Re-Purposing Suzuki: A Hybrid Approach to Actor Training - Paperback

by Maria Porter (Author)

Re-Purposing Suzuki: A Hybrid Approach to Actor Training introduces a system of text analysis that synthesizes physical, psychological, and vocal components in order to truthfully embody heightened texts and contexts.

Author Biography

Maria Porter is an actor, director, and teacher. As an actor, she has performed in New York and regionally at such theaters as Clubbed Thumb, Salt Theater, Target Margin, Milwaukee Playhouse, The Hangar Theatre, Hartford Stage, Virginia Stage Company, and The Kennedy Center. Her work demonstrations and master classes in her original pedagogy that marry the Suzuki Method with other training techniques have been in festivals and conferences in Wales, Denmark, England, Cuba, Peru, Greece, Spain, and Switzerland. She has directed and co-created several ensemble-based performances which have been featured in festivals in Italy, Canada, Prague, New York, and Scotland. Maria received her M.F.A. in Acting from the University of California, San Diego, and is a member of the Magdalena Project, an international network of women in theater. She is on the faculty of Long Island University, where she is Professor of Theatre, and a recipient of the David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching.