The Actors Studio is a For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle —... theatrical This article is about educational institutions. For other uses of the term school, see School (disambiguation). A school is any place designated for learning. The range of institutions covered by the term varies from country to country. In the United Kingdom, the term school refers primarily to pre-university institutions... school and A workshop is a room or smaller building which contains tools and/or machinery for making or repairing things. Apart from the larger manufactories, workshops were the only places of production in the days before industrialisation. A workshop is also a gathering, usually several days in length, which emphasizes problem... workshop located in the Old Labor Stage on 44th Street in This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City. It is a part of the New School University is an institute of higher learning in New York City. Some 7,000 students are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate degree programs in social science, humanities, and public policy. The university was founded in 1919 as the New School for Social Research. Its founders included the historian... New School University. Founded in 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 - British mines nationalized January 1 - Nigeria gains limited autonomy January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act went into effect January 3 - Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time... 1947 by Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 - September 28, 2003) was a Greek-born American film and theatre director. He was born Elia Kazanjoglou in Istanbul in 1909 to Greek parents. He became one of the most visible members of the Hollywood elite. His remarkable theater credits included directing The Glass Menagerie... Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis, the Studio is known for its work refining and teaching Method acting is the endeavour to apply natural rules and laws to the theatre and film acting which can aid an actor with the process of playing a role. This approach, characterized by lack of any specific or technical approach to acting, is usually the antithesis of cliché, unrealistic, and... method acting, an approach originally developed by the The Group Theatre was a left-wing theater collective, formed in New York in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. It was intended to be a kind of breeding ground for actors, directors, and playwrights. The Group were pioneers of the method acting technique. The name Group... Group Theatre in the Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Science Nuclear fission discovered by Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Pluto, the ninth planet from the Sun, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh British biologist Arthur Tansley coins term ecosystem War, peace and politics Socialists proclaim The death of Capitalism Rise to... 1930s based on the innovations of Konstantin (Constantin) Stanislavski (Константи́н Серге́евич Станисла́вский / Алексе́ев) (January 5, 1863... Konstantin Stanislavski.

The Studio came to worldwide recognition under the leadership of Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901–February 17, 1982) was an actor and acting teacher, born in Budanov(near Chortkiv or Buchach), Galicia, Austria-Hungary to Ida and Baruch Meyer Strasberg. In 1931, he became one of the co-founders of the Group Theatre, a company which numbered such legends... Lee Strasberg, who took over the helm in Summary of notable events in 1952. Events January events January 8 - West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 - Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 - Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada. February events February 2 - A Cuba moving northeast. The... 1952.

While at the Studio, Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, television, live theatre, or radio, and can occasionally denote a street entertainer... actors work together to develop their skills in an experimental environment, where they can take risks as performers without the pressure of commercial roles.

The A television program is the content of television broadcasting. The content of an individual broadcast may be referred to as a television program (US English), television programme (UK English) or television show. A program may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically returning television series... television program Inside the Actors Studio is a program on the Bravo cable television channel which premiered in 1995 and is hosted by James Lipton. About the program As the title suggests, the program is held in the New Yorks Actors Studio Drama School auditorium and is hosted by the New... Inside the Actors Studio, hosted by James Lipton (born September 19, 1926, Detroit, Michigan) is dean of the Actors Studio Drama School at the New School University in New York City. He also is the executive producer, writer and host of the Bravo cable television series, Inside the Actors Studio. See also : Bernard Pivot Categories... James Lipton (who is also Dean is a title given to some institutions senior or supervisory staff. In a university, a dean is often the head of a division, faculty, college, or school. See academic administration. In a school, a dean may have a counseling role and enforce discipline. In diplomacy, the title Dean of... dean of the Studio) and airing on the Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... cable television network Bravo is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal, is currently seen in more than 70 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film, drama and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. The network originally started out as a movie network, showing various films... Bravo, provides in-depth interviews with actors, many of whom are alumni of the school. It is taped in front of students of the school as well.

