Strasberg legacy

Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski (né Alexeiev; Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Станисла́вский; 17 January [O.S. 5 January] 1863 – 7 August 1938) was a seminal Russian theatre practitioner. His principal fame and influence rests on his 'system' of actor training, preparation, and rehearsal technique used by actors to portray emotions on stage by putting themselves in the place of the character. His 'system' inspired several American theatre practitioners including Lee Strasberg.

The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded on October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford and Robert Lewis, who provided training for actors who were members. Lee Strasberg joined later and took the helm in 1951 until his death on February 17, 1982. He helped actors to develop their skills in a private environment keeping their acting truthful and honest.

In 1962 Marylin Monroe gave her Thunderbird Ford's original, first-generation T-Bird roadster,  as a birthday present to John Strasberg, the son of  Lee and Paula and brother of Susan. Today, the T-Bird is among the most enduring pop icons of the '50s.

"The fact that people come to a place, where everyone makes that commitment, and they are in the country just changes the atmosphere of work so there is a kind of relaxation and comaradery that is very special. It is a special place." - John Strasberg

Giovanni Morassutti started his professional acting training with Susan Strasberg in 1996. He then moved to New York City attending the Actors Studio as an observer of the sessions moderated by Estelle Parsons, Lee Grant, Eli Wallach among others. While in New York he began to deepen his studies of the realistic school under the guidance of Salem Ludwig and later John Strasberg who became his mentor. 

In 2014 Giovanni Morassutti shot Personal Dream Space which is a work in progress documentary film, set in the armonic friulian countryside of Art Aia - Creatives / In / Residence, about the organic creative process taught by Strasberg. It describes the legacy of the realistic school: From the Method to the Organic Creative Process.