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The Group Theatre, New York (1931–1941)

The Group Theatre, New York (1931–1941)

  1. Harold Clurman urges a permanent acting ensemble

    Labels: Harold Clurman

  2. The Group Theatre is formed in New York

    Labels: Group Theatre, Clurman-Crawford-Strasberg

  3. Group debuts with The House of Connelly

    Labels: The House

  4. Men in White becomes the Group’s breakthrough

    Labels: Men in

  5. Men in White wins the 1934 Pulitzer Prize

    Labels: Pulitzer Prize

  6. Waiting for Lefty electrifies audiences at a benefit

    Labels: Waiting for, Clifford Odets

  7. Awake and Sing! opens and cements Odets’s status

    Labels: Awake and, Clifford Odets

  8. Waiting for Lefty reaches Broadway with Till the Day I Die

    Labels: Waiting for, Till the

  9. Paradise Lost opens amid mixed expectations

    Labels: Paradise Lost, Clifford Odets

  10. Golden Boy becomes the Group Theatre’s biggest hit

    Labels: Golden Boy, Clifford Odets

  11. Casey Jones opens, showing strain and experimentation

    Labels: Casey Jones, Elia Kazan

  12. Rocket to the Moon opens as Odets shifts in tone

    Labels: Rocket to, Clifford Odets

  13. Thunder Rock opens and quickly closes on Broadway

    Labels: Thunder Rock, Robert Ardrey

  14. Retreat to Pleasure becomes the Group’s last Broadway production

    Labels: Retreat to, Irwin Shaw

  15. The Group Theatre disbands after a decade

    Labels: Group Theatre

  16. Actors Studio is founded to carry the Group’s legacy forward

    Labels: Actors Studio, Elia Kazan