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Oct 10, 2005 · Chaos and Order: Making American Theater: Directed by Tim Jackson. With F. Murray Abraham, Anne Bogart, Robert Brustein, Thomas Derrah. Through the prism of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts, this program explores the organizational and creative challenges facing today's theater community and describes the ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Through the prism of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts, the film explores the organizational and creative challenges facing today's theater and describes the flexibility and resilience arts groups must have to survive in today's cultural climate.
- Mission of The American Repertory Theater
- Andrei Serban: A.R.T. Director
- Serban's Directing Style at The A.R.T.
- Rehearsing "Pericles"
- Theater, Politics, and Religion
- The A.R.T. and Harvard
- Cultivating The Arts at Harvard
- American Repertory Theater
- Artists Behind The Scenes: Design Director and Carpenters
- Artists Behind The Scenes: Designers and Costumers
The mission of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), the only not-for-profit theater in the country that maintains a resident acting company and operates in association with a major university, is to reflect the political climate and teach people to think.
Andrei Serban, a revolutionary interpreter of Shakespeare, uses his intuition during rehearsal and later analyzes his direction. He explodes all conventional wisdom about play interpretation in his production of "Pericles."
An award-winning director, Serban becomes intensely involved with his productions. Actors trust him even if they have had volatile interactions. Serban believes performance is a circular process of sharing between director, actor, and audience.
Serban, a classical director in a modern context, fulfills one of A.R.T.'s primary missions of revisiting classical text for contemporary audiences. His attention to language results in state images that challenge the audience's imagination.
Theater in Boston has always faced conflict, beginning with Harvard's former president, Rev. Increase Mather, who opposed theater. As always, theater's eroticism and controversial topics cause it to be an act of resistance worldwide.
According to Robert Burstein, A.R.T.'s founding director, theater must be associated with a great university in order to survive. Theater director Peter Sellars believes theater exists for its generation and that actors learn from their contemporaries.
Although Harvard does not offer degrees in art, its graduates have engaged in the arts for three centuries. Harvard continues to help the arts, but funding nationwide is limited since the arts enrich people and culture in many ways but in monetary terms.
The A.R.T.'s plays have engaged audiences in social and political issues that have resonated throughout the theater world, bringing it acclaim and awards, including a Pulitzer in 1983 and a Tony in 1986.
A.R.T.'s design director considers the whole space when executing a set for Serban, who prefers scenes with suggestive, not realistic, elements. The carpenters for "Pericles" have only five weeks to build a set which needs to be flexible for traveling.
Designers first use models and sketches for sets as they work on the "Pericles" production. The costumers, or drapers, know that Serban's productions are organic, that everything grows and changes according to the rehearsal process.
Through the prism of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts, this program explores the organizational and creative challenges facing today's theater community and describes the flexibility and resilience arts groups must have to survive in today's cultural climate. Two time Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones narrates.
Chaos and Order: Making American Theater (2005) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Through the prism of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge Massachusetts, this program explores the organizational and creative challenges facing today's theater community and describes...
Nov 29, 2006 · A documentary about the history and mission of the American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), a not-for-profit theatre associated with Harvard. The video features interviews with artists, footage of rehearsals, and historical information about the challenges and influences of theatre in America.
