The Group Theatre

An Enduring Legacy

Mark Connelly (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

277 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7711-8 (ISBN)

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Examines the history and influence of the Group Theatre, the most significant acting company in America. Founded during the Great Depression, the Group presented the first plays of Clifford Odets, Sidney Kingsley, and William Saroyan and launched the careers of John Garfield, Elia Kazan, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Martin Ritt and Luther Adler.

This book examines the history and influence of the Group Theatre, the most significant acting company in America. Founded during the Great Depression, the Group presented the first plays of Clifford Odets, Sidney Kingsley, and William Saroyan and launched the careers of Franchot Tone, John Garfield, Elia Kazan, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, Martin Ritt, and Luther Adler. The intense realism of their performances inspired generations of writers, actors, and directors in both theater and film.After the Group closed, its former members directed or produced the Broadway plays Brigadoon, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Camino Real, Bus Stop, The Music Man, Equus, and Yentl. In Hollywood, Group alumni produced, directed, or starred in the award-winning films On the Waterfront, East of Eden, Twelve Angry Men, Hud, Fail-Safe, 1776, Serpico, Network, Norma Rae, and The Verdict. Four of the nation's best-known acting teachers--Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Robert Lewis, and Stella Adler--came from the Group. The studios they established remain the most highly regarded acting schools in the world, with venues on four continents.

Mark Connelly teaches literature and film at Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is vice president of the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part One. The History

1. The Evangelist

2. Summer School

3. First Steps

4. Six Plays

5. Ebb Tide

Part Two. The Legacy

6. After

7. Reincarnations

8. Resurrection: The Actors Studio

9. Naming Names

10. Strasberg at the Actors Studio

11. The Actors Studio After Strasberg

12. The Teachers: Meisner, Lewis, and Adler

13. Living Legacy: “The Group Is”

14. Brought to Life

Chronology

Group Theatre Broadway Productions

Profiles

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	23.05.2024
Zusatzinfo	40 photos
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-4766-7711-5 / 1476677115
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7711-8 / 9781476677118
Zustand	Neuware