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While this was not Odets' first play, this was the first to be produced. It was staged by the Group Theatre, a New York theatre company founded by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, of which Odets was a member. It had its British premiere in 1938 at the Unity Theatre, whose production so impressed a visiting contingent of the American Group Theatre that Unity Theatre was given the British rights to the play. | While this was not Odets' first play, this was the first to be produced. It was staged by the Group Theatre, a New York theatre company founded by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, of which Odets was a member. It had its British premiere in 1938 at the Unity Theatre, whose production so impressed a visiting contingent of the American Group Theatre that Unity Theatre was given the British rights to the play. | ||
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Adapted by [[Gladys Thomas]] with the title ''[[The Time is Now]]'' for South African performance. | Adapted by [[Gladys Thomas]] with the title ''[[The Time is Now]]'' for South African performance. | ||
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| − | 1991: Performed in adapted form as '' | + | 1991: Performed in adapted form as ''[[The Time is Now]]'' at a mini-festival linked to a [[Theatre Action Group]] (Cape Town) seminar, the play directed by [[Albert Thomas]]. |
| + | 1993, ''[[The Time is Now]]'' performed on tour in the Cape Peninsula and at the [[Grahamstown Arts Festival]] by [[Getwize Players]], directed by [[Albert Thomas]] once more. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Lefty | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Lefty | ||
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| + | http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/national-orders/recipient/gladys-thomas-1944 | ||
''[[The Star]]'', 8 Oct 1991 | ''[[The Star]]'', 8 Oct 1991 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 3 June 2019
Waiting for Lefty is a play by Clifford Odets (1906-1963)[1].
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The original text
Written in 1935, it consists of a series of related vignettes, the entire play is framed by the meeting of cab drivers who are planning a labor strike. The framing uses the audience as part of the meeting.
While this was not Odets' first play, this was the first to be produced. It was staged by the Group Theatre, a New York theatre company founded by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, of which Odets was a member. It had its British premiere in 1938 at the Unity Theatre, whose production so impressed a visiting contingent of the American Group Theatre that Unity Theatre was given the British rights to the play.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted by Gladys Thomas with the title The Time is Now for South African performance.
Performance history in South Africa
1991: Performed in adapted form as The Time is Now at a mini-festival linked to a Theatre Action Group (Cape Town) seminar, the play directed by Albert Thomas.
1993, The Time is Now performed on tour in the Cape Peninsula and at the Grahamstown Arts Festival by Getwize Players, directed by Albert Thomas once more.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Lefty
http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/national-orders/recipient/gladys-thomas-1944
The Star, 8 Oct 1991
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