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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Laboratory Theatre canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| 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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