Jacques Copeau was born in a well off middle class family in Paris, France. He had always had a love for poetry, theatre, and literature and became acquaintances with some of the theater people and playwrights of his time. He became known as an advocate for theater reform after he was impatient with commercial theater, and was a director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Copeau’s first stage play was Brouillard du Matin at the Nouveau Theater in France.
Copeau’s Career Timeline
In 1909, he became one of the founders of Nouvelle Revue Francaise, in which he published critiques and articles on the art of modern day theatre ( Encyclopedia of World
Biography). Copeau was not only a theorist however, he also had his debut as a director for
Shakespeare's many plays. 1911 came around …show more content…
The atmospheres at his plays were brilliantly created mostly by his choice of lighting to really set the scenes.
Significant Productions
In his early years, Copeau’s presentations strived for small, intimate, beautiful productions; later on, he strove for larger production scales for larger audiences. He was also known for being flexible and talented that felt right at home with doing productions by legendary
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playwrights and smaller writers. This made him the perfect candidate for being an important figure in French drama and an excellent teacher for performing arts. After being passed over several times for the head of Comedie Française, he finally assumed that post for a short amount of time in 1940.
Conclusion
Jacques Copeau’s visions of the theater world began at a young age and has began a movement that continues to be full of expression in teamwork, spirit of people, and pride that comes professionally in playhouses that thrive on the texts he has made throughout his many years of teaching and
Copeau’s Career Timeline
In 1909, he became one of the founders of Nouvelle Revue Francaise, in which he published critiques and articles on the art of modern day theatre ( Encyclopedia of World
Biography). Copeau was not only a theorist however, he also had his debut as a director for
Shakespeare's many plays. 1911 came around …show more content…
The atmospheres at his plays were brilliantly created mostly by his choice of lighting to really set the scenes.
Significant Productions
In his early years, Copeau’s presentations strived for small, intimate, beautiful productions; later on, he strove for larger production scales for larger audiences. He was also known for being flexible and talented that felt right at home with doing productions by legendary
3
playwrights and smaller writers. This made him the perfect candidate for being an important figure in French drama and an excellent teacher for performing arts. After being passed over several times for the head of Comedie Française, he finally assumed that post for a short amount of time in 1940.
Conclusion
Jacques Copeau’s visions of the theater world began at a young age and has began a movement that continues to be full of expression in teamwork, spirit of people, and pride that comes professionally in playhouses that thrive on the texts he has made throughout his many years of teaching and