迈克尔·契诃夫（Michael Chekhov），演员、导演、表演教师。1891年生于圣彼得堡，1912年进入莫斯科艺术剧院，有斯坦尼斯拉夫斯基“蕞杰出的学生”之称，是该剧院第一工作室的初创成员之一，曾任莫斯科第二艺术剧院负责人。20年代末开始在德、法、英、美等国从事创作，并教授其独创的训练法。40年代表演及教学重心移至好莱坞，曾因出演希区柯克的《爱德华大夫》获奥斯卡提名，1955年在洛杉矶病逝。著作有《致演员》《迈克尔·契诃夫致导演和剧作家》《职业演员课程》《演员之路》等。

契诃夫在美国创办的戏剧工作室和职业演员课程影响深远，学生包括英格丽·褒曼、格里高利·派克、玛丽莲·梦露、克林特·伊斯特伍德、伊利亚·卡赞、黄佐临等，杰克·尼科尔森、安东尼·霍普金斯、约翰尼·德普也是其训练法的拥趸。如今，教授这门技术的契诃夫表演工作室已遍及全球二十几个国家。

李浩，戏剧导演、演员、表演指导。北京人，生于1976年。毕业于中央戏剧学院，文学硕士。1999年至2016年供职于中国国家话剧院，现任教于北京电影学院表演学院。译著有《表演的艺术：斯特拉·阿德勒的22堂表演课》。

The most authoritive, authentic text of a classic guide to acting In the four decades since its first publication, Michael Chekhov's To the Actor has become a standard text for students of the theater. But To the Actor is a shortened, heavily modified version of the great director/actor/teacher's original manuscript, and On the Technique of Acting is the first and only book ever to incorporate the complete text of that brilliant manuscript. Scholars and teachers of Chekhov's technique have hailed On the Technique of Acting as the clearest, most accurate presentation of the principles he taught Yul Brynner, Gregory Peck, Marilyn Monroe, Anthony Quinn, Beatrice Straight, and Mala Powers, among others. This new, definitive edition of Chekhov's masterful work clarifies the principles outlined in To the Actor concerning the pivotal role of the imagination in actors' understanding of themselves and the roles they play. On the Technique of Acting also expands on Chekhov's previously published work with many unique features, including: Thirty additional exercises A chapter devoted to screen acting More thorough explanations of the Psychological Gesture, inner tempo vs. outer tempo, and other key concepts of Chekhov's approach For actors, directors, and anyone interested in the theater, On teh Technique of Acting is an essential handbook.