The politics of American actor training [ - Margolis, Ellen , 1959-; Renaud, Lissa Tyler (New York : Routledge, 2010)
1. Introduction -- 2. Stanislavsky and politics : active analysis and the American legacy of Soviet oppression -- 3. Actor training meets historical thinking -- 4. The politics of Western pedagogy in the theatre of India -- 5. Degrees of choice -- 6. Training artists or consumers? Commentary on American actor training -- 7. Changing demographics : where is diversity in theatre programs in higher education and national associations? -- 8. The wild, wild East : report on the politics of American actor training overseas -- 9. Beyond race and gender : reframing diversity in actor-training programs -- 10. "They accused me of bein' a homosexual" : playing Kerry Cook in The exonerated -- 11. Identity politics and the training of Latino actors -- 12. Keeping it real without selling out : toward confronting and triumphing over racially-specific barriers in American acting training -- 13. Disability and access: a manifesto for actor training -- 14. Arrested or paralyzed? Reflections on the erotic life of an acting teacher
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Acting -- Study and teaching -- United States; Drama in education -- United States