Stella Adler on Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov
By: Stella Adler ; edited and with a preface by Barry Paris.
Contributors: Paris, Barry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Drama -- Explication.
Description: Stella Adler examines the role of the actor and brings to life the plays from which all modern theater derives: Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, An Enemy of the People, and A Doll's House; Strindberg's Miss Julie and The Father; Chekhov's The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and Three Sisters.

Adler discusses the ideas behind these plays and explores the world of the playwrights and the history - both familial and cultural - that informed their work. She illumines not only the dramatic essence of each play but its subtext as well, continually asking questions that deepen one's understanding of the work and of the human spirit.