A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio |  | Author: Foster Hirsch
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 847165
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd edition
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 0306811022
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN: 9780306811029
ASIN: 0306811022
Publication Date: December 24, 2001
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Visit the training grounds of Brando, Pacino, and Dean in this essential, "richly detailed history"-Backstage. 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.
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 the method April 9, 2000
damian jungermann
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of Acting in America. Hirsch gets behind the doors of the elusive Actors Studio and shows, with respect, a glimpse of what goes on there. Hirsch does a magnificent job of tracing the path of the evolution of Stanislavski's system in this country, from the arrival of the Moscow Art Theatre to the Group Theatre and finally the Actors Studio. I couldn't put this book down.
method to their madness April 9, 2000
damian jungermann
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a definite plus for anyone interested in the development of the method in America. Foster Hirsch gets behind the doors of the Actors Studio and does an amazing job of conveying the work of the actor from an observer's point of view. Hirsch also does a magnificent job of tracking the path of the evolution of Strasberg's method. He covers the arrival of the Moscow Art Theatre to the formation of the Group Theatre to the influence and work of the Actors Studio. I couldn't put this book down.
METHOD TO THEIR MADNESS June 7, 2009
Susan Fel
iF YOU INTERESTED ABOUT THE SYSTEM OF THE ACTORS STUDIO IT IS A MUST READ
FOR YOU.
VERY INTERSTING!
Susan Fel
 Good June 26, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Very informative concerning the Method, with much detail & background information. But definately not a book for those just browsing; you really must be heart & soul into acting to finish this book.
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