The actor's Chekhov : Nikos Psacharopoulos and the company of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, on the plays of Anton Chekhov / written and edited by Jean Hackett
| Author(s): | Hackett, Jean |
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| Subjects: | Actors--United States--Interviews Acting Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Stage history--Massachusetts Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904--Dramatic production |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Published: | Newbury, Vt. : SK, 1993 |
| LC Classification: | P, PG |
| Table of Contents: | Foreword / John Guare Introduction / Jean Hackett Part One: The Interviews Austin Pendleton: An Appetite for Joy 1 Blythe Danner: The Place of Inspiration 19 Tom Brennan: Multiplicity and Contradiction 31 Olympia Dukakis: Claiming the Space 41 Louis Zorich: Going Up to Hit 55 Lee Grant: The Life In Between 69 Kate Burton: Being Unsolved 83 Roberta Maxwell: Approval 93 Christopher Walken: Trusting in Chaos 105 Laila Robins: A Window of Opportunity 117 Joyce Ebert: Getting Results 131 John Glover: The Unknown 139 Laurie Kennedy: A Repertory of Behavior 151 Carrie Nye: Going to Zero 161 Stephen Collins: Removing the Cover 173 Maria Tucci: Organic Matter 189 Peter Hunt: Back Into the Flames 199 Frank Langella: Striving For Greatness 213 Part Two: The Acting Notebook Introduction to "The Acting Notebook" 233 Notes on Uncle Vanya 241 Notes on The Cherry Orchard 271 Notes on The Three Sisters 279 Notes on The Sea Gull 287 Notes on Ivanov 293 Afterword / Steve Lawson Chronology of Chekhov Productions at WTF |
| Additional Authors: | Psacharopoulos, Nikos, d. 1989 Williamstown Theatre Festival (Massachusetts) |
| Notes: | LCCN: 93019960 ISBN: 188039927X :$23.95 (hardcover) ISBN: 1880399059 :$14.95 (pbk.) "A Smith and Kraus book." |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 297 p. : ill. ; 22 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 27266400 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 188039927X 1880399059 |