The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors located in the Old Labor Stage at 432 West 44th Street in New York City. Founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis, the Studio is known for its work refining and teaching method acting, an approach originally developed by the Group Theatre in the 1930s based on the innovations of Konstantin Stanislavski. An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. ... A professional does an activity to receive payment for an act (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director and producer. ... 1902-1986 Cheryl Crawford influential female Broadway producers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Method acting is an acting technique in which actors try to replicate the emotional conditions under which the character operates in real life, in an effort to process an acting role. ... The Group Theatre was a left-wing theater collective, formed in New York in 1931 by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... Konstantin Stanislavski at a young age Konstantin (Constantin) Stanislavski (Stanislavsky) (Russian: ; January 5, 1863–August 7, 1938) was a Russian theatre and acting innovator. ...

The Studio came to worldwide recognition under the leadership of Lee Strasberg, who took over the helm in 1952. Lee Strasberg (November 17, 1901 - February 17, 1982), was born Israel Lee Strassberg in Budzanów, former Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Budanov, Ukraine), to Ida and Baruch Meyer and became a Jewish American director, actor, producer and acting teacher. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

While at the Studio, actors work together to develop their skills in an experimental environment, where they can take risks as performers without the pressure of commercial roles. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Actors Studio Drama School

From September 1994 through May 2005, the Studio collaborated with New School University in the education of Masters level theatre students at the Actors Studio Drama School (ASDS). 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City. ...

The television program Inside the Actors Studio airs on the cable television network Bravo. It is hosted by James Lipton, Dean Emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School, and provides in-depth interviews with actors, directors, writers, and other artists, some of whom are members of the Studio. The program was taped in front of the students of ASDS, and served as a class seminar for them, until the school's dissolution. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Inside the Actors Studio is a program on the Bravo cable television channel which premiered in 1995 and is hosted by James Lipton. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed optical... Bravo is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal. ... James Lipton in a DC Shoes television commercial James Lipton (born September 19, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan) is a writer, poet, and dean emeritus of The Actors Studio Drama School at New School University in New York City. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ...

Famous alumni

Over its long history, many famous and successful actors, directors and playwrights have come out of the Studio, including: 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 playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...

• Edward Albee
• James Baldwin
• Anne Bancroft
• Marlon Brando
• Ellen Burstyn
• James Dean
• Jane Fonda
• Harvey Keitel
• Martin Landau
• Norman Mailer
• Terrence McNally
• Steve McQueen
• Marilyn Monroe
• Paul Newman
• James Gandolfini
• Robert Ginty
• Robert De Niro
• Al Pacino
• Geraldine Page
• Will Patton
• Sidney Poitier
• Julia Roberts
• Mickey Rourke
• Kim Stanley
• Maureen Stapleton
• Eli Wallach
• Tennessee Williams
• Shelley Winters
• Joanne Woodward

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External links

• PBS American Masters Series profile
• Inside the Actors Studio