A Dream of Passion: The Development of the Method

“The definitive source book on acting.”—Los Angeles Times   Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Hopper, Robert DeNiro, Marilyn Monroe, and Joanne Woodward—these are only a few of the many actors training in “Method” acting by the great and legendary Lee Strasberg. This revolutionary theory of acting—developed by Stanislavski and continued by Strasberg—has been a major influence on the art of acting in ou

Could force his soul so to his own conceit - Hamlet John Mathews I was studying with Lee when he wrote this book. He new an actors training came not from a book,but from doing the work he so carefully describes in 'A Dream of Passion'. His words are precis yet open to the inspiration of art. Use this book as an excellent foundation - find your guides who know it better than you and continue this process we call 'the work'. A must read for actors attempting to reach the h. Five Stars Earl V. Belcher Every Actor should read!. Five Stars Freedom1 Great book

. From Publishers Weekly In this short work, noted director Strasberg (1901-1982) tells how the teachings of Stanislavsky changed his life and describes his own discoveries and techniques in the art of acting. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. PW designated this as "essential reading for actors, directors and students of theater." Photos