Dramatic Workshop of the New School

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The Dramatic Workshop of the New School was an influential mid-20th-century acting and theater program in New York City that trained numerous prominent performers and directors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf acting school
drama school
theatre training program
affiliation New School for Social Research
The New School
basedIn New York City
city New York City
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalInstitutionType conservatory-style program
era post-World War II
fieldOfWork acting
directing
drama
theatre
foundedBy Erwin Piscator
founder Erwin Piscator
genre theatre education
hasPart acting classes
directing classes
play production
theatre workshops
influencedBy Erwin Piscator
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Greenwich Village
Manhattan
New School for Social Research
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFor influence on American theatre
training prominent actors
training prominent directors
notableStudent Bea Arthur
Elaine Stritch
Harry Belafonte
Marlon Brando
Rod Steiger
Roger Corman
surface form: Rodger Corman

Shelley Winters
Tennessee Williams
Tony Curtis
Walter Matthau
operatedBy The New School
state New York
teachingApproach experimental theatre
politically engaged theatre
timePeriod mid-20th century

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Harry Belafonte educatedAt Dramatic Workshop of the New School
Bea Arthur almaMater Dramatic Workshop of the New School
this entity surface form: Dramatic Workshop of The New School
Nehemiah Persoff educatedAt Dramatic Workshop of the New School
Judith Malina educatedAt Dramatic Workshop of the New School