Type
Text
Type
Thesis
Advisor
Marsh, Steve | Bojsza, Elizabeth
Date
2013-12-01
Keywords
Theater | Guthrie Theater, regional theater, Tyrone Guthrie
Department
Department of Theatre Arts.
Language
en_US
Source
This work is sponsored by the Stony Brook University Graduate School in compliance with the requirements for completion of degree.
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/11401/76866
Publisher
The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY.
Format
application/pdf
Abstract
In the past 50 years regional theater has grown tremendously in America. This thesis will connect the origins of the regional theater movement to the role played by Tyrone Guthrie in it's founding. While many of Guthrie's ideas are still resonant today, his vision was not always successful. But the regional theater movement learned a great deal from his experiences and transcended them to develop the vibrant scene we see today. His concepts of developing an intimacy with the audience and actors, or development of a resident company with a repertory program and a cohesiveness that resembled family and his ideas about play selection for a season are all relevant. He was a pioneer and many others followed. This exploration of his contributions should deepen our understanding of the regional theater movement; it's origins and the elements of its success. | 33 pages
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Hannah Alice, "Tyrone Guthrie and the American Regional Theater Movement" (2013). Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions). 2742.
https://commons.library.stonybrook.edu/stony-brook-theses-and-dissertations-collection/2742