A Brief Background

Anne Bogart was born September 25, 1951 in Rhode Island. She began getting interested in theatre when she was a teenager and started to work backstage with the crew. In 1974, she earned her B.A. and Master of Arts degrees from New York University's Tisch School of Arts. One of Bogart's biggest accomplishments include founding the Saratoga International Theatre Institute. One of her major influences is theatre director Tadashi Suzuki who founded the Suzuki Company of Toga. Together both Suzuki and Bogart established a method of acting called the Suzuki Method of Actor Training and implemented the style into their training. Bogart is also accredited to writing The Viewpoints with Tina Landau which is considered a "practical guide" for training performers, building an ensemble, and creating movement. This book goes into depth of certain acting and improvisational techniques that rely primarily on movement and gesture. The major viewpoints consist of Space, Body, and Time. Bogart has been awarded two Obie Awards for Best Director and was given the Bessie Award for her work with in directing Rodger and Hammersteins' South Pacific. She is married to Rena Fogel and lives her life running the Graduate Directing Program at Columbia University.