Playwrights Theatre Club

The Playwright's Theatre Club was founded in Chicago in the early 1950s by a group of young theater pioneers including Paul Sills,[1] and David Sheppard. Other members and participants included Elaine May, Sheldon Patinkin, Rolf Forsberg, Mike Nichols, Joyce Piven, Josephine Forsberