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SHURTLEFF ON ACTING
An unforgettable hour with the famous casting director, author and teacher. He helped launch the careers of Barbara Streisand, Robert Redford, Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman, Bette Midler and many others.

"Shurtleff On Acting" is a lively documentary on the life and teaching of the remarkable Michael Shurtleff. Join Michael Shurtleff for a dynamic series of acting workshops. Michael shows how to find the core of each scene and teaches how to take the emotional risks along the way. The workshop scenes are complemented by remarkable interviews with Gene Hackman, Elliot Gould and others, unfolding the story of Michael's work with the many of the luminaries of the American stage and screen.

When Streisand, Redford, Tomlin, Midler and Hoffman got their first breaks, Michael Shurtleff was there. When he published his classic book on acting, "Audition" it sold over two million copies. Educated at the Yale School of Drama, Michael Shurtleff virtually invented the position of casting director on Broadway. A casting director of David Merrick, Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Peter Brook and others, he has cast over 60 hit shows including, Ethel Merman's "Gypsy," "I Can Get It For You Wholesale," "Irma La Douce," "Pippin," "Beckett," "The Lion In Winter," "The Odd Couple" and "Jesus Christ Superstar." He has also cast many films including, "The Graduate" and "The Sound Of Music."
DVD
Grades 9-Adult
60 minutes
1993
USD 99.00
 
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