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Was the creation of African-American theatre companies |
Among the government-run theatre’s most important contributions to theatre |
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in Harlem in the Lafayette theater (1935-1936) |
The Negro people’s theater was housed |
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John Houseman |
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0:26 African American Theatre |
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Orson Welles |
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0:33 African American Theatre |
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Was founded in 1964 by Leroi Jones |
Black Arts Repertory Theatre |
0:47 African American Theatre |
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Was the most influential of the African American companies |
The Negro Ensemble Company of New York |
Was established in 1968 |
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Lorraine Hansberry |
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A Raising in the Sun |
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Were awarded the Pulitzer Prize |
Fences and the Piano Lesson (August Wilson) |
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Martin Esslin |
The movement of the theatre of the absurd was born or identified by the essay of |
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Jean Jenet |
He began writing when he was in prison. He wrote ”Our Lady of the Flowers”. |
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”The Maids”, ”the Blacks” and ”the Balcony” |
Popular plays written by Jean Jenet |
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The Maids |
Madame, Solange, and Claire are the main characters of |
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Is Romanian playwright, the author of ”The Chairs” and ”Phinoceros” |
Eugene Ionesco |
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Eugene Ionesco |
He tried to learn English by memorizing simple sentences. He wrote ”The Bald Soprano”. |
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Samuel Beckett |
His best-known play is ”Waiting for Godot”. His plays are empty of action. He also drove Andre the Giant to school on occasion. |
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