The Collected Works of Harold Clurman

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Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557832641
Total Pages : 1124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Collected Works of Harold Clurman written by Harold Clurman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 1124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). For six decades, Harold Clurman illuminated our artistic, social, and political awareness in thousands of reviews, essays, and lectures. His work appeared indefatigably in The Nation, The New Republic, The London Observer, The New York Times, Harper's, Esquire, New York Magazine , and more. The Collected Works of Harold Clurman captures over six hundred of Clurman's encounters with the most significant events in American theatre as well as his regular passionate embraces of dance, music, art and film. This chronological epic offers the most comprehensive view of American theatre seen through the eyes of our most extraordinary critic. 1102 pages, hardcover.

On Directing

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684826224
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book On Directing written by Harold Clurman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Collier Books, 1972.

The Fervent Years

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Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 9780306801860
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Fervent Years written by Harold Clurman and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 1983-03-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Group Theatre was perhaps the most significant experiment in the history of American theater. Producing plays that reflected topical issues of the decade and giving a creative chance to actors, directors, and playwrights who were either fed up with or shut out of commercial theater, the "Group" remains a permanent influence on American drama despite its brief ten-year life. It was here that method acting, native realism, and political language had their tryouts in front of audiences who anticipated--indeed demanded--a departure from the Broadway "show-biz" tradition. In this now classic account, Harold Clurman, founder of the Group Theatre and a dynamic force as producer-director-critic for fifty years, here re-creates history he helped make with Lee Strasberg, Elia Kazan, Irwin Shaw, Clifford Odets, Cheryl Crawford, Morris Carnovsky, and William Saroyan. Stella Adler contributed a new introduction to this edition which remembers Clurman, the thirties, and the heady atmosphere of a tumultuous decade.

Ibsen

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Publisher : New York : Macmillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ibsen written by Harold Clurman and published by New York : Macmillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical biography of the 19th century Norwegian playwright who revolutionized drama by blending realistic character studies with social and political issues.

The Portable Arthur Miller

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142437551
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book The Portable Arthur Miller written by Arthur Miller and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-07-29 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Penguin Classic This classic collection—the only one-volume selection of Arthur Miller's work available—presents a rich cross section of writing from one of our most influential and humane playwrights, containing in full his masterpieces The Crucible and Death of a Salesman. This essential collection also includes the complete texts of After the Fall, The American Clock, The Last Yankee, and Broken Glass, winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play of 1995, as well as excerpts from Miller's memoir Timebends. An essay by Harold Clurman and Christopher Bigsby's introduction discuss Miller's standing as one of the greatest American playwrights of all time and his importance to twentieth-century literature. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Nine Plays of the Modern Theater

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Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802142771
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (427 download)

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Book Synopsis Nine Plays of the Modern Theater by : David Rabe

Download or read book Nine Plays of the Modern Theater written by David Rabe and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains the scripts of nine significant plays of the modern theater, written between 1944 and 1975 by playwrights including Harold Pinter, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Friedrich Durrenmatt, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Slawomir Mrozek, Tom Stoppard, and David Mamet.

Colleen Dewhurst

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 074324270X
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Book Synopsis Colleen Dewhurst by : Tom Viola

Download or read book Colleen Dewhurst written by Tom Viola and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-04-29 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When brilliant actress Colleen Dewhurst died of cancer in 1991, she left behind the almost completed draft of this warm and funny autobiography. Finished after her death by longtime friend Tom Viola, this buoyant portrait sparkles with anecdotes about many great names in entertainment and is filled with the passion and humor which marked Dewhurst's vital life. of photos.

Directors on Directing

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Publisher : Allegro Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781626549616
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (496 download)

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Book Synopsis Directors on Directing by : Helen Krich Chinoy

Download or read book Directors on Directing written by Helen Krich Chinoy and published by Allegro Editions. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that directors such as Stephen Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola are celebrated along-side movie stars, it is hard to imagine that little more than a century ago the director was a nameless, faceless entity-an overseer of workflow in the shuffle of shadows offstage. In surveying the pioneers who transformed theater into the dynamic art form it is today, Directors on Directing presents a timeless collection of writings offering insight into what it means to direct and how to better appreciate theatrical performances.

An Ideal Theater

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Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 : 1559364254
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Book Synopsis An Ideal Theater by : Todd London

Download or read book An Ideal Theater written by Todd London and published by Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring collection of the dreams and visions of the founders of the American theatre movement.

Solo Transformation on Stage

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Publisher : Brown Posey Press
ISBN 13 : 9781620065716
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)

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Book Synopsis Solo Transformation on Stage by : Ronald Rand

Download or read book Solo Transformation on Stage written by Ronald Rand and published by Brown Posey Press. This book was released on 2021-11-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOLO PERFORMANCE ON STAGE by Ronald Rand, Goodwill Cultural Ambassador and world-acclaimed solo performer in 25 countries takes the reader on an intimate journey into the organic process of creating your own solo performance on stage through the 'Art of Transformation' using Stanislavsky's "Method of Physical Actions." The theater is a transcendent communication of the human spirit, flowing from the passion of all those creating in collaboration with each other. Transformation is the embodiment of our joy of being alive. Christopher Plummer calls SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE "An unforgettable journey of passion, insight and discovery!" Stephen Lang writes in his Foreword "An astonishing outpouring of energy and experience. Ronald Rand brings a way to seek out a greater realization of what life means to you, putting into words what every actor feels in their heart; that what we do is as crucial to life as bread, fire, or salt. A noble and useful book." Step inside Ronald Rand's two-hour transformation into Harold Clurman - how a solo performance is born, takes off and literally changes the face of the world! Experience his insightful experiences with Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, and Jerzy Grotowski, and life-changing 'moments of depth' from some of the world's memorable performers including Cicely Tyson, Paul Robeson, Ira Aldridge, James Earl Jones, Sidney Poitier, Laurette Taylor, and Marlon Brando. SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE offers over twenty inspiring interviews by performers who have created their own solo plays including Adrienne Barbeau, Billy Crudup, Olympia Dukakis, Eve Ensler, Hershey Felder, Marga Gomez, Julie Harris, Stephen Lang, Tony Lo Bianco, Laurence Luckinbill, Angelica Page, Christopher Plummer, Elizabeth van Dyke, and Ben Vereen. SOLO TRANSFORMATION ON STAGE will speak passionately to experienced actors and students alike, and become an invaluable resource for postgraduate students of theatre and performance, acting lecturers and teachers, and all lovers of theater.

