Someone who is passionate about acting, who wants to scale the heights of dramatic literature. Q: What is Stella Adler’s vision of an actor? That acting is, in a way, bigger than acting. When I watched my grandmother teach, what seemed like the through line present in every word, is that actors have to develop ways of nurturing their humanity. So what do we follow as our guide? That is where we came up with growth. That could lead to choosing less gifted teachers over more gifted teachers. When I took over the studio 15 years ago, my first goal was o answer the question… “What does it mean to be a student of Stella Adler today?” I didn’t want the school to degenerate into a kind of wax museum devoted to Stella Adler’s memory.
The mission is to create an environment that nurtures theatre artists so that they value humanity, their own and others, as their first priority while bringing art and education to the community – which is a greater community. We do that through our mission… that growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous. Q: How does Stella Adler studio nurture the ability of an actor? Q & A with Stella Adler’s Artistic Director – Tom Oppenheim To find out more about the nature of their nurturing approach at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (and it’s LA division – The Art of Acting Studio) NYCastings spoke with Stella Adler’s Grandson – Tom Oppenheim.
Tom was born in New York City and studied acting at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and with his Grandmother, Stella Adler. It also bears inclusion of Konstantin Stanislavski, Jacob Adler, Harold Clurman and the Group Theater… and Tom Oppenheim oversees it all.įor the past 15 years, Tom Oppenheim has continued Stella’s tradition and has built upon it, adding components that emphasize social outreach and the potential for theatre to influence society. Of course, the history of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting includes more than the teachings of Stella Adler. She went on to teach some of the most prolific stage and film actors of the 20th Century. In 1949 she establish her own studio called the Stella Adler Theatre Studio (later renamed the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting and finally the Stella Adler Studio of Acting). The youngest daughter of Sara and Jacob Adler, Stella began her career on her father’s stage at the age of four in a production of Broken Hearts. Stella Adler dedicated her life to preserving and expanding the highest level of art in the theatre. “Our training will nurture their depth as actors and people.” “Growth as an actor and growth as a human being are synonymous,” shares Stella Adler’s Artistic Director – Tom Oppenheim. as often as I can, taking long drives with my friends, or playing with my tuxedo kitten, Stella.When it comes to that age old debate… both nature and nurture are equally impactful for actors looking to reach their highest artistic level. When I'm not working I can be found traveling around the U.S. My hope is to one day play the title role.
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In addition, I'm currently co-creating an original series with the writer from Great White Lies based on my experiences with generational trauma and mental health. Through this project I earned SAG-AFTRA eligibility, and I had the opportunity to work with established actors Danika Yarosh, Elijah Boothe, and Vanessa Angel. The film is executive produced by Doug Ellin ( Entourage) and Teri Weinberg ( The Office). This past fall I played a principal role in an upcoming SAG-AFTRA short film titled Great White Lies.
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I also spent much of my time volunteering with NYU Lamplighters, a TYA organization focused on mentoring young students of the arts, in addition to providing them free opportunities to train and perform. I was blessed enough to spend one of my summers at NYU studying Commedia Dell'Arte in Florence, Italy.
I'm a May 2020 graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where I received a BFA in Drama from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, with minors in Producing and Child Psychopathology. My name is Jackie, and I'm a Los Angeles based actor, singer, and artist, originally from Sacramento, California.
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