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Author:   Mel Gordon (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780415496704

ISBN 10:   0415496705
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   23 October 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Dedication, Acknowledgments, Contents ….…… i-iii Preface …………………………………………….…… 1-7 Chapter One: The Stanislavsky System ……...…. 9-25 Chapter Two: American Lab Theatre: Richard Boleslavsky and Maria Ouspenskaya ..…… 26-55 Chapter Three: The Group Theatre ……..…..……. 57-103 Chapter Four: Russian Êmigré Teachers ……...... 105-145 Chapter Five: The Actors Lab in Hollywood ….… 147-159 Chapter Six: Lee Strasberg and The Actors Studio…...…...............................................….. 161-189 Chapter Seven: Stella Adler ……..…………….…… 191-208 Chapter Eight: Bobby Lewis ……………..………... 209-222 Chapter Nine: Sandy Meisner ………..……….…… 223-232 Appendix: Studio Programs …………………...…... 233-234 Bibliography …………………...………………………. 235-239 Index …………………………………………………….. 241-250

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Mel Gordon is professor of Dramatic Art at UC Berkeley. He is author of a dozen books and ninety articles and entries on American, French, Russian, German, Italian, and Yiddish theatre and cinema. He has also directed productions in Frankfurt, Houston, New York City, Paris, and Zurich and has taught at Lee Strasberg Institute and Michael Chekhov Studio.

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