Respect for Acting: Expanded Edition

Uta Hagen

apr. 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Pripoveduje Elizabeth Wiley

O tej zvočni knjigi

Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio-one of the original New York performing arts training and practice spaces-and an excerpt from Hagen's autobiography SOURCES. Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process. - Discover the acting book that has shaped professional theater performances for decades - Learn the history and background of Herbert Berghof Studio - Practice the craft of acting with concrete exercises and instruction on technique - Delve into the deep questions that arise when actors truly inhabit the lives of their characters

O avtorju

Uta Hagen, Tony Award-winning actor and renowned acting teacher, cofounded HB Studio with her husband, where she trained actors including Al Pacino, Jason Robards, Jack Lemmon, Whoopi Goldberg, and Christine Lahti. On stage she starred in productions with Jose Ferrer, Paul Robeson, Anthony Quinn, and Marlon Brando.

AudioFile Earphones Award winner Elizabeth Wiley is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, theater professor, and dedicated narrator. She brings over twenty-five years of award-winning acting and voice experience to the studio to create memorable, compelling storytelling.

Haskel Frankel worked as a journalist and critic for publications including the New York Times, the Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, the National Observer, Show, and Playbill. He wrote and collaborated on books including Milton Berle: An Autobiography, The Admiral's Daughter, and All My Patients Are Under the Bed.