Born in Moscow in 1863, Constantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky had a more profound effect on the process of acting than anyone else in the twentieth century. At age 14, Stanislavsky joined a theatrical group organized by his family, and soon became its central figure. Throughout the late 1800s he improved as an actor and began to produce and direct plays. It was his assertion that if the theater ...

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Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938) was the sone of a wealthy Russian merchant. Bitten by the theatrical bug early in life, he became an actor and director. In 1898, together with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, he created the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT). The theatre, with its emphasis on realistic presentation and its careful attention to every detail of the production, was successful from the time ...