Some additional tip for reading about Off-off-Broadway (for those who are interested)
Crespy, David Allison. Off-Off-Broadway Explosion: How Provocative Playwrights of the 1960s Ignited a New American Theater. New York: Back Stage Books, 2003.
Angličtina pro teatrology I (podzim 2024)
Broadway, Off-Broadway and Off-off-Broadway
Watch the following videos to get familiar with this week's topics.
For our class discussion, look up the answers to the given questions.
1) What was the reason for the birth of Off-Broadway?
2) What purpose does the "Actors' Equity Association" have?
3) What is Experimental theater, and can you name some features typical of it?
4) Look up some Off-off-Broadway plays/shows (at least one).
“The Birth of Off-Broadway: Crash Course Theater #47.” YouTube, February 8, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovSW1G7wrCg&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtONXALkeh5uisZqrAcPKCee&index=49&ab_channel=CrashCourse.
“Broadway vs. Off-Broadway? | The Difference & Why It Matters.” YouTube, September 18, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb4Pa-ps21w&ab_channel=KatherineSteele.
Here are some words that you may want to use or understand in the future.
Have a look at the Broadway Glossary and expand your knowledge!
Reading Tip!