November 7, 1941: Michael Chekhov's first class for professional actors: Why is a method needed in the theatre of today?

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November 7, 1941: Michael Chekhov's first class for professional actors: Why is a method needed in the theatre of today?

Table Of Contents

The need for an acting technique
The actor's body as an instrument
The actor's psychology
The intellect
The actor's voice
The origins of the theatre
The degeneration of the theatre
The actor's relationship to contemporary life
The theatre of the future
The performance
The atmosphere -- the feelings
The objective
Radiation
Developing the actor's nature

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Creator

by Michael Chekhov; transcribed by Deirdre Hurst du Prey

Date

November 7, 1941

Extent

22 pages

Format

Carbon copy, 21.5 x 28 cm

Language

English

Identifier

2003-013/549

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