ABSTRACT
Editor’s note: A pastiche of theater history and vignettes from the stage were used as educational points of departure in Lee Strasberg’s work to drive home his ideas with fl air about things to be aware of, understand, try, or avoid. Taken from the taped sessions of his classes and seminars, these anecdotes and points of interest provided context which better enabled the actors to appreciate individual acting styles and skills. Interestingly, Lee points out the degree to which the great actors had used these techniques naturally or unconsciously even before his formalization of the procedures. By these examples, actors are empowered to learn and apply Lee’s work in the refi nement of their own instrument.
