Lee Strasberg developed and clarified Stanislavsky’s theory that an actor uses his past experience of life to place them in designated areas of the script and scenes to create reality in the role. Stella Adler believed that the role is created from the story of the playwright, or screenwriter. Meisner believed that true acting comes from listening to the other actor like we do in life.
All of these theories are true, but Strasberg’s method is one that I use frequently because it works for me and it has for so many actors in the past. Some actors are instinctive and use this without even knowing it. In my NYC Acting Classes I will teach you the technique that Strasberg taught.
