Mel Brooks said: “I hope for the best. Expect the worst. The world is a stage. We are not repeated. Brooks was not wrong to point out that the world is a stage. Brooks didn't say the world was a movie, a painting, or a comic book. The world is a stage and the theater – barring ozone depletion – is our best representation of the human race on this earth. Theater – and subsequently acting – has existed and functioned as a societal commonplace dating back almost to the beginning of history. Theater is considered the most realistic art form, the closest thing to an accurate representation of human life. The visceral scene is only a few steps away from the viewer and the art unfolds in real time, by living, flesh-and-blood humans. Of course, the most effective and realistic aspect of theater is acting. Theater is an art, a skill and a profession that has continued to progress and evolve since the evolution of theater. This progression could be said to have followed an almost linear path of increased development, at least until the advent of the 20th century. This linear progression has grown exponentially and expanded profoundly over the past hundred years. Most of the "recent" growth in acting can be attributed to Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio. As head of the Actors Studio, Strasberg revolutionized the depth of acting and had a lasting impact, forever changing the training of actors and the quality of their work. To fully understand how Lee Strasberg and the Actors Studio revolutionized actor training, methods and practices. , one must first look back and understand Strasberg's sources and influences. In doing so, it is imperative to look at the world of paper......e and not the individual talents of an actor. Strasberg left the Group Theater in 1937 for Hollywood, where he would try to make a name for himself; he returned to New York permanently ten years later, becoming the guiding force and artistic director of the Actors Studio – the organization formed by Crawford, Elia Kazan and Robert Lewis after the dissolution of the Group Theater; this dissolution was partly due to the group's problems with HUAC – the House Un-American Activities Committee. It was in 1948 that Strasberg became the artistic director and brain trust of the Actors Studio; a position he would hold for 34 years until his death in 1982. The aim of the Actors Studio was – and still is – to provide first-rate acting training, improving both methods and capabilities of young actors and current professionals. Also. The workshop was