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American Theater Conversations: Actors Studio Members of The Actors Studio and The Production Board of the Actors Studio Theater: Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Frank Corsaro, Michael Wager, Rip Torn, and Fred Stewart discuss their training at The Actors Studio and goals for The Actors Studio Theater.   An Interview with Eugene Ionesco Eugene Ionesco (1912-1994), the Romanian-born French dramatist, speaks at length about his childhood, his studies, the type of theatre he enjoyed in his youth, his original personality, and his constant need for solitude. He also discusses the absurdity of our world and...[more] Andre Serban: Experimental Theater A profile of the experimental theatre director, including conversation with critic Margaret Croyden and reflections by director and theatre producer Joseph Papp and Ellen Stewart, owner of Café La Mama in New York City. With Excerpts from Serban's workshop produc...[more] Andre Serban: The Greek Trilogy Performance of excerpts from off-Broadway experimental productions of Andre Serban's flamboyant interpretations of classic Greek Theatre pieces: Euripides' Electra, Medea and The Trojan Women. Margaret Croyden provides introductions and commentary. With music by Elizabe...[more] Antonin Artaud The true story of Artaud le Mômo. In May 1946, a small group of faithful has succeeded in making leave the asylum of Rodez Antonin Artaud, where following an accident he has been forced to stay for more than nine years unexplained. Nearly half a century later, his...[more] Asian Concepts of Stage Discipline and Western Actor Training A.C. Scott draws on long years of experience in China, Japan, and teaching to present a clear philosophy of Asian stage discipline and its application to the training of western actors. He demonstrates short segments of Tai Chi Chuan of China and shows slides and film c...[more] Asian Theater: Conversation with A.C. Scott A.C. Scott elaborates on his long years of experience in China and Japan and shows film clips and slides of his classes, rehearsals and workshop productions in which Asian performers have assisted him in the training of American student actors. He reveals a wealth of in...[more] At Work with Grotowski on Physical Actions Thomas Richards Published here in English for the first time, At work with Grotowski on Physical Actions is a compelling account of a decade's work with one of the central figures of twentieth-century theatre. It is compulsive and compulsory reading for students of acti...[more] Athena Emu at the Olympics Written and Directed by Jenny de Reuck This e-book with its blend of classical fact and fiction offers drama teachers a lively script for young performers and audiences as well as set and costume designs, the lyrics and musical scores for the songs. Athena Emu has one...[more] Athol Fugard: 'Blood Knot' A rare filmed recording of excerpts from the original New York production of Athol Fugard's first important play. With the original cast of that production: James Earl Jones and J.D. Cannon. South African playwright, director and actor Fugard (b. 1932) has been writing ...[more]

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