The Essential Harold Clurman

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Publisher : Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781557833754
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Harold Clurman written by Glenn Young and published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers. This book was released on 2001-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This power-packed paperback abridged edition of the acclaimed Collected Works of Harold Clurman, originally published by Applause in a 1200-page hardcover edition, fully covers all the major landmarks and issues of 20th Century theatre. It includes Clurman on theatre's major players: O'Neill, Ibsen, Williams, Odets, Mamet, et al. He was also a master critic of and voice on the world's major theatre companies: the Moscow Art Theatre, Comedie Francaise, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and, of course, on his own Group Theatre, legendary breeding ground of method acting. The volume also offers readers Clurman's landmark discussions on acting, directing, and the art of performance. Unlike most of the great figures of 20th Century theatre, Clurman, luckily for us, regularly put his thoughts down in writing.

The Grotowski Sourcebook

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136167285
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Grotowski Sourcebook written by RICHARD SCHECHNER and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of Jerzy Grotowski's long and multi-faceted career. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Grotowski's life and work. Edited by the two leading experts on Grotowski, the sourcebook features: *essays from the key performance theorists who worked with Grotowski, including Eugenio Barba, Peter Brook, Jan Kott, Eric Bentley, Harold Clurman, and Charles Marowitz *writings which trace every phase of Grotowski's career from his 'theatre of production' to 'objective drama' and 'art as vehicle' *a wide-ranging collection of Grotowski's own writings, plus an interview with his closest collaborator and 'heir', Thomas Richards *an array of photographs documenting Grotowski and his followers in action *a historical-critical study of Grotowski by Richard Schechner.

Martin Ritt

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578064342
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Martin Ritt written by Martin Ritt and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of interviews with one of America's preeminent makers of social films and one of the most sensitive portraitists of the rural South

Edward Albee and Absurdism

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004324968
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Edward Albee and Absurdism written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-01-05 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Edward Albee and Absurdism, Michael Y. Bennett has assembled an outstanding team of Edward Albee scholars to address Albee’s affiliation with Martin Esslin’s label, “Theatre of the Absurd,” examining whether or not this label is appropriate.

Real Life Drama

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307830985
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Real Life Drama written by Wendy Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real Life Drama is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today. Born in the turbulent decade of the Depression, the Group Theatre revolutionized American arts. Wendy Smith's dramatic narrative brings the influential troupe and its founders to life once again, capturing their joys and pains, their triumphs and defeats. Filled with fresh insights into the towering personalities of Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, Clifford Odets, Stella and Luther Adler, Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb, among many others, Real Life Drama chronicles a passionate community of idealists as they opened a new frontier in theater.

Creating Life on Stage

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Publisher : Drama
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Creating Life on Stage by : Marshall W. Mason

Download or read book Creating Life on Stage written by Marshall W. Mason and published by Drama. This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book by a major American director to explore the process that takes a play from script to performance! Mason offers a practical glimpse into his mind and methods.

The Method

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635574781
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)

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Book Synopsis The Method by : Isaac Butler

Download or read book The Method written by Isaac Butler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Critics Circle Award Winner, Nonfiction NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER, TIME MAGAZINE, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, VOX, SALON, LIT HUB, AND VANITY FAIR “Entertaining and illuminating.”--The New Yorker * “Compulsively readable.”--New York Times * “Delicious, humane, probing.”--Vulture * “The best and most important book about acting I've ever read.”--Nathan Lane The critically acclaimed cultural history of Method acting-an ebullient account of creative discovery and the birth of classic Hollywood. On stage and screen, we know a great performance when we see it. But how do actors draw from their bodies and minds to turn their selves into art? What is the craft of being an authentic fake? More than a century ago, amid tsarist Russia's crushing repression, one of the most talented actors ever, Konstantin Stanislavski, asked these very questions, reached deep into himself, and emerged with an answer. How his “system” remade itself into the Method and forever transformed American theater and film is an unlikely saga that has never before been fully told. Now, critic and theater director Isaac Butler chronicles the history of the Method in a narrative that transports readers from Moscow to New York to Los Angeles, from The Seagull to A Streetcar Named Desire to Raging Bull. He traces how a cohort of American mavericks--including Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg, and the storied Group Theatre--refashioned Stanislavski's ideas for a Depression-plagued nation that had yet to find its place as an artistic powerhouse. The Group's feuds and rivalries would, in turn, shape generations of actors who enabled Hollywood to become the global dream-factory it is today. Some of these performers the Method would uplift; others, it would destroy. Long after its midcentury heyday, the Method lives on as one of the most influential--and misunderstood--ideas in American culture. Studded with marquee names--from Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, and Elia Kazan, to James Baldwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Dustin Hoffman--The Method is a spirited history of ideas and a must-read for any fan of Broadway or American film.