To the Actor

<p>How does an actor learn to:<br> * Call up emotion?<br> * Develop a character?<br> * Strengthen awareness?<br> These are essential techniques for every actor and Michael Chekhov's classic work <em>To the Actor</em> explains clearly and concisely how to develop them. Chekhov's simple and practical method - successfully used by professional actors all over the world - trains the actor's imagination and body to fulfil its potential.<br> This handbook for actors (and directors) has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers. It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on 'Psychological Gesture' translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow.</p>