Acting: The First Six Lessons 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 Stanislavskyrsquo;s System in America. This 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 These collect together a broad range of exciting unpublished material; drawn from Boleslavskyrsquo;s pivotal and unprecedented teachings on acting at the American Laboratory Theatre. Included are:"The Creative Theatre Lectures" by Richard Boleslavsky Boleslavskyrsquo;s "Lectures from the American Laboratory Theatre" "Acting with Maria Ouspenskaya;" four short essays on the work of Ouspenskaya; Boleslavskyrsquo;s colleague and fellow actor trainer A new critical introduction and bibliography by the Editor.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A Sentimental EducationBy S. MarmorThis is an engrossing read about Kate Bettss years in Paris in the late 80s-early 90s. If you have ever wanted to live in Paris; or meet Yves St. Laurent; or if you just want to read a good story well told (with a dash of A Sentimental Education); this is the summer book for you. The prose is clear and vivid; and the stories are good with just the right amount of doubt about some of the exclusionary aspects and unkindnesses of both French society and the fashion world. While there is romance in the book; the real focus is a young woman finding herself in the working world and coming to terms with her ambitions and her doubts. Thats important for women; especially young women; to think about. This would be an ideal gift for a young college graduate making her (or his) way in the world.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. LOVED This Book!By Amy DorseyI loved My Paris Dream. About the time Kate Betts went to Paris; I went to New York City. So; I felt she was writing about my experience. While New York City was glamorous to me; a kid from Colorado; Kates Paris experience was wonderful. I loved reading about the Parisians and the places she went and the clothes she wore. I went through much of that in NYC; changing my dress; my habits and ideas about life. Kate is so frank in the book about her thoughts; the people she lived and worked with; the places she traveled to and her career. Her evolution into an adult and career woman was intriguing. I hated to put the book down. I wanted to know more about what was going on in Kates life. I LOVE Paris; but cant imagine assimilating into the Parisian life style. She brought it to life. I love this book; if you love fashion; Paris; Europe or coming of age books; this is one to read.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Bien fait et merci; KatherineBy DouglasEisI was initially attracted to this book because of the post-graduation year in France - I; too; went to France for a year after college; though I was in Aix-en-Provence vs. Paris and was a student vs. a worker. Along the way I discovered other points of commonality with the author: she went to Choate; I went to Choate; she went to Princeton; I went to Princeton; she is a writer and editor; I am a writer and editor; she lived (lives?) and worked (works?) in New York; I lived and worked in New York. All of that aside; the book holds enormous appeal for anyone interested in France; fashion; or simply the experience of being a young American abroad. Her descriptions of the French; their mores; their habits; their music; their food; their way of life; all ring true and take us right into the heart of the French world and society. But in my view the author is at her best in her introspective reflections on her coming of age. This; in the end; is the real value of the book to me. The fashion aspect - yeh; I can take it or leave it; central to her story though it is. Refreshing; written in an honest and appealing style; masterful at times; a book to recommend to friends and return to. Bien fait et merci; Katherine. I look forward to more from this writer.