Method acting Method acting Method acting is a range of training and rehearsal techniques that seek to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners. These techniques are built on Stanislavski's system, developed by the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski and captured in his books "An Actor Prepares", "Building a Character", and "Creating a Role". Among those who have contributed to the development of the Method, three teachers are associated with "having set the standard of its success", each emphasizing different aspects of the approach: Lee Strasberg (the psychological aspects), Stella Adler (the sociological
Konstantin Pyatnitsky Konstantin Pyatnitsky Konstantin Petrovich Pyatnitsky (, 31 March 1864, - 6 January 1938) was a Russian journalist, publisher and memoirist. Pyatnitsky was a co-founder of Znanie and one–time close associate of Maxim Gorky. Konstantin Pyatnitsky was born in the village of Kemtsy, Valdai Region, Novgorod Governorate, to the family of a local priest. After the graduation in 1888 from the Kazan University he moved to Saint Petersburg and joined the Committee for Literacy (1892-1895) and also the staff of "Mir Bozhy" magazine, where he worked from 1893 till 1896. In 1898 Pyatnitsky founded Znanie publishing company and became its executive