... number of rehearsal and performance techniques such as imagination, units and objectives and emotion memory. These techniques were designed in order to help an actor awaken her consciences, and eventually achieve psycho-physical involvement. Stanislavski said that "Imagination creates things that can be or can happen." An actor must develop her imagination and learn to think on any theme; this will help the actor to adapt easily to any role. As a playwright rarely gives details of a character's past or future, an actor must complete her character's biography in her own mind in order to possess a greater understanding of the character's psyche. Knowing extra withheld details about a character will give depth to the actor's performance and will give the actor a greater perspective and "a feeling of movement in the role." Stanislavski referred to this as "predicted circumstances"; i.e., knowing what has happened before the scene opens and ...

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