ACSF: Reading List

The word theater comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation.
-Stella Adler

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I recommend all of these books for beginning actors and civilians who want to understand more about the art of acting. (The most important books for beginners are on top.)

The Actor's Studio: A Player's Place

The Actor's Eye by Morris Karnovsky

Shelley: Also known as Shirley , Shelley Winters part 2

Peter Brook and Traditional Thought, Basarab Nicolescu

Sean Penn's letter to George W. Bush Watch here

The New York Times- theater section

Liking is for Cowards- (Fantastic NY Times article! May 2011)

Suggested films to watch
for a deeper understanding of the art of acting.

Procrastinators click here!

Pleasantville with Toby Maguire and Reese Witherspoon
Broadway: The Golden Age by Rick McKay
Hearts of Darkness, Eleanor Coppola (a documentary)
The Burning Times, Donna Reed (on women & spirituality)*
I'll Do Anything (with Nick Nolte)
Vanya on 42nd St., Louis Malle, with Julianne Moore
Stella Adler: Awake and Dream(a documentary on her teaching)
Joseph Campbell interview with Bill Moyers
Looking for Richard, Al Pacino*Pacino- An Actor's Vision collection
Stanislavsky Century (available from the library) a 3 part video
Esther Kahn, starring Summer Phoenix*
Mephisto, starring Klaus Maria Brandauer*
The Hours
The Pianist, Roman Polansky
What the Bleep do we Know
Frances, starring Jessica Lange
Beyond the Sea- Kevin Spacey*
Searching for Debra Winger- Rosanna Arquette
Lenny- The story of Lenny Bruce, dir. Bob Fosse
The Best of Youth (Italian)
In America *
Being Julia *
Dogville, Lars Von Trier, starring Nicole Kidman
The Lives of Others *
Mulholland Drive, starring Naomi Watts
Into the Wild
The Gods Must be Crazy
Unscripted, directed by Steven Soderberg, produced by George Clooney *
Tetro *
Youth without Youth
I am Love
Two Lovers
The Hurt Locker
The Burning Plain
After the Wedding
Meetings with Remarkable Men - Peter Brook
Withnail & I
Catfish
The Names of Love

Listen to Susan Batson interview on radio WBUR.org

Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall (Listen now on iTunes!)
Salon.com interviews

Audio Plays
Los Angeles Theater Works

Please take time to watch some of these before coming to audit a class.
If you like them then you will probably like this class. If you don't then you won't.

Daniel Day Lewis - Interview

Daniel Day Lewis - another Interview

Daniel Day Lewis - getting SAG award

Naomi Watts on Charlie Rose

Jude Law on Charlie Rose, speaking about playing Hamlet

Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet, Micky Rourke, Frank Langella talk to Charlie Rose

Marilyn Monroe - Lee Strasberg

Brando Method Discussion Part 1

Marlon Brando interview 1989

Marlon Brando Interview Dick Cavett 1973

Sammy David Jr.

Stella Adler teaching