A. Ya. Tairov - Russian actor, director, creator and artistic director of the Chamber Theater. The book contains materials that characterize the general principles of Tairov's directing, his views on theatrical art. The most important section of his creative heritage is presented by directorial explications. His speeches, articles, notes, letters are documents of the era, testifying to the diversity of artistic searches at the beginning of the 20th century and those more than thirty years of the history of the Soviet theater, when Tairov lived and worked. The textbook is addressed to directors, actors, students of theater universities, everyone interested in theater.