Group Theatre (New York)

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The Group Theatre (New York) was a pioneering American theater collective founded in the 1930s that introduced socially conscious drama and method acting techniques to the U.S. stage.

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Group Theatre 14
Group Theatre (New York) canonical 6
The Group Theatre 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nonprofit arts organization
theatre collective
theatre company
activePeriod 1930s
aim to create a permanent ensemble theatre
to present plays reflecting contemporary social and political issues
artisticDirector Harold Clurman
country United States
dissolved 1941
foundedBy Cheryl Crawford
Harold Clurman
Lee Strasberg
genre drama
political theatre
hasMember Clifford Odets
Elia Kazan
Franchot Tone
Howard Da Silva
J. Edward Bromberg NERFINISHED
John Garfield
Lee J. Cobb
Luther Adler NERFINISHED
Morris Carnovsky
Paul Green
Phoebe Brand
Robert Lewis
Roman Bohnen
Sanford Meisner
Stella Adler
inception 1931
influenced Actors Studio
American method acting
influencedBy Konstantin Stanislavski
Moscow Art Theatre
language English
location New York City
movement American realism
linked to: Social realism

socially conscious theatre
notableFor introducing method acting techniques to the American stage
producing socially conscious drama
notableWork Awake and Sing!
Golden Boy
Men in White
Paradise Lost
Success Story
Waiting for Lefty
reasonForDissolution financial difficulties
internal artistic conflicts
theatricalStyle ensemble acting
psychologically realistic performance

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Moscow Art Theatre (training influence) influenced Group Theatre (New York)
Stella Adler Studio of Acting influencedBy Group Theatre (New York)
Franchot Tone memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Moscow Art Theatre hasInfluenced Group Theatre (New York)
Lee J. Cobb memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Stella Adler memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Harold Clurman coFounded Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Sanford Meisner memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Meisner technique influencedBy Group Theatre (New York)
Cheryl Crawford coFounded Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Cheryl Crawford associatedWith Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Morris Carnovsky memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Awake and Sing! producedBy Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Waiting for Lefty movement Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Waiting for Lefty producedBy Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Golden Boy producer The Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Golden Boy firstBroadwayProductionCompany The Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Roman Bohnen memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Luther Adler notableWork Group Theatre (New York)
Luther Adler memberOf Group Theatre (New York)
Martin Ritt workedAt Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)
Ruth Nelson memberOf Group Theatre
linked to: Group Theatre (New York)