Comparing The Work Of Lee Strasberg And Stella Adler

Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler all played major roles in the methods success. Their teachings each focus on a different aspect of Stanislavski’s system. Strasberg focuses on the psychological, Meisner on the behavioural and Adler on the sociological aspects. Stella Adler’s techniques are more closely related to Stanislavski’s original teachings and… . Her key methodologies are: "acting is doing", "developing the imagination", "training the mind" and "size".

Acting is doing implies acting depends on doing, rather than feeling (which will naturally result as a by-product of doing). Adler claims it is important for actors to be always doing something on stage. They should translate the emotions of a character into equivalent actions. Each action must be justifiable and the actor …show more content…
They can then create specific images in their minds to surround themselves with things that are true to them on stage. Adler believed actors did not need to relive their past experiences, but instead, should believe in the circumstances on stage. Her acting techniques creates a specific image for the circumstances of the play. For instance, working upon where I am? In the scene, in this you will map each and every minor detail that encircles you. A good actor knows how to translate his imagination into actions
Training the mind entails having a profound understanding of the play to connect and unleash the secrets to the audience. Actors must study text and its ideas, but also research the social situations of the play. Adler also believed that the most important tool of an actor is his mind. She thinks an actor should play his heart on the stage which would connect him with the audience rather being fake. In order to achieve that she expects them to do lot of research, script analysis, paraphrasing, to make it your own. An actor should be completely immersed in the