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This edition: Wynn Handman, master acting coach

Episode Details

Original tape date: January 23, 2014.

First aired: July 4, 2015.

We visit master acting coach Wynn Handman in his studio, where - at age 93 - he continues his teaching career as one of the theater's most sought-after mentors. Handman shares advice about bringing texts to life on stage. He also discusses Off-Broadway's venerated American Place Theatre, which Handman founded in 1963, and which along with his class helped to launch the careers of Dustin Hoffman, Richard Gere, Eric Bogosian, John Leguizamo, Kathleen Chalfant and Aasif Mandvi to name but a few.

Guest List

Wynn Handman Acting Teacher, Co-Founder, The American Place Theatre

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