\u003cP\u003eStanislavskyâs system of actor-training has revolutionised modern theatre practice, and he is widely recognised to be one of the great cultural innovators of the twentieth century.\u003cI\u003e The Routledge Companion to Stanislavsky\u003c/I\u003e is an essential book for students and scholars alike, providing the first overview of the field for the 21\u003cSUP\u003est\u003c/SUP\u003e century. \u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003eAn important feature of this book is the balance between Stanislavskyâs theory and practice, as international contributors present scholarly and artistic interpretations of his work. With chapters including academic essays and personal narratives, the \u003cI\u003eCompanion\u003c/I\u003e is divided into four clear parts, exploring Stanislavsky on stage, as an acting teacher, as a theorist and finally as a theatre practitioner. \u003cBR\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003eBringing together a dazzling selection of original scholarship, notable contributions include:\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cUL\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eAnatoly Smeliansky on Stanislavskyâs letters\u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eWilliam D. Gunn on staging ideology at the Moscow Art Theatre\u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eSharon Marie Carnicke and David Rosen on opera \u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eRosemary Malague on the feminist perspective of new translations\u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eW.B. Worthen on cognitive science\u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eJulia Listengarten on the avant-garde\u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eDavid Krasner on the System in America \u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003cLI\u003eand Dennis Beck on Stanislavskyâs legacy in non-realistic theatre \u003c/LI\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003c/UL\u003e\u003cP\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cB\u003e\u003cP\u003eR. Andrew White\u003c/B\u003e is Associate Professor of Theatre at Valparaiso University, where he annually directs productions. He has an MFA in Acting from Carnegie Mellon University and the Moscow Art Theatre School, and has worked as an actor at a variety of theatres in the United States. In addition, his scholarship has appeared in edited works published by Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan, as well as in top American journals including \u003cI\u003eTheatre Survey\u003c/I\u003e, \u003cI\u003eTDR/The Drama Review\u003c/I\u003e, and \u003cI\u003eNew England Theatre Journal\u003c/I\u003e.\u003c/P\u003e
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