Mrs. Worthington’s Daughter’s Dilemma
Actors are subject to both the pleasures of imitation and the rigors of an exalted calling—an excerpt from “Letters to a Young Actor.”
Category Archives: January 2005
The Michael Chekhov Twist
The playwright’s nephew tried to capture acting’s transcendent dimensions—an excerpt from ‘The Other Chkehov: A Biography of Michael Chekhov.’
Acting and the Black Imagination
Ground zero is the actor’s own life and cultural experiences—a conversation with Douglas Turner Ward.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
A round-table conversation between six actors who teach, including F. Murray Abraham, Gary Sinise, and Fiona Shaw.
The Lying Game
So you want to be an actor? The first step is figuring out why in the world you’d do such a thing.
