-
Period: to
Timespan
-
American Laboratory Theatre was Founded
Founded by Richard Boleslavsky and Maria Ouspenskaya. Theatre where Richard, former student of Konstantin Stanislavsky, taught his style of acting. Which was popular because, " During the years between the two world wars, Konstantin Stanislavsky became a major influence on American acting after the Moscow Art Theatre toured the United States in the early 1920s" (Brockett 182). -
Show Boat
The Brockett text says," this show launched the modern musical because it integrated a cohesive story, believable characters, song, music, and dance" (Brockett 274). This was considered a production of the century. -
The Jazz Singer
When the Great Depression hit and theatre began to close down, many actors and singers began doing "talkies", The Jazz Singer was the first of the time. (Brockett 275). -
Blackbirds of 1928
A performance in which Bill Robinson performed as a tap dancer. "Robinson was instrumental in transforming tap technique from flat footed sound to a lighter, more cleanly attributed toe to heel sound" (Brockett 274). -
The Group Theatre was founded
This theatre was founded by former students of the American Labratory Theatre. Like the American Labratory Theatre, this theatre was greatly influnced by the Moscow Art Theatre. "It was the most respected theatre in the United States" (Brockett 182). -
The Zeigfeld Follies
The Zeigfeld Follies was a musical that become very popular. This show went on for over twenty years with actors rising to fame through this production. What made this show so popular was the "Zeigfeld Girls". These were," attractive, glamourous young women who wore elaborate costumes and performed memorable production numbers" (Brockett 273). -
The Federal Theatre Project
This was a project that was active in over 40 states from 1935-1939, its goals were," to encourage theatre among minorities that had received little prior encouragement, particularly African Americans" (Brockett 181). As well as to provide"free adult, uncensored theatre"(Brockett 181). -
On Your Toes
On Your Toes is a musical that is filled with dancing, so much that it, "set new standards of how dance could be usedto advance the narrtive of a musical" (Brockett 277). -
Clifford Odets
Clifford Odet (1906- 1963) was part of The Group Theatre. Odet had several of his plays on Broadway. "Waiting for Lefty (1935), Awake and Sing (1935), and Golden Boy (1937)". (Brockett 182). -
Thortnton Wilders "Our Town"
Thronton Wilder produced "Our Town" in 1938, since then the play has been altered and changed as time chnaged but none the less it won the Pulitzer Prize award and has became an "American Classic". (Bryer).