Former students and teachers at the Sonia Moore Studio of the Theatre, Trauth (theater, Monclair State U., New Jersey) and Stroppel (communications and theater studies, William Paterson U., New Jersey) trace the life of legendary actor trainer Moore (1902-95) and the development of her version of the Stanislavsky system, her teaching method, and her studio. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)