Stella Adler on Strindberg

Introductory notes on Miss Julie

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[mdgrant99]

greatest teacher of the art of all time

[bohemianparadise]

Amazing. speachless. she is brilliant

[greenrate]

I have to admit, that Stella Adler has given me a lot of insight into Sartre's "No Exit".

Eternity in a locked room with this woman . . . would be Hell.

[legatofancier]

@starlightmayra - Stella's parents, Jacob & Sarah Adler, were stars in the Yiddish Theatre. Stella began playing leads when she was 16! She went on to study with Richard Bolevslavski & Maria Ouspenskaya before she ever joined The Group Theater. Her family called her "Stella Serious". What an absolutely extraordinary woman!

[legatofancier]

@mdgrant99 - Given her background and vast theatrical culture, Stella was unique among American acting teachers. I studied with Sandy Meisner, who always said that he learned a lot from Stella. He clearly adored her. Each of them contributed something enduring in American acting. Stella's parents, Jacob & Sarah, were considered great actors. Her work with Stanislavski certainly makes her unique. Along with Harold Clurman, Stella & Sandy represent a vital force in the theater.

[legatofancier]

Stella's book of lectures on Chekov, Ibsen, & Strindberg is very illuminating. Although I studied with Sanford Meisner for years, I have enormous respect for Stella Adler. She was a great standard bearer in the theater. Of course, they were great friends and shared a great deal of the same values. How I wish I could have studied with Stella as well!

[starlightmayra]

Yes, she was Jewish. She was an amazing known actress in the Yiddish Theatre before she joined The Group Theatre.

[EizikDarvish]

shes jewish?

[mason5r]

wow this is great. is this from awake and dream?

[bbbbbuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

This is a fantastic post with rare footage of the only direct line of inspiration we have of Stanislavky - can we get any more.