The Actors Studio

The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors located in the Old Labor Stage at 432 West 44th Street in New York City. Founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis, the Studio is known for its work refining and teaching method acting, an approach originally developed by the Group Theatre in the 1930s based on the innovations of Konstantin Stanislavski.

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Organization - Professional - Actors - Old Labor Stage - New York City - 1947 - Elia Kazan - Cheryl Crawford - Robert Lewis - Method acting - Group Theatre - 1930s - Konstantin Stanislavski

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The Studio came to worldwide recognition under the leadership of Lee Strasberg, who took over the helm in 1952.

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Lee Strasberg - 1952

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While at the Studio, actors work together to develop their skills in an experimental environment, where they can take risks as performers without the pressure of commercial roles.

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From September, 1994, through May, 2005, the Studio collaborated with New School University in the education of Masters level theatre students at the Actors Studio Drama School (ASDS).

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New School University - Actors Studio Drama School

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The television program Inside the Actors Studio airs on the cable television network Bravo. It is hosted by James Lipton, Dean Emeritus of the Actors Studio Drama School, and provides in-depth interviews with actors, directors, writers, and other artists, some of whom are members of the Studio. The program was taped in front of the students of ASDS, and served as a class seminar for them, until the school's dissolution.

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Television program - Inside the Actors Studio - Cable television - Bravo - James Lipton - Dean

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