Stanislavski's Legacy: A Collection of Comments on a Variety of Aspects of an Actor's Art and Life

After having been tortured by actors discussing his approach to acting, I finally decided I wanted to learn about the man. Wow! This book is extremely interesting to read as it is a series of letters and essays from Stanislavski to his contemporaries. It was unbelievably humorous to listen to his discussion of Chekhov and imagine trying to conduct rehearsals with him sitting there watching.This book is broken into 5 major sections with different themes of Stanislavski's life explored in each one. Thespians will find his words inspiring, historians will find his words enlightening, and a normal person will find themselves better informed of the world of theater and what goes into preparing.I highly recommend this book.