Lear's Daughters: The Studios of the Moscow Art Theatre, 1905-1927 (American University Studies. Series Xxvi, Theatre Arts, Vol. 29)

by Rebecca B. Gauss

Release Date: August, 1999

Edition: Hardcover

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The people that made Stanislavski's System

Lear's Daughters is a book that must be read by every actor and theatre professional who is familiar with Stanislavski's "Acting System." Gauss takes her readers deep into the Moscow arts theatre's studios and adds life and personality to the stoic icons of the acting world. Gauss reveals that the system of acting that we have come to understand as natural was developed by many artists through hard work over many years.

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Dr. Gauss' book is a detailed journey into the pet projects of Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko, the three major studios of the Moscow Art Theatre. It turns what should be dull historical facts into an interesting story of the many people who worked to create these three studios. It is a "must read and re-read" for theatre buffs and historians alike.