{"product_id":"beyond-method","title":"Beyond Method","description":"\u003cp\u003eStella Adler (1901-92) trained many well-known American actors, yet throughout much of her career her influence was overshadowed by Lee Strasberg, director of the Actors Studio. In \u003cem\u003eBeyond Method: Stella Adler and the Male Actor\u003c\/em\u003e, Scott Balcerzak focuses on Adler's teachings and how she challenged Strasberg's psychological focus on the actor's \"self\" by promoting an empathetic and socially engaged approach to performance. Employing archived studio transcripts and recordings, Balcerzak examines Adler's lessons in technique, characterization, and script analysis as they reflect the background of the teacher-illustrating her time studying with Constantin Stanislavski, her Yiddish Theatre upbringing, and her encyclopedic knowledge of drama. Through this lens, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Method\u003c\/em\u003e resituates the performances of some of her famous male students through an expansive understanding of the discourses of acting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by providing an overview of the gender and racial classifications associated with the male \"Method\" actor and discussing white maleness in the mid-twentieth century. The first chapter explores the popular press's promotion of \"Method\" stars during the 1950s as an extension of Strasberg's rise in celebrity. At the same time, Adler's methodology was defining actor performance as a form of social engagement-rather than just personal expression-welcoming an analysis of onscreen masculinity as culturally fluid. The chapters that follow serve as case studies of some of Adler's most famous students in notable roles-Marlon Brando in \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/em\u003e (1951) and \u003cem\u003eThe Missouri Breaks\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), Robert De Niro in \u003cem\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/em\u003e (1976), Henry Winkler in \u003cem\u003eHappy Days\u003c\/em\u003e (1974-84), and Mark Ruffalo in \u003cem\u003eThe Avengers: Age of Ultron\u003c\/em\u003e (2015). Balcerzak concludes that the presence of Adler altered the trajectory of onscreen maleness through a promotion of\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52691502629231,"sku":"9780814342916","price":257.91,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0814342914.jpg?v=1771539721","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/beyond-method","provider":"Loja UmLivro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}