THE PRINCIPLES OF ACTING ACCORDING TO STELLA ADLER.
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Title
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THE PRINCIPLES OF ACTING ACCORDING TO STELLA ADLER.
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Identifier
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AAI8312371
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identifier
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8312371
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Creator
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ROTTE, JOANNA HELEN.
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Contributor
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Glenn M. Loney
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Date
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1983
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Theater
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Abstract
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The dissertation is a structural analysis and interpretation of Stella Adler's teachings on the art and craft of acting. A description of her principles of acting, techniques for applying those principles, and her method of teaching, comprising the main five chapters of the dissertation, derive from research into the classes taught by her at the Stella Adler Theatre Studio in New York City fom 1960 through 1975. Those topics discussed are the actor's development of artistic, spiritual, and physical standards; the actor's use of resources, including the life of the world, the imagination, ideas, and materials; the circumstances and the nature of action; characterization built according to type and according to social class; and the analysis of text. The introduction presents biographical information on the progression of Stella Adler's theatrical career, and delineates particular influences upon her teachings. Most significant of these are her experiences as an actress with her parents in the Yiddish theatre and with her former husband Harold Clurman in the Group theatre, and her studies with Constantin Stanislavsky. The conclusion evaluates her contribution to the teaching of acting, assessing it both as a viable method of actor-training as well as an elucidation of, and expansion upon, the legacy of Stanislavsky. In effect, the dissertation demonstrates that the teachings of Stella Adler point to real collaboration in the theatre manifested through the actor--with his fellow actors, with the play, and with the audience.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Theatre
