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 awarded the Stanislavsky Prize at the Moscow Premiere. In 2004, in "Satyricon" Raikin played the role of Richard in the play "Richard III" by Shakespeare in the production of St. Petersburg director Yuri Butusov, for which he received the third "Golden Mask" (nomination "the best male role"). This was followed by works in the plays "Cosmetic Enemy" directed by Roman Kozak (the role of Textor Texel), "King Lear" by Yuri Butusov (Lear), for this work the actor was awarded the fourth National Theater Prize "Golden Mask", "It's Not All Shrovetide for the Cat" (the role of Ermil Zotych Ahov), and