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Synopsis
Over a 25 year span, director Nikos Psacharopoulos and a continuing company of actors at the Williamstown Theatre Festival committed themselves to staging Chekhov's plays again and again, in the process forging a phenomenon: an American technique for approaching and realizing the work of one of the worl's greatest playwrights. the Actor's Chekhov reveals how this came to be. At the heart of The Actor's Chekhov are Nikos' teaching tapes and notes on specific plays and scenes by Chekhov, as well as 18 substantial interviews with past and present members of the company.
Includes interviews with: Austin Pendleton, Blythe Danner, Tom Brennan, Olympia Dukakis, Louis Zorich, Lee Grant, Kate Burton, Roberta Maxwell, Christopher Walken, Laila Robins, Joyce Ebert, John Glover, Stephan Collins, Carrie Nye, Peter Hunt, Laurie Kennedy, Maria Tucci, and Frank Langella.
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About the Author
Jean Hackett graduated from NYU and studied acting at the Circle in the Square Theater School and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She has acted extensively in theater and on television, including many years with the Williamstown Theater Festival, where she took part in Nikos Psacharopoulos' last production, The Legend of Oedipus. She is also the author of The Actor's Chekhov.
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..I think that this book offers good advice for everyone regardless of what they are playing or directing. -- Performink, September 23, 1993
Alterman's original monologues promise to sustain legions of actors with a windfall of gritty and commanding audition pieces. --Booklist, June 1993
Even though the book contains a lot of "shop talk," it does not exclude those not familiar with the theatre. --Small Press, Summer 1993
Written record of moments of "break-throughs" in the art of acting. Strongly recommended for all libraries. --Choice, January 1994
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- PublisherSmith & Kraus
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 188039927X
- ISBN 13 9781880399279
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages314
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