Rise
When was The Group Theatre formed?
1931
Who was the original creator of "the method"?
Konstantin Stanislavski
Harold Clurman
The Group Theatre had a lack of money/funding because of
The Great Depression
How many productions did The Group Theatre do in their 10 years of existence?
20
Who were the three people who created The Group Theatre?
Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford, and Lee Strasberg
The creators of The Group Theatre thought theatre should be more than entertainment and should instead give audiences...
...an emotional experience
Who wrote plays like Awake and Sing!, Waiting for Lefty, and Paradise Lost specifically for The Group Theatre?
Clifford Odets
The Group Theatre had a lack of plays that talked about...
...American struggles
What did most of the members of The Group Theatre go on to be?
Acting Teachers
What brought the three creators of The Group Theatre together?
Their disdain for the current style of commercial theatre in the 20s OR their admiration for Stanislavski
The Group Theatre was focused on creating _____________ that felt like a family
a creative ensemble
What play by Sidney Kingsley received a Pulitzer Prize and was The Group's first great success?
Men in White
The Group Theatre faced competition from...
...Commercialism
What was the name of the company whose goal was to revive The Group Theatre's mission?
The ReGroup Theatre
What classified the style of commercial theatre in the 1920s?
Presentational "flashy" theatre existing purely for entertainment
What was significant of The Group Theatre that differed from other theatre in the 1920s?
It resisted commercialism
What play was about The Great Depression but flopped because no one wanted to see a play about the Depression because they were leaving it?
1931
What was stealing the actors away from The Group Theatre?
The Lure of Hollywood
Name a modern actor who uses The Method
Meryl Streep OR David Mamet OR Robert De Niro OR Dustin Hoffman OR Kate Winslet OR Heath Ledger OR Christian Bale OR Jack Nicholson OR Shia LeBouf
Where did the creators of The Group Theatre meet?
The American Laboratory Theatre
Presenting American plays of social significance
Name a famous ORIGINAL member of The Group Theatre
Stella Adler OR Stanford Meisner OR Robert Lewis
What World event caused The Group Theatre to enter investigation?
The Red Scare (Communism)
What is the company formed in 1947 by Elia Kazan, Robert Lewis, and Cheryl Crawford that became the new home of The Method?
The Actors' Studio