Background
Hagen, Uta Thyra was born on June 12, 1919 in Göttingen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1926. Daughter of Oskar F. L. and Thyra A. (Leisner) Hagen.
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"I have attempted to break down all the areas in which you can work and search for realities in yourself which serve the character and the play.... Put your instincts and sense of truth, your understanding of human realities to use while probing and grappling with the content and the roots of the material. Be specific and real in your actions, and they will communicate your artistic statement. Bring your universal understanding of the present to the present ... as a real artist." &Uta Hagen At the invitation of Herbert Berghof, the late Uta Hagen joined the faculty of the HB Studio in 1947. Since then, teaching was always a challenge for her, as well as for the many prominent actors whom shehelped to develop. For many years, she was asked to write a book. Finally she did, and here it is: an account of her own struggle with the techniques of acting and based on her teachings. The first part, "The Actor", deals with techniques that set an actor in motion physically, verbally, and emotionally. It deals with the actor's concept of himself and with the art of acting, as well as with the ethics that have made the theater what it is today and what it could be tomorrow. Part Two, "The Object Exercises", offers specific and detailed work for the actor, covering a broad range of his problems. Part Three, "The Play and the Role", concerns itself with the definition of the play and identification with the character the actor will undertake. It also covers practical problems, the rehearsal, "style", and communication. Respect for Acting is a book for people who respect (or wish they could) the theater on both sides of the footlights, for actors and audiences who favor truth in a creative process. The constructive stages of work delve into performance as well as into the issues surrounding a necessary change in the theater. It is all quite authentic, since Uta Hagen never hesitated to throw herself into a good fight for a better offering in the theater in "the time of her life."
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Hagen, Uta Thyra was born on June 12, 1919 in Göttingen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1926. Daughter of Oskar F. L. and Thyra A. (Leisner) Hagen.
Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Smith College, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), De Paul University, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wooster College, 1982.
Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), University Wisconsin, Madison, 2000. Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Pennsylvania State University, 2000.
The Seagull, Arms and the Man, The Latitude of Love, The Happiest Days, Key Largo, Othello, The Master Builder, Angel Street, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Country Girl, Saint Joan, Tovarich, In Any Language, The Lady’s not for Burning, The Deep Blue Sea, Cyprienne, A Month in the Country, The Good Woman of Setzuan, The Affairs of Anatol, The Queen and the Rebels, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Cherry Orchard, Charlotte 1980, Mrs. Warren's Profession (with Roundabout Theatre, New York) 1985, You Never Can Tell (Broadway) 1987. Films: The Other 1972, The Boys from Brazil 1978, Reversal of Fortune 1990. Debut as Ophelia in Hamlet, Dennis, Massachusetts 1937. Teacher (and Co-Founder) Herbert Berghof Studio (School of Acting) since 1947.
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Appeared as Ophelia, Dennis, Massachusetts, 1937, as Nina in Sea Gull, New York City, 1938, Key Largo, 1939, Vicki, 1942, Othello, 1943-1945, Masterbuilder, 1947, Faust, 1947, Angel Steet, 1948, Street Car Named Desire, 1948, 50, Country Girl, 1950, Great Britain Shaw's Saint Joan, 1951-1952, Tovarich, City Center, 1952, In Any Language, 1952, The Deep Blue Sea, 1953, The Magic and the Loss, 1954, The Island of Goats, 1955, A Month in the Country, 1956, Good Woman of Setzuan, 1957, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, 1962-1964 (Antoinete Perry award 1963), The Cherry Orchard, 1968, Charlotte, 1980. Also university tour 1981-1982, Mistress Warren's Profession, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, You Never Can Tell, Circle in the Square, Mistress Klein, Lortel Theatre, 1995-1996, on tour, 1996-1997, Collected Stories, Lortel Theatre, 1998-1999, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Geffen Theatre, 2001. (films) The Other, 1972, The Boys from Brazil, 1978, Reversal of Fortunes, 1990.
Television appearances include A Month in the Country, 1956, Out of Dust, 1959. Appeared in numerous television specialists and guest star appearances including Lou Grant, 1982, A Doctor's Story, 1984, Public Broadcasting Service American Playhouse production The Sunset Gang, 1991, 02, 1999, Limon: A Life Beyond Words (narrator), 2001. Author: Respect for Acting, 1973, Love for Cooking, 1976, Sources, a Memoire, 1983, A Challange for the Actor, 1991.
Appearances include numerous roles with the H.B. Playwrights Foundation, 1965-1998.
Former chairman board HB Playwrights Foundation. Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Married Herbert Berghof, January 25, 1957 (deceased November 1990). 1 child, Leticia.