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Eugene Ionesco
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He believed the purpose of theater was to present a vision of life. His characters were portrayed as caricatures, and lose control of their own existance
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The Investigation - documentary play
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Dramatizes the Frankfurt war-crimes tribunal; which tried the guards at the Nazi concentration camps
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Edward Albee
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Ventured from realism into symbolism with The Zoo Story and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
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William Inge
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Won a Pulitzer for Picnic
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Off-Broadway
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Developed in the late 40's as a reaction to Broadway's commercialism
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Joseph Papp
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He opened the New York Shakespeare Festival in 1954
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Tennessee Williams
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His themes were the plight of society's outcasts, outsiders trapped in a hostile environment, and/or victims unable to comprehend their world
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Existentialist playwrights
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These include Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus
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Waiting for Godot
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Most famous absurdist play, by Beckett
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Harold Pinter
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Wrote The Birthday Party, The Homecoming
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August Wilson
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Most significant contemporary playwright. Won the Pulitzer for Fences in 1985
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Samuel Beckett
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Absurdist playwright from Ireland; his dramas dealt with the ridiculous aspects of life
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The Negro Ensemble Company
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This organization became the oldest professional African American Company in continuous production
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Existentialism
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"God doesn't exist"
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Theater of the Absurd
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Believed much of what happened in life cannot be explained logically; it is ridiculous
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Selective Realism
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It heightens certain details of action, scenery, and dialogue while omitting others
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Lorraine Hansberry
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First black woman to have a play on Broadway
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Off-off-Broadway
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Dedicated to experimentation and introducing as well as showcasing new talent in New York
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Peter Brook
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Founded the Oxford University Film Society
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Arthur Miller
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Wrote The Death of a Salesman
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