If you are looking for a handbook on how to do anything and everything as an actor, from training to preparing for the job you’ve booked, then you may want to take a look at the ever-famous novel by a student of Stanislavski called “An Actor’s Work.” You may hate me as soon as you see the sheer size of this novel because it is about 700 pages, but you should really read it as part of your journey into the world of acting because it is well worth the read.

     This book takes you through the over two years long journey of these students learning the method taught by Stanislavski and straight on through to their final performance at the “end” of their careers as students. These people learn so much and are taken on such a grand and extreme journey by their teacher that it is hard to grasp everything going on from just one read.

     It is a great book with some very heavy but useful information about the ability to build a character, with the goal that you want to be able to fully become another person by the end of the class and study. To really believe in yourself and to really feel the totality of whatever your performance is, is exactly what will make the art communicate to whoever is watching.