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August Strindberg
"August Strindberg" was a Swedish play writer, novelist and short story writer. He wrote many plays like A Dream Play, The Dance Of Death and Miss Julie while, one of the most important ones was A Dream Play written in 1902. This play was written to decide whether human complaints were justified or not. It is noted as one of Strindberg's most influential dramas.
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Futurism
Futurism is a event or trend for the future. Futurism was launched in 1909 to help speedup the process of the machine age. This was launched by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti an Italian who priased the speed and energy of the machine age through theatre. The futurists of this time period looked to replace the old way of set in order to find a more efficient way.
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The Incandescent Electric Lamp
The lamp was created 1811 but was not first available until 1911. The lamp was concentrated with filament, it was to help with spotlights in theatre. This made technology more successful and was implemented by Appia's theories.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred was an English director, producer & screen writer. Some films he directed where Pyscho, Rear Window, Rope & Vertigo. Alfred is considered one of the most influential directors of this time period. Alfred was involved with many films as well. Alfred studied the history of cinema as well. Alfred also won many Academy Awards & an Oscar for Rebecca a movie directed in 1940.
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Our Town
"Our Town", is a play that was written to show patterns through life cycles as well as human experience. This play was different because it was a three act play. This play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play was to teach people how everyday life functions through its citizens. It was first performed in 1938 in New Hampshire close to Massachusetts.
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Death of a Salesman
"Death of a salesman", is written by Arthur Miller. This is about is a about a man who can not learn to except change within himself but also society and the world around him. The play is a jumble of the mans life in one to depict his last hours of his life. This play shows a challenge between a person and the outside causing for him to commit suicide. This play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
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Lawrence Oliver
Lawrence was an English actor & director. He also worked in films throughout his life, in 1949 he spoke many of William Shakespeares lines. He was very good at speaking in a way it came off as if it was his own thoughts & feelings. Lawrence was awarded many many Academy Award Nominations. By the end of his career he gained 10 Academy Awards Nominations. Lawrence acted in Hamlet & Rebecca.
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Eugene O'Neill
Eugene is the son of James O'Neill he was the first American dramatist to win internationally. O'Neill focused on drama theatre. O'Neill wrote a trilogy towards the end of his career. This made O'Neill a reputation of one of the greatest play writers from the United States.
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Waiting for Godot
This is a play written by Samuel Beckett's, it is about two men who sit and await the arrival of Godot who never arrives. This is important because Godot represents awaiting that we all face one day. Death. This play is to show the reality how people sit await something to happen that more than likely will never take place, causing for a inconvenience in the end.
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COCO Chanel
Chanel was a French Fashion Designer & Business women. She was a fashion designer for theatre she abandoned the traditional for wearing corsets to a more classy relaxed look. She wanted to bring back, skirts, dresses, cardigans, & simple suits. She brought about a feminine form of style to push out the corset silhouette style for women. COCO, was awarded the Neiman Marcus Fashion Award in 1957.
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