The Actors Studio - Official Web Site
The Actors Studio is a non-profit membership organization for professional actors, directors, and playwrights founded in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, and Robert Lewis. Main headquarters are located at 432 West 44th Street in New York City with Actors Studio West, our major branch located in West Hollywood.
The Actors Studio was formed to provide a place where yo und and old professional accouters could work together between jobs or during long runs to continue to develop their craft and to experiment with new forms in creative theatre work.
Membership is a lifetime commitment that affords a place for its members to work on their craft and techniques in private and in concert with senior master moderators and close colleagues.
Leadership - Today Ellen Burstyn, Harvey Keitel, & Al Pacino serve as co-presidents. Carlin Glynn, Lee Grant, and Stephen Lang serve as co-artistic directors in New York. Mark Rydell and Martin Landau serve as co-artistic directors in West Hollywood. Governance is by a bi-coastal Board of Directors comprised of life-time members.