Famous alumni

Over its long history, many famous and successful actors, The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. A film director directs the artistic and dramatic aspects of a film. The role typically includes: Defining the overall artistic vision of the film. Controlling the... directors and A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. The earliest playwrights with surviving works are a group of playwrights from Greece during the 5th century BC, notably Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes. The term dramatist is sometimes synonymous with playwright, but often is not meant to... playwrights have come out of the Studio, including:

• Edward Franklin Albee (born March 12, 1928) is a leading American playwright, for many the most important one alive. Edward Albee, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1961 He was born in Washington, DC and was adopted two weeks later and taken to Westchester County, New York. Albees father owned... Edward Albee
• James Baldwin, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an African-American novelist and essayist, probably best known for his novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. Most of Baldwins work deals with racial and sexual issues in the mid-20th... James Baldwin
• Ann Bancroft (born 29 September 1955, St. Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota, US) was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Ann Bancroft grew up in rural Minnesota. She described her family as one of risk takers. It is reported that she struggled... Ann Bancroft
• Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004) was an American actor who brought the techniques of method acting to prominence in the films A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, both directed by Elia... Marlon Brando
• This article is about the actor James Dean. You might also be looking for Jimmy Dean. James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. Epitomizing youthful angst and charisma, Deans screen persona is probably best embodied in the title of his... James Dean
• Jane Seymour Fonda is an Academy Award winning American actress, model, writer, producer, activist and philanthropist. Biography Born December 21, 1937, in New York City, to actor Henry Fonda and socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw. She was named after Lady Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII. Janes... Jane Fonda
• Norman Mailer, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Norman Kingsley Mailer (born January 31, 1923) is an American writer and innovator of the nonfictional novel. Life and work Norman Mailer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He was brought up in Brooklyn and began attending Harvard University in 1939... Norman Mailer
• Steve McQueen (March 24, 1930–November 7, 1980) was an American movie actor and one of the most popular and highly-successful box-office superstars of the 1960’s and 1970’s. With an irresistible combination of penetrating slate-blue eyes, unconventional and craggy good-looks, he... Steve McQueen
• Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress of the 20th century. Her sizzling screen presence and premature death would make her a perennial sex symbol and later a pop icon. Early life A Los Angeles native, she was born Norma Jeane Mortensen... Marilyn Monroe
• Paul Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an American actor and film director. He was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio to a Catholic mother and a Jewish father who owned a successful sporting goods store. He served in the Navy in World War II, in the Pacific theater. When he... Paul Newman
• This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Robert Ginty is an American actor, producer, a scenarist and a director of movies and TV series. Aside from his role as John Eastland in the 1980 movie Exterminator, he mainly played parts... Robert Ginty
• Robert De Niro Robert De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943 in New York City) is an acclaimed American film actor who is noted for having starred in several of director Martin Scorseses films. Praised for his commitment to his roles, De Niro gained 60 pounds (27 kg) and... Robert de Niro
• Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. Al Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film actor. He was born Alfred James Pacino in The Bronx, New York, the son of Salvatore and Rose Pacino. His parents divorced while Pacino was still a child. He is of Sicilian... Al Pacino
• Geraldine Page (November 22, 1924 - June 13, 1987) was an American actress. Born in Kirksville, Missouri, she was known more as a Broadway actress than as a Hollywood star. Her first movie role, in Hondo, garnered her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In all, despite... Geraldine Page
• Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927) is an American actor. He was born in Miami, Florida and grew up on Cat Island in the Bahamas. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1963 film Lilies of the Field and was the first African-American... Sidney Poitier
• Kim Stanley (February 11, 1925 – August 20, 2001) was an American actress. She was born Patricia Beth Reid in Tularosa, New Mexico. She was a drama major at the University of New Mexico and later studied at the Pasadena Playhouse. Stanley was a successful Broadway actress with only a... Kim Stanley
• Eli Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film and stage actor. Wallach was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from the University of Texas but gained his first (method) acting experience at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his Broadway debut in 1945 and won a Tony Award... Eli Wallach
• Thomas Lanier Williams (March 26, 1911 - February 25, 1983), better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a noted playwright. The nickname Tennessee was given to him by schoolmates in St. Louis for his southern accent. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire in... Tennessee Williams
• Shelley Winters (born August 18, 1920) is an American actress. Born Shirley Schrift in East St. Louis, Illinois, she is known to todays audiences as a large figure of comedians scathing humor, but when she began her career, she was known as a voluptuous beauty. She is said to... Shelley Winters
• Joanne Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. Born Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward in Thomasville, Georgia, she was influenced to become an actress by her mothers love of movies. Her mother wanted to name her after Joan Crawford, but then her parents felt that the name Joanne... Joanne Woodward
• Scott Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor. He was born in New Jersey and played in minor baseball leagues before becoming an actor. He is best known for his role as Luke Danes in the television comedy Gilmore Girls although he has guest-starred in shows such... Scott Patterson

External links

• History of the Actors Studio (http://www.actors-studio.com/)
• PBS American Masters Series profile (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/actors_studio.html)
• Inside the Actors Studio (http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/)