American Laboratory Theatre

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The American Laboratory Theatre was an influential early 20th-century New York acting school and company known for introducing and developing Stanislavski-based training in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf acting school
theatre company
basedOn Stanislavski system NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
educated Cheryl Crawford NERFINISHED
Clifford Odets NERFINISHED
Franchot Tone NERFINISHED
Francis Fergusson NERFINISHED
Harold Clurman NERFINISHED
Lee Strasberg NERFINISHED
Morris Carnovsky NERFINISHED
Phoebe Brand NERFINISHED
Stella Adler NERFINISHED
endTime 1930s
field acting
stage directing
theatre arts education
foundedBy Maria Ouspenskaya NERFINISHED
Richard Boleslavsky NERFINISHED
genre drama
hasPart acting school
resident theatre company
historicalSignificance helped establish professional actor training standards in the United States
one of the earliest systematic acting studios in New York City
influenced Actors Studio NERFINISHED
American method acting
Group Theatre (New York) NERFINISHED
influencedBy Konstantin Stanislavski NERFINISHED
Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Manhattan
New York NERFINISHED
New York
surface form: New York (state)
location New York City
notableFor developing American adaptations of the Stanislavski system
introducing Stanislavski-based actor training in the United States
training many prominent American actors and directors
operatedIn early 20th century
productionType classical drama
experimental theatre productions
modern European plays
significantEvent served as a bridge between Moscow Art Theatre techniques and American theatre practice
startTime 1923
taught Stanislavski-based improvisation
ensemble-based performance
psychological realism in acting
taughtBy Maria Ouspenskaya NERFINISHED
Richard Boleslavsky NERFINISHED
visiting instructors from the Moscow Art Theatre tradition

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Stella Adler educatedAt American Laboratory Theatre
Maria Ouspenskaya taughtAt American Laboratory Theatre