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Anne Hathaway and Mike Birbiglia Celebrate Release of An Actor's Companion

Seth Barrish’s new book provides tips for working actors.

Editorial Staff
New York City
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (left) penned the introduction for An Actor's Companion, a new book by theater educator Seth Barrish (left).
Oscar winner Anne Hathaway penned the introduction for An Actor's Companion, a new book by theater educator Seth Barrish.
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Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and writer/performer Mike Birbiglia helped theater educator Seth Barrish celebrate the release of his new book, An Actor's Companion, on Tuesday, June 23, at The Barrow Group.

Birbiglia hosted a discussion with Barrish about the work, which is a compilation of tips and exercises for seasoned and beginning actors. Hathaway, recently seen onstage in Grounded at Public Theater, pens the book's forward.

Barrish is a co-artistic director of the Barrow Group, a theater company currently presenting a revival of Craig Wright's drama The Pavilion.

Writer/performer Mike Birbiglia leads a conversation with theater educator Seth Barrish about his new book, An Actor's Companion.
Writer and performer Mike Birbiglia (left) leads a conversation with Seth Barrish about An Actor's Companion.
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