Buy it. It's practical as well.

An excellent reference for both students and professional actors wanting to refresh their craft. It's a well thought out presentation - it takes you through a course of Meisner's classes, so it's not a tedious list of intellectual shpeak but examples in action, with comments both from Meisner and observations of him by the transcriber. This will be a well thumbed copy. Much easier read (and more effective) than Stanislavsky's bibles and provides the logic of why to keep away from the cliché Strasberg mal-interpretation of Stan's method/system. Highly recommended.

Meisner is a bleessing to the acting world , and this book gives you what his technique is. Not only does it help you in acting but also in life. You are not the same person after you learn Meisner technique , although it takes 20 years to become an actor as per Meisner.

I'm a theatre actor and never had I imagined that I would find such wisdom and such expertise in 250 pages. Meisner's technique represents an improvement , a huge evolution , a ...let me say...full embodiment of the principles outlined by Stanislavskji , focusing dramatically on human instinct and on truthfulness. I STRONGLY recommend this book to anybody who loves theatre.