Sanford Meisner on Acting
$29.59
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
7 February 1990
Summary
Sanford Meisner was one of the best known and beloved teachers of acting in the country. This book follows one of his acting classes for fifteen months, beginning with the most rudimentary exercises and ending with affecting and polished scenes from contemporary American plays. Written in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, it is essential reading for beginning and professional actors alike. Throughout these pages Meisner is a delight-always empathizing with his students and urging them onwar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394750590 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394750594 |
| Author: | Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell, Sydney Pollack |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 February 1990 |
| Weight: | 193g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Vintage Vintage |
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About The Author
Sanford Meisner
Sanford Meisner was considered one of the greatest acting teachers of our time, serving as head of the acting department of The Neighborhood Playhouse for forty years. As a founding member of The Group Theatre, Mr. Meisner also acted in many of its stage productions, including Awake and Sing!, Paradise Lost, An American Tragedy, Golden Boy, and Crime and Punishment. Some of the thousands of actors he taught in his classes at The Playhouse include, among others, Elizabeth Ashley, Barbara Baxley, James Broderick, James Caan, Keir Dullea, Robert Duvall, Lee Grant, Lorne Green, Tammy Grimes, Anne Jackson, Diane Keaton, Louise Lasser, Darren McGavin, Steve McQueen, Gregory Peck, Suzanne Pleshette, Tony Randall, Jo Van Fleet, Jon Voight, Eli Wallach, and Joanne Woodward. Mr. Meisner died in 1997.
Dennis Longwell studied acting with Sanford Meisner in the 1960s after earning a degree in philosophy from Yale. He has also worked as an actor, teacher, and museum curator. Mr. Longwell is currently a visiting Associate Professor of History of Art and Design at the Pratt Institute.
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