Acting theorists

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German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)

Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)

Russian actor and theatre director (1863–1938)

English theatre and film director (1925–2022)

American theatre director, actor and acting teacher (1901–1982)

Russian actor and director (1891-1955)

Polish theatre director

Brazilian writer (1931–2009)

Italian theatre director

Russian actor (1788-1863)

American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997)

British theatre director and actress (1914-2002)

British drama teacher (1933–2023)

Indian actor (1899–1990)

Russian drama teacher (1860-1937)

Australian dramatist and playwright

Polish poet and BBC presenter (1927-2010)

Romanian actor and director

Lebanese playwright

American director

Brazilian London-based filmmaker, actor, director and producer

German actor