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Stella Adler Studio Of Acting Awards Announced |
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| Phyllis
Newman |
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| Roy
Scheider and Brenda Siemer |
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| Carol
Holmes McCarthy and Marc Raymond |
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A
gala celebration was held in Bridgehampton to salute
Ms. Adler, the ongoing success of the studio and to announce the recipients
of the 2003 Stella Adler Studio of Acting Awards. An evening was co-hosted
by Barbara and John Hearst and Roy Schieder
and his wife Brenda Siemer, who welcomed a "Stella"
roster of Stella's friends and supporters to the Hearst's wooded enclave
for an evening of conversation, readings and music, celebrating the
spirit of Stella and her legacy, The Stella Adler
School of Acting.
The Adlers were a legendary theatrical family who influenced American
theater for more than a century and four generations. The legacy continues
with the Stella Adler Studio of Acting named for its late founder,
whom many believe was the greatest acting teacher in the country.
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Hearst's
wooden enclave |
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Ellen Adler,
vice-chairman of the acting studio announced the recipients of the
prestigious Stella Adler Studio Of Acting Awards for 2003. The Jacob
Adler Award For courageous contributions to American culture will
be presented to Steven Spielberg.
The Group Theater Award for prolific achievement in theater, film
and television will be presented to Ossie Davis and
Ruby Dee.
The Stella Adler Award for consummate interpretation of the Stanislavski/Adler
technique will be presented to John Travolta.
Roy Scheider, an alumni and co-chairman of the school, gave a short
but powerful reading from the writings of Adler's late husband the
esteemed drama critic, Harold Clurman, who with Adler,
co-founded the ground breaking Group Theater. Phyllis Newman
read one of Stella's famous letters to her students.
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Roy
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In attendance were
Elizabeth de Cuevas, Elizabeth Fondaras, Gail Furman, John
Gruen, Bonnie Pfeifer & Charles Evans, Stan Herman, The Marshall
Brickmans, Mary Skillern, Kevin Conway, Marcie Bloom, Muriel Siebert,
Eli Wallach & Anne Jackson, Pia Lindstrom, Frank Langella, Dina
Merrill & Ted Hartley, Mercedes Ruehl and Bob Balaban, Lynn Grossman
and Joe Pintauro.
Later,
Joanne Edelman, director of Student Affairs, spoke about
the schools planned scholarship programs, expansion of community outreach
and the hoped for acquisition of a new building to allow for the development
of the Harold Cluman Theater Laboratory.
Fundraising efforts towards these goals will kick off on November
17 with a gala dinner/awards ceremony "Stella by Starlight"
at which time the 2003 Adler Studio Awards will be presented. Honorary
Chairman Marlon Brando, chairman Mike Medavoy
and co-chairman Roy Scheider are spearheading the evening, which will
be produced and directed by Mr. Scheider and Gordon Hunt.
For more information and questions regarding sponsorship and tickets
for Stella by Starlight please contact: Scott Perrin / Lorelei Enterprises
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| John
Hearst, Ellen Adler, Tony Harvey, and Pia Lindstrom |
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| John
Hearst with Carol Holmes McCarthy and Marc Raymond |
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| The
Andrew Baker Trio |
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| Roy
Scheider, Marcie Bloom, and Brenda Siemer |
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| Eli
and Anne Jackson Wallach |
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| Elisa
and Joe Stein |
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| Dan
Rattner and Chris Wasserstein |
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| Vered
and Alan Sloan |
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| Victor
Bonfilio and Stan Herman |
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| Ellen
Adler and Joe Stein |
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| John
Wegorzewski and Stan Herman |
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| Carolyn
Oldenbush and Howard Kanovitz |
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| Bob
Balaban and Marcie Bloom |
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| Elaine
and Jimmy Kay |
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| Bob
and Gladys Niederlander |
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| Jane
Wilson and John Jonas Gruen |
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| Jay
Hoffman, Linda Lee, and Richard Ryan |
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| Pat
O'Hare, Mary Ellen Winston, and Elizabeth Bregman |
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| Joe
Pintauro, Eli Wallach, and Roy Scheider |
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| Dallas
Ernst with Michael and Jane Wind |
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| Hamming
it up |
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| Eli
Wallach and Luis Morales |
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| Geraldine
Newman and Kevin Conway |
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| Joanne
Edelman |
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| Luis
Morales |
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| Frank
Langella, Ellen Adler, John Wegorzeski, Ted Hartley, and Dina
Merrill |
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| Joe
Stein and Milton Justice |
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| Roy
Scheider, Mercedes Ruehl, and David Geiser |
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| John
Hearst and Elizabeth Fondaras |
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