#STELLA ADLER STUDIO OF ACTING TO HOME FULL#
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. Interestingly, even after more than half a century after its foundation, her teaching at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting has dominated the American acting till date.When it comes to that age old debate… both nature and nurture are equally impactful for actors looking to reach their highest artistic level. She was instrumental in teaching famous personalities of the future including Marlon Brando, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Dolores del Río, Robert De Niro, Elaine Stritch, Martin Sheen, Manu Tupou, Harvey Keitel, Melanie Griffith, Peter Bogdanovich and Warren Beatty. The aim behind the foundation was to impart the best of what she had learned at Yiddish Theatre, Broadway, Hollywood and Stanislavsky. In 1949, she founded Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He was not only a major influence on her but changed her line of belief thus, exchanging method acting for emotional content. Interestingly, Adler was luckily the chosen few who got a chance to work with the legendary Russian actor and director, Konstantin Stanislavski. She starred in numerous plays in her home production, Independent Yiddish Art Company and later on featured herself in Broadway and Hollywood as well. Making her stage debut at the age of four, Stella Adler soon found her way to the top. A prodigious child, acting ran in her blood and veins as she was born to Yiddish theatre actors, Jacob and Sarah Adler. American actress Stella Adler was one of the foremost influences on contemporary acting, who dedicated her life to understanding theatre.