| A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio Contributor(s): Hirsch, Foster (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306811022 ISBN-13: 9780306811029 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2001 Annotation: For decades, in one small room on West Forty-fourth Street in Manhattan, Lee Strasberg ran the Actors Studio, where dozens of acclaimed actors absorbed a technique that became known as the "Method." Based on firsthand observations and numerous interviews, Hirsch's examination of the Studio's origins reveals how its graduates forever shaped the American stage and screen. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.05" W x 9.12" (1.21 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For decades, in one small room on West Forty-fourth Street in Manhattan, Lee Strasberg ran the Actors Studio, where dozens of acclaimed actors absorbed a technique that became known as the Method. Based on firsthand observations and numerous interviews, Hirsch's examination of the Studio's origins reveals how its graduates forever shaped the American stage and screen. A new introduction by the author studies the Actors Studio in the twenty-first century and places it in a modern context. |