Proletarian Drama
An Educational Tool of the American Labor College Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4553383 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard J Altenbaugh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197 |
| Publication date | 1982-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3207450 |
| OpenAlex | W2321578098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression generated many radical efforts to dramatize the struggles of the working class. Plays began to assume themes of social reform, liberty, rebellion, social injustice, anti-fascism, and anti-war. Radical plays were produced in New York City by Artef (1927-37, 1939, 1941), the Theatre Collective (1933-36), the Theatre Union (1933-37), the Actors Repertory Theatre (1934-37), and, on a national basis, the Federal Theatre (193539), a WPA backed experiment. The New Theatre League, formed in 1935, previously known as the League of Workers' Theatres, represented the culmination of this theatrical activity. Across the country, some 300-400 theatres became affiliated with the New Theatre League, a United Front organization consisting of liberals, socialists, and communists
Aesthetics · Art · Drama · Movement (music · Political science · Proletariat · Sociology · Visual arts · Law · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2022 (40) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |