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In Character: Actors Acting

From November 7, 2006 through February 3, 2007
Plaza Lobby and Steinberg Room Gallery
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498 (directions)

Each actor was given a direction, a character to play, a scene, and, at times, even dialogue. Photographs were made as each actor creatively developed the part. The results of these improvisations are revealed on the walls of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Howard Schatz's enthralling close-up photographs. Based on the 2006 book by Howard Schatz and Beverly J. Ornstein, this landmark project provides a fascinating new vision of actors acting and the power of creative imagination.