Provincetown Players
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Provincetown Players was an influential early 20th-century American theater company known for pioneering modern drama and launching the careers of playwrights like Eugene O’Neill.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental theatre group
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theatre company ⓘ |
| basedIn |
MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village
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Playwrights’ Theatre on MacDougal Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
collaborative ensemble structure
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emphasis on new American playwrights ⓘ non-commercial orientation ⓘ small, intimate performance spaces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1929 ⓘ |
| field | modern drama ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George Cram Cook
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Jig Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Glaspell NERFINISHED ⓘ a group of writers and artists in Provincetown ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental drama
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one-act plays ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| industry | theatre ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Little Theatre Movement
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Off-Broadway theatre movement NERFINISHED ⓘ development of American modern drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Greenwich Village, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Provincetown, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Little Theatre Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
encouraging realist and expressionist staging in the U.S.
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launching the career of Eugene O’Neill ⓘ pioneering modern American drama ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Djuna Barnes
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Edna St. Vincent Millay NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ Floyd Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ George Cram Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ John Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Edmond Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Glaspell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
premiere of “Anna Christie”
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premiere of “Beyond the Horizon” ⓘ premiere of “Bound East for Cardiff” ⓘ premiere of “Diff’rent” ⓘ premiere of “Suppressed Desires” ⓘ premiere of “The Emperor Jones” ⓘ premiere of “The Hairy Ape” ⓘ premiere of “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell ⓘ premieres of Eugene O’Neill’s early plays ⓘ |
| purpose |
to produce new American plays
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to provide a venue for experimental drama ⓘ |
| successor | Theatre Guild NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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