At the Playhouse, Bill was privileged to work with Martha Graham, Louis Horst, Alvin Epstein, Robert Neff Williams and, most importantly, Sanford Meisner. Discharged two years later, he was accepted for study by the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater. He was the co-author, with former student Damon DiMarco, of The Actor’s Art and Craft and The Actor’s Guide to Creating a Character: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique, published by Anchor/Random House in 20.īill Esper first studied theater at Western Reserve University where, upon graduation, he was called to serve in the United States Army. He was founder of the William Esper Studio, and many consider him to have been one of America’s most outstanding teachers of acting. His career spanned more than six decades, as a theater artist and a teacher. William Esper (1932-2019) was an internationally recognized leading authority on the work of Sanford Meisner.
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