MICHAEL CHEKHOV
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OF THEATRE ART
IN RIDGEFIELD
Michael Chekhov in 1929
MICHAEL CHEKHOV,
a great actor and teacher, a great humanitarian and creator of the innovative
acting method, was a nephew of the renowned writer ANTON CHEKHOV. Michael inherited his
uncle’s humanistic approach in life and art. Chekhov’s student
MARILYN MONROE called
him "the most spiritual influence in my life".
Michael Chekhov considered theatre as a powerful instrument of elevating
people's sense of love and compassion, as a place where the common yearning for truth and
understanding unifies actors and spectators. He ardently believed in the
theatre's great mission of enhancing society and improving human
relations.
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THE MICHAEL CHEKHOV INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF THEATRE ART
IN RIDGEFIELD,
a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit association, was founded in 2006 by a group of
historians and theatre people in order
to advance Michael Chekhov’s humanitarian principles of theater and culture and
to keep his lasting presence in Ridgefield.
Michael
Chekhov’s
SCHOOL STUDIO - CHEKHOV
PLAYERS
operated in Ridgefield, Connecticut from 1939 to 1943. It was
a climax point of Chekhov’s life as an explorer of new ways in theater
method and a creator the model of The Theatre of the Future (Michael
Chekhov’s term).
Michael Chekhov School in Ridgefield, 1939
