Critical Moments: Reflections on Theater & Society, 1973-1979Reflects on critical moments in the life of the nation, the theater and society in the decade of the seventies. Analyzes the impact of Watergate, commercial television, Hollywood, the economic crunch, and the political system on the lives of citizens and artists in present-day America. Robert Brustein is art director of the American Repertory Theatre and director of the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard. |
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... talent , " Scott Fitzgerald complained toward the end of his life . Ibsen's de- mand on us was that we be good caretakers of our talent , for this talent was a loan or gift that we held without possessing , something we could either ...
... talent , " Scott Fitzgerald complained toward the end of his life . Ibsen's de- mand on us was that we be good caretakers of our talent , for this talent was a loan or gift that we held without possessing , something we could either ...
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... talent for making jewelry , helping the Dworkins find a house on the Vineyard , arranging a birthday party for Barbara Hersey , going over the manuscript of Ron Steel's new study of Walter Lippmann , decorating a cake for Bill Styron ...
... talent for making jewelry , helping the Dworkins find a house on the Vineyard , arranging a birthday party for Barbara Hersey , going over the manuscript of Ron Steel's new study of Walter Lippmann , decorating a cake for Bill Styron ...
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... talent and development of her students . If she felt she had made an error in her selection process , or that a particular actor , for one reason or another , was unlikely to fulfill himself in theatre , she knew it was her obligation ...
... talent and development of her students . If she felt she had made an error in her selection process , or that a particular actor , for one reason or another , was unlikely to fulfill himself in theatre , she knew it was her obligation ...
Contents
ONE Where Are the Repertory Critics? | 3 |
THREE Pauline Kael Reeling | 18 |
CONTENTS | 89 |
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