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Susan Batson

Susan Batson

American producer, actress, author, and acting coach

Susan Batson (born February 27, 1943, in Roxbury, Massachusetts) is an American producer, actress, author, acting coach, and a life member of the Actors Studio.[1] Batson graduated from Girls Latin School[2] and Emerson College.[3]

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One of three sisters born to John Batson and Ruth (Watson) Batson (the latter a noted civil rights activist), Susan trained with Harold Clurman, Uta Hagen, Herbert Berghof at HB Studio,[4] and Lee Strasberg. She has coached notable actresses including Academy Award (Oscar)-winning actresses Nicole Kidman and Juliette Binoche.[5][6]

Batson won the 1971 Obie Award for[6] her performance in AC-DC.[3] On Broadway, she performed in George M! (1968) and The Leaf People (1975), and produced the 2006 production of A Raisin in the Sun.[7] Her work in Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    David Garfield (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of the Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of the Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 277. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
  2. [2]
    Kelly, Kevin (January 16, 1973). "Susan Batson relives her part in 'Creation of the World'". The Boston Globe. p. 30. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    Kelly, Kevin (January 12, 1973). "Susan Batson tells her 'horror story'". The Boston Globe. p. 38. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Alumni". HB Studio. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Batson, Susan (2013). Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters. ISBN 978-0-615-90490-0. OCLC 942705299.
  6. [6]
    "OBIE Awards website". American Theatre Wing and Village Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Susan Batson profile". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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