{"product_id":"acting-the-first-six-lessons-documents-from-the-american-laboratory-theatre-paperback","title":"Acting: The First Six Lessons: Documents from the American Laboratory Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Boleslavsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRhonda Blair\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActing: The First Six Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1933 and remains a key text for anyone studying acting today. These dramatic dialogues between teacher and idealistic student explore the field of acting according to one of the original teachers of Stanislavsky's System in America. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition of an essential text is edited by Rhonda Blair and supplemented for the very first time with documents from the American Laboratory Theatre. These collect together a broad range of exciting unpublished material, drawn from Boleslavsky's pivotal and unprecedented teachings on acting at the American Laboratory Theatre. Included are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"The Creative Theatre Lectures\" by Richard Boleslavsky \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoleslavsky's \"Lectures from the American Laboratory Theatre\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Acting with Maria Ouspenskaya,\" four short essays on the work of Ouspenskaya, Boleslavsky's colleague and fellow actor trainer \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new critical introduction and bibliography by the Editor.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Boleslavsky\u003c\/strong\u003e (1889-1937) (born Ryszard Boleslawski) was a Polish actor and director. He was a member of the Moscow Art Theatre and director of its First Studio. He emigrated to New York in the 1920s and was the first teacher of the Stanislavski system of acting in the West. He went on to produce plays on Broadway and was a leading Hollywood director in the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhonda Blair\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Theatre at Southern Methodist University. She is a leading voice on the applications of cognitive science on the acting process and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Actor, Image, and Action: Acting and Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently the President of the American Society of Theatre Research (ASTR). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42190014447696,"sku":"9780415563864","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/SFVPUGVqTDNCZm1scG5tTnpWV0FNZz09.webp?v=1774799432","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/acting-the-first-six-lessons-documents-from-the-american-laboratory-theatre-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}