It compels the actor to become engaged culturally in the world and get engaged with other art forms, to understand what is in the greater family of artists and to draw on the arts as a whole.Īt Stella Adler, we have the Harold Clurman art series that includes a lecture series, a symposia, poetry reading series with Nobel prize winners, a concert series in which we present primarily jazz and classical music and our students study in this kind of environment where there is a constant presence of cultural activities. The idea that growth as an actor means growth as a human being compels action. For example, when Stella was around, the actor was compelled to not only study acting with great passion and to reach for the highest standards but to read literature, poems, to listen to great music, to study history to go to the museum. The environmental part of the mission is to create an environment, an intricate swirl of extracurricular programs which involve the presentation of art forms – including but also extended beyond the theatre. Our objective, in terms of following our mission, is to identify the best possible teachers, a world class faculty, and then organize our curriculum in a way we feel empowers out actors.
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Our conservatory program is 30 hours and we have a full time evening program that is 30 hours. Our primary programs are conservatory programs, programs that are 2, 3 or 4 years. Our mission entails a number of different things – including excellent teachers and a well organized curriculum. But, also, an artist and an evolving human being. Someone who is passionate about acting, who wants to scale the heights of dramatic literature. Q: What is Stella Adler’s vision of an actor?
That acting is, in a way, bigger than acting. When I watched my grandmother teach, what seemed like the through line present in every word, is that actors have to develop ways of nurturing their humanity. So what do we follow as our guide? That is where we came up with growth. That could lead to choosing less gifted teachers over more gifted teachers. When I took over the studio 15 years ago, my first goal was o answer the question… “What does it mean to be a student of Stella Adler today?” I didn’t want the school to degenerate into a kind of wax museum devoted to Stella Adler’s memory. The mission is to create an environment that nurtures theatre artists so that they value humanity, their own and others, as their first priority while bringing art and education to the community – which is a greater community. We do that through our mission… that growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous. Q: How does Stella Adler studio nurture the ability of an actor? Q & A with Stella Adler’s Artistic Director – Tom Oppenheim To find out more about the nature of their nurturing approach at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (and it’s LA division – The Art of Acting Studio) NYCastings spoke with Stella Adler’s Grandson – Tom Oppenheim. Tom was born in New York City and studied acting at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and with his Grandmother, Stella Adler. It also bears inclusion of Konstantin Stanislavski, Jacob Adler, Harold Clurman and the Group Theater… and Tom Oppenheim oversees it all.įor the past 15 years, Tom Oppenheim has continued Stella’s tradition and has built upon it, adding components that emphasize social outreach and the potential for theatre to influence society. Of course, the history of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting includes more than the teachings of Stella Adler. She went on to teach some of the most prolific stage and film actors of the 20th Century. In 1949 she establish her own studio called the Stella Adler Theatre Studio (later renamed the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and finally the Stella Adler Studio of Acting).
The youngest daughter of Sara and Jacob Adler, Stella began her career on her father’s stage at the age of four in a production of Broken Hearts. Stella Adler dedicated her life to preserving and expanding the highest level of art in the theatre. “Our training will nurture their depth as actors and people.” “Growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous,” shares Stella Adler’s Artistic Director – Tom Oppenheim. When it comes to that age old debate… both nature and nurture are equally impactful for actors looking to reach their highest artistic level.
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