April 5, 2016, Filed Under: Film, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellows Find: Hear inside Stella Adler’s studio Scott Balcerzak is Associate Professor of film and literature at Northern Illinois University. He was supported by the Dorot Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Jewish Studies and is currently writing a book on Stella Adler and male movie stars.
January 9, 2014, Filed Under: Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsFellows Find: Stella Adler and Harold Clurman papers shed light on evolution of Method acting Justin Owen Rawlins is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Communication and Culture and the Department of American Studies at Indiana University. He visited the Ransom Center in May and June 2013 on a dissertation fellowship to conduct research for his dissertation, “Method Men: Masculinity, Race and Performance Style… read more
January 17, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + Teaching, Theatre + Performing ArtsStella Adler scholar explores acting master’s interpretation of great American playwrights “Mommy, is that God?” a little girl once whispered to her mother as Stella Adler swept into a party in New York City. The girl’s mistake was understandable: Adler was known as a presence of divine proportions, a tall, glamorous woman whose grand gestures and dramatic one-liners captivated audiences both… read more
