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 Raikin Konstantin Raikin. In the same year, the play "The Maids" by Jean Genet appeared in the theater of Roman Viktyuk, which became an event in the theatrical life of the capital. The performance was a huge success, among the numerous prizes received by "The Maids" at international festivals was the award for the virtuosity of the acting performance awarded to the actors (BITEF Festival, 1990). In the early 1990s Konstantin Raikin acted in the plays staged by director Leonid Trushkin, the role of George in the play "Ibid, Then ...", Slade at the Anton Chekhov Theater and Cyrano in the