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The Living Theatre is an American theatre company founded in 1947 and based in New York City. It is the oldest experimental theatre group in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For most of its history it was led by its founders, actress Judith Malina and painter/poet Julian Beck .
The Open Theater formed as an offshoot of the Living Theater. The Living Theater initially divided because actor Joseph Chaikin felt that the troupe had become less interested in artistic exploration and experimentation, and more interested in political activism. He felt that actors needed specific training to do the sorts of pieces that the ...
The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. While performative elements are present in every society, it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form and entertainment, and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned ...
Judith Malina (June 4, 1926 – April 10, 2015) was a German-born American actress, director and writer. With her husband Julian Beck, Malina co-founded The Living Theatre, a radical political theatre troupe that rose to prominence in New York City and Paris during the 1950s and 1960s.
History of student theatre (1 C) Pages in category "History of theatre" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect ...
The Living Newspaper program began very shortly after the establishment of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP). Following her appointment as National Director of the FTP in July 1935, Hallie Flanagan, a professor and playwright at Vassar College, [6] and playwright Elmer Rice set to work planning the organization and focus of the FTP. [7]
Jack Gelber (April 12, 1932 – May 9, 2003) was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians.. The first great success of the Living Theatre, the play was translated into five languages and produced in ten nati
Chicago, 1992, the inaugural production of A Red Orchid Theatre, featuring Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen; New York, 2009, 50th Anniversary Production at the Living Theatre, directed by Judith Malina, music director Rene McLean; Seattle, 2011, Sight by Sound productions, directed by Gavin Reub in The Little Theater