# The Method Actors

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{{Short description|American post-punk/new wave band}}
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| name                = The Method Actors
| image                 = 
| origin              = [Athens, Georgia](/source/Athens%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| background          = group_or_band
| genre               = [Post-punk](/source/Post-punk), [new wave](/source/New_wave_music)
| years_active        = 1979–1982
| label               = Armegeddon, db recs, Press
| past_members        = 
| associated_acts     = 
}}

The '''Method Actors''' were an American [post-punk](/source/post-punk)/[new wave](/source/New_wave_music) musical group from [Athens](/source/Athens%2C_Georgia), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)), United States, founded by Vic Varney and David Gamble in 1979 while at the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fricke |first1=David |last2=Robbins |first2=Ira |title=Method Actors |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/method-actors/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19315|first=Andy|last=Kellman|access-date=6 April 202}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Battaglia |first1=Andy |title=The Method Actors: This Is Still It |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14033-this-is-still-it/ |access-date=6 April 2025 |work=Pitchfork |date=22 March 2010}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Singles and EPs===
*''This Is It'' 7" ep: "The Method" / "Can't Act" / "Bleeding" (AS006 - Armageddon Records, 1980)
*''Rhythms of You'' 10" ep: "Distortion" / "Privilege"/ "Dancing Underneath" / "No Condition" / "She" / "You" / "My Time" (AEP12005 - Armageddon Records, 1981)
*''Dancing Underneath'' 12" EP (DB, 1981)
*"Rang-a-Tang" / "Big Red Brain" 7" (P1004 - Press Records, 1981)
*"Round World" / "E-Y-E"  7" single (AS 011 - Armageddon Records, 1981)
* Commotion (dance mix) / Bleeding 12" dance single (Press P2004, 1981)
*''Live in a Room!'' EP (Press Records, 1982)

===Albums===
*''Little Figures'' 2 x LP (MAD1 - Armageddon Records, 1981)
*''Little Figures'' 1 x LP (Press Records, 1982)
*''Luxury'' LP (Press Records, 1983)
*''Luxury'' 2 x LP (P 4004 - Press Records, 1985)
*''This Is Still It'' CD (Acute Records, 2010)

==Members==
* Vic Varney: vocals, guitar, bass
* David Gamble: drums, vocals
* Michael Richmond: guitar, bass, backing vocals
* Robert Schmid: drums
* Stan Satin: saxophone, percussion, vocals

==See also==
*[Music of Athens, Georgia](/source/Music_of_Athens%2C_Georgia)

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.vicvarney.com/ Official Vic Varney Website]

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Category:American post-punk music groups
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Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1982
Category:Musical groups from Georgia (U.S. state)

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