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Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio--one of the original New York performing arts training and practice spaces--and an excerpt from Hagen's autobiography SOURCES. Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process. ● Discover the acting book that has shaped professional theater performances for decades ● Learn the history and background of Herbert Berghof Studio ● Practice the craft of acting with concrete exercises and instruction on technique ● Delve into the deep questions that arise when actors truly inhabit the lives of their characters

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Uta Hagen, Tony Award-winning actor and renowned acting teacher, cofounded HB Studio in New York City with her husband, Herbert Berghof, where she trained actors including Al Pacino, Jason Robards, Jack Lemmon, Whoopi Goldberg, and Christine Lahti. On stage she starred in groundbreaking productions with Jose Ferrer, Paul Robeson, Anthony Quinn, and Marlon Brando. HB Studio is her legacy where new generations of actors come from around the world to study. David Hyde Pierce is best known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Dr. Niles Crane on the television show Frasier. He won the Tony Award for his performance in Kander and Ebb's musical Curtains, and his other Broadway credits include Spamalot, The Heidi Chronicles, and Beyond Therapy. He is the voice of Slim in the animated film A Bug's Life. Haskel Frankel worked as a journalist and critic for publications including the New York Times, the Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, the National Observer, Show, and Playbill. He wrote and collaborated on books including Milton Berle: An Autobiography, The Admiral's Daughter, and All My Patients Are Under the Bed. Elizabeth Wiley, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a seasoned actor, dialect coach, and theater professor. In addition to her growing portfolio of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in The Idea of America, Colonial Williamsburg's virtual learning curriculum; in Paul Meier's e-textbook Speaking Shakespeare; and modeling US-English on one of the world's top language-learning products.

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