| Activity | Co-director Chekhov Theatre Studio, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Came to Dartington Hall in 1937 to write plays for the Chekhov Theatre Studio
Began acting career in Russia and later went to Germany, wrote several plays and adaptations for European stages, and wrote and co-directed several films best known of which was 'No Man's Land' ('Hell on Earth'). After working in Paris and London, Shdanoff joined the Chekhov Theatre Studio where he worked as a playwright, teacher and co-director with Michael Chekhov. Adapted 'The Possessed' based on ideas from Dostoyevsky. Later taught acting in California. |