Leopold Sulerzhitsky
Leopold Sulerzhitsky: the First Studio and sustained investigation in the rehearsal room.
The American Laboratory Theatre: learning a process
American Laboratory Theatre: attention, action, observation and the training of actors in 1920s New York.
The First Studio of the Moscow Art Theatre: a room for experiment
Moscow’s First Studio: exercises, role study and the connection between experiment and performance.
Meyerhold’s studios and theatre: precision that can play
Meyerhold’s training rooms: rhythm, balance, direction and physical precision that leaves room for play.
Copeau’s school and the Copiaus: building the actor’s resources
Copeau’s school and the Copiaus: body, voice, text and the resources of an ensemble.
The Chekhov Theatre Studio: imagination in a shared space
Chekhov Theatre Studio: atmosphere, imagination and the actor’s work in a shared space.
Delsarte and American Delsartism: expression and its claims
American Delsartism: gesture, expressive purpose and the limits of universal claims about meaning.
The Open Theater: the ensemble as a workshop
The Open Theater: voice, movement and improvisation as material for ensemble creation.
The Polish Laboratory Theatre: precision and impulse
Polish Laboratory Theatre: repeatable action, impulse and contact with another performer.
The Performance Group: training in an environment
The Performance Group: actor preparation in relation to spectators, architecture and space.
The Neighborhood Playhouse
Neighborhood Playhouse: a New York conservatory, sustained practice and its connection to Meisner’s work.
The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute
Strasberg’s Institute: Method training and the continuing study of imagined circumstances.
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Adler’s Studio: the acting institution and its attention to imagination and the world of a play.
HB Studio and the Hagen Institute
HB Studio: continuing artistic practice and the teaching carried through the Hagen Institute.
Michael Chekhov Schools and Associations
Michael Chekhov associations: a living teaching community working with movement and imagination.
The Actors Studio
The Actors Studio: a private membership workshop and the continuing practice of theatre artists.
The Grotowski Institute
The Grotowski Institute: artistic research and documentation distinct from the historical Laboratory Theatre.
Linklater Voice Centres
Linklater voice centres: an international teaching community connecting voice, thought and language.
Roy Hart Centre and Roy Hart Theatre
Malérargues and Roy Hart: the living voice centre, the historical theatre company and their distinct roles.