The third book in the series clarifies the most influential acting system in the world through 22 sequential lessons. Based on the Stanislavski system - also known as Method acting - along with techniques enhanced by his protégé, Eugene Vakhtangov, this text reinforces and builds on concepts from the first two books with a more in-depth approach to scene study. Organized under the following sections: Movement and Motivation, Getting into Character, Special Tools and Techniques, and Scene Study: Breaking It Down, the book is filled with rare and never-before-published techniques and exercises. These teaching tools address action/tasks, intentions, objects, goals, beats, inner monologue/stream of consciousness, observation, emotional and sense memory, animals, muscular tension, dream rehearsals, monologues, and classic acting scenes. Practice excerpts include classic scenes from the great playwrights, including Chekhov, O. Henry, Ibsen, O’Neill, Wilde, Glaspell, Masters, Baum, and others as well as contemporary original scenes. Depending on the class, this outstanding teaching resource could serve as the basis for a term’s learning or even a whole year’s worth, if done in depth.