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Alan Schneider (December 12, 1917 – May 3, 1984) was an American theatre director responsible for more than 100 theatre productions. In 1984 he was honored with a Drama Desk Special Award for serving a wide range of playwrights.
May 4, 1984 · Alan Schneider, one of the most important American directors of contemporary theater, died yesterday in London from head injuries suffered when he was hit by a motorcycle Monday. He was...
Alan Schneider. Director: Play of the Week. Born in Russia, stage director Alan Schneider worked primarily in the U.S., and was best known for interpreting the plays of Samuel Beckett.
Nov 17, 1985 · Alan Schneider, the director of the first American production of Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot,'' in 1956, discloses the fascinating background of that production in his autobiography ...
May 23, 1984 · Alan Schneider, the director who brought some of the most distinguished works of contemporary theater to life, was honored by his friends in a crowded memorial service yesterday at the Circle in...
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Alan Schneider. Director: Play of the Week. Born in Russia, stage director Alan Schneider worked primarily in the U.S., and was best known for interpreting the plays of Samuel Beckett.
Alan Schneider, n é Abram Leopoldovitch Schneider, was born in 1917 outside Kharkov, Ukraine. The only child of Russian physicians, Schneider lived in Moscow, Brooklyn, Hartford, rural Maryland, and Baltimore before reaching the age of 13. Jewish by birth, Schneider began his career as an
A study of the 30-year collaboration between playwright Samuel Beckett and director Alan Schneider, Bianchini reconstructs their shared American productions between 1956 and 1984. By examining how Beckett was introduced to American audiences, this book leads into a wider historical discussion of American theatre in the mid-to-late 20th century.
A prolific director and mentor, Alan Schneider was responsible for over one hundred productions in the American theatre, introducing American audiences to playwrights such as Samuel Beckett (Schneider directed the 1956 American premiere of Waiting for Godot); Edward Albee (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
