"An Actor Prepares" is the most famous actor training book ever written, and Stanislavski's work has inspired generations of actors and educators. This translation was the first to introduce Stanislavski's "system" to the English-speaking world and has stood the test of time in acting classes to this day. Stanislavski deals here with the inner preparation that an actor must undergo to fully explore a role. He introduces the concepts of the "magic if," units and objectives, emotional memory, the super-objective, and many other now-famous rehearsal tools. Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Stanislavski's birth, it is a must-read for actors, directors, and anyone interested in the art of drama.