American Laboratory Theatre — (ALT) Established in 1923 in response to the excitement generated by that year s Broadway season of Konstantin Stanislavski s Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), the ALT, originally named the Theatre Arts Institute, aimed to train American actors in the … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
Theatre X — was an American theatre company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Until its demise in 2004, it was one of the oldest operating experimental theatre ensembles in the U.S.HistoryThe company formed in 1969 as an informal workshop by a group of UW… … Wikipedia
theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… … Universalium
theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… … Universalium
theatre music — ▪ musical genre Introduction any music designed to form part of a dramatic performance, as, for example, a ballet, stage play, motion picture, or television program. Included are the European operetta and its American form, the musical… … Universalium
American modernism — like modernism in general is a trend of thought that affirms the power of human beings to create, improve, and reshape their environment, with the aid of scientific knowledge, technology and practical experimentation, and is thus in its essence… … Wikipedia
theatre, African — ▪ art Introduction an art, concerned almost exclusively with live performances in which the action is precisely planned to create a coherent and significant sense of drama, as it is presented in sub Saharan Africa. The content and… … Universalium
Canadian Deaf Theatre — was founded in 1989 by Lewis Hartland (born June 16, 1955), a former member of the Canadian Theatre of the Deaf. It is currently based in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Opening night for Varieties , the company s first production, was January 10,… … Wikipedia
History of theatre — Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form o … Wikipedia
Asian American theatre — Background Asian American theatre emerged in the 1960s and the 1970s with the foundation of four theatre companies: East West Players in Los Angeles, Asian American Theatre Workshop (later renamed Asian American Theatre Company) in San Francisco … Wikipedia
|work=The Gettysburg Times |date=1970-04-29 |accessdate=2008-01-19 ] The theatre has performed continuously since then, under the direction of founder Paul J. Curtis. [cite news |title='Midsummer Night' In Athens, Georgia, Is Comedy Of Actions |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB04D3477B7DE3B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=1991-05-23 |accessdate=2008-01-19 ]
