How does an actor learn to: * Call up emotion? * Develop a character? * Strengthen awareness? These are essential techniques for every actor, and Michael Chekhov''s classic work To the Actor explains, clearly and concisely, how to develop them. Chekhov''s simple and practical method - successfully used by professional actors all over the world - trains the actor''s imagination and body to fulfil its potential. This handbook for actors (and directors) has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers. It includes: a previously unpublished chapter on ''Psychological Gesture'', translated into English by the celebrated director Andrei Malaev - Babel; a new biographical overview by Mala Powers; and a foreword by Simon Callow.