Method acting describes a broad framework for training actors to break down, understand, and portray their characters. Lee Strasberg’s “Method,” the technique most commonly associated with method acting in popular culture, emphasized tapping into one’s personal experiences to reproduce the emotions, actions, and behavior required in a dramatic scene.
But this approach remains controversial, because of the mental and emotional stress it can create in actors, and because of the extreme lengths some actors go to achieve it.
Although method acting was popularized by Lee Strasberg in the mid 20th century, it has its roots in early 20th century Russia. Konstantin Stanislavski, a Russian actor and drama theorist, and his peers at the Moscow Art Theater developed a “system” that method acting is directly based on. Stanislavski’s teachings emphasized critical, holistic analyses of scenes in tandem with self-reflection by the actor.
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