Sanford Meisner on Acting

Name: Sanford Meisner on Acting
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SKU: 9780394750590
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By Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell

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Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner and Dennis Longwell offers a practical insight into the Meisner technique of acting. The book details a 15-month acting journey, taking place in the classroom environment, where Meisner's exercises aim to cultivate authentic emotional responses in actors. Interspersed with student-teacher interactions, it serves as both an instructional guide and a reflection on Meisner’s methodology.
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You might enjoy this engaging read on acting if you're interested in exploring a revolutionary technique that prioritises truthful emotional responses and genuine interactions. As you follow the journey of acting students, guided by one of the most influential acting teachers, you'll gain valuable insights into the craft that can transform both seasoned actors and beginners alike.

Sanford Meisner on Acting

Taking readers step-by-step through the most basic acting exercises to critiques of performances in scenes from contemporary American plays, this volume follows a class of eight at the Neighborhood Playhouse, where Meisner has taught for fifty years.

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Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner, in collaboration with Dennis Longwell, explores the teachings of one of the most renowned and cherished acting instructors in the country. This book chronicles a fifteen-month experience in one of his acting classes, starting with basic exercises and culminating in powerful and refined scenes from contemporary American plays.

This work is indispensable for both aspiring and seasoned actors. Meisner's presence throughout the book is a joy; he continuously empathises with his students, encouraging them, and evoking emotion, laughter, and an increasing technical prowess in them.

The book features an introduction by Sydney Pollack, the esteemed director of Out of Africa and Tootsie, who studied under Meisner for five years. Arthur Miller praises the book: "This book should be read by anyone who wants to act or even appreciate what acting involves. Like Meisner's way of teaching, it is the straight goods."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780394750590

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 July 1987

Country: United States

Imprint: Vintage Books

Contributors:

Introduction by Sydney Pollack

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 198g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

As head of the acting department of The Neighborhood Playhouse for forty years, Sanford Meisner was considered one of the greatest acting teachers of our time. 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. After earning a degree in philosophy from Yale, Dennis Longwell studied acting with Sanford Meisner in the 1960s. He has also worked as an actor, teacher, and museum curator. His monograph, Steichen- The Master Prints, 1895-1914, published by the Museum of Modern Art in 1978, is the definitive book on the early photographs of Edward Steichen. Mr. Longwell is currently a visiting Associate Professory of History of Art and Design at the Pratt Institute.