The system

Stanislavski's system includes three steps..

1- relaxation

2- concentration

3- imagination. 

Relaxtion..

In order to feel comfortable playing a character you must be relaxed. This step therefore is very important as your character can flow more freely and naturally when you are relaxed. Whereas if you arent then you body language will be very rigid and your peformance will be very stiff. 

Cocentration.. 

Being concentrated on your character is key. You need to concentrate on their back story and why they will feel or do certain things. I think this links with the play really well as i needed to understand why Alison would leave Jimmy but come back in the scene we were doing. It helps you picture things and make them more real. 

Imagination..

The last step is one that links them all together. Without imagination you wont be able to put yourself in your characters shoes and you arent able to keep up the believable performance. I think this step is the most important because sometimes you may need to imagine how they feel if you haven't been through the same (or similar) things. This is especially true when you dont use emotion memory and are having to imagine. 

This is a major difference in the two plays we have recently done. Going from Brechtian style where there was big sets and music, sound and different lighting. To Stanislavski who was very focused on the actor and their personal training. The two practitioners approached their work very differently and i was excited to do LBIA as it was so different to TWOWC with it being a naturalistic piece.