Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940
by Wendy Smith

Name: Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940
Brand: Wendy Smith
SKU: 9780345805997
Rating: 3.86 (1 reviews)

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging and informative nature of the exploration into The Group Theatre's impact on American theatre. Many find the detailed narrative both inspiring and essential for theatre enthusiasts, though some note the lengthy read as a potential drawback.

Engaging and informativeEssential for theatre loversInspiring and in-depth storytellingA bit long for some readers

Synopsis

"Real Life Drama" is the classic history of the remarkable group that revitalized American theater in the 1930s by engaging urgent social and moral issues that still resonate today.

Born in the turbulent decade of the Depression, the Group Theatre revolutionized American arts.

Wendy Smith's dramatic narrative brings the influential troupe and its founders to life once again, capturing their joys and pains, their triumphs and defeats.

Filled with fresh insights into the towering personalities of Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Cheryl Crawford, Elia Kazan, Clifford Odets, Stella and Luther Adler, Karl Malden, and Lee J. Cobb, among many others, "Real Life Drama" chronicles a passionate community of idealists as they opened a new frontier in theater.