American Laboratory Theatre

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The American Laboratory Theatre was an influential early 20th-century New York acting school and company known for introducing and developing Stanislavski-based training in the United States.

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instanceOf acting school
theatre company
basedOn Stanislavski system
country United States
educated Cheryl Crawford
Clifford Odets
Franchot Tone
Francis Fergusson
Harold Clurman
Lee Strasberg
Morris Carnovsky
Phoebe Brand
Stella Adler
endTime 1930s
field acting
stage directing
theatre arts education
foundedBy Maria Ouspenskaya
Richard Boleslavsky
genre drama
hasPart acting school
resident theatre company
historicalSignificance helped establish professional actor training standards in the United States
one of the earliest systematic acting studios in New York City
influenced Actors Studio
American method acting
Group Theatre (New York)
influencedBy Konstantin Stanislavski
Moscow Art Theatre
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Manhattan
New York
New York (state)
linked to: New York
location New York City
notableFor developing American adaptations of the Stanislavski system
introducing Stanislavski-based actor training in the United States
training many prominent American actors and directors
operatedIn early 20th century
productionType classical drama
experimental theatre productions
modern European plays
significantEvent served as a bridge between Moscow Art Theatre techniques and American theatre practice
startTime 1923
taught Stanislavski-based improvisation
ensemble-based performance
psychological realism in acting
taughtBy Maria Ouspenskaya
Richard Boleslavsky
visiting instructors from the Moscow Art Theatre tradition

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Stella Adler educatedAt American Laboratory Theatre
Maria Ouspenskaya taughtAt American Laboratory Theatre