| Situated in New York, one of the most popular | | | | Steven Hill, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Newman, Al |
| cities of the world, Actors Studio is a membership | | | | Pacino, Sidney Poitier, James Dean, and many |
| organization for playwrights, directors from | | | | more eminent personalities from the movie |
| numerous theaters, and numerous actors. It was | | | | industry. These actors also made humble |
| founded by Robert Lewis, Elia Kazan, and Cheryl | | | | beginnings in this studio and many of them are |
| Crawford. Its efforts to teach method acting to | | | | now at the pinnacle of their careers. This studio is |
| budding artists is well known. It constantly strives | | | | now considered by many as a sort of coaching |
| to bring about refinements in the way people act. | | | | class where they can constantly learn something. |
| This organization came into limelight only in 1952 | | | | Actors Studio tied-up in 1994 with New School for |
| when Lee Strasberg took hold of its reins. The | | | | offering a masters level program in acting. They |
| most attractive feature of this organization is that | | | | jointly named this institution as Actors Studio |
| actors constantly strive to refine their work in its | | | | Drama School. But in 2005, New School decided |
| premises, but without their usual commercial roles | | | | not to renew the contract with Actors Studio. |
| affecting their work. Further, people who oversee | | | | This caused a lot of trouble much controversy |
| the work here are all related to this field. So there | | | | between these two organizations, until finally in |
| is a very high chance that your work will improve. | | | | 2006, Actors Studio tied up with Pace University |
| These supervisors can easily identify the faults of | | | | to offer a three year MFA degree. |
| actors, find solutions by suggesting improvisations, | | | | Another important program of Actors Studio is |
| and also praise them when they do good work. | | | | 'Inside the Actors Studio', which is broadcast on |
| Currently, Actors Studio has Al Pacino, Ellen | | | | the Bravo TV channel. The Dean Emeritus of |
| Burstyn, and Harvey Kietel, as its co-presidents | | | | Actors Studio, hosts this program and conducts |
| and Carlin Glynn, Stephen Lang and Lee Grant as | | | | interviews with actors, writers, directors, and |
| co-artistic directors of Actors Studio. It is | | | | many other artists, who are members of the |
| governed by a Board that consists of lifetime | | | | Actors Studio. This program is regarded as a |
| members. | | | | very important part of the curriculum by those |
| Some famous alumni of this studio include Carroll | | | | who study in Actors Studio. Students are advised |
| Baker, Anne Bancroft, Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, | | | | to discuss amongst themselves as well as learn |
| Hayden Christensen, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, | | | | from these conversations. |