Bay Area Lee Strasberg

Lee Strasberg, was an acting coach whose fame was launched by the success of some of his students; Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Al Pacino, Kim Stanley, Marilyn Monroe, Jane Fonda, James Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Eli Wallach, Eva Marie Saint, Robert DeNiro, Jill Clayburgh, Ellen Burstyn and Steve McQueen among them. Lee Strasberg is considered by many to be the patriarch of American "method" acting. He provided inspiration for generations of actors during his lifetime and a lasting legacy for generations to come. After the war, in 1947, Robert Lewis, Elia Kazan and Cheryl Crawford founded the Actors Studio, where the techniques inspired by Stanslavski and developed in the Group Theatre were refined. Under the leadership of Lee Strasberg, who later joined the Actors Studio and became its director in 1951, what is now referred to as The Method emerged as a lasting force in modern drama. Method acting is an acting technique in which actors try to replicate in real life the emotional conditions under which the character operates, in an effort to create a life-like, realistic performance. "The Method" typically refers to the generic practice of actors drawing on their own emotions, memories, and experiences to influence their portrayals of characters. When a student takes a method acting class in the Bay Area at The Jean Shelton Acting Lab they receive excellent instruction from highly experienced teachers who use the well regarded input from such well know acting instructors as Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler and Sanford Meisner. Many students who have studied at a Bay Area method acting class have gone on to have successful careers in both method film acting and method acting.

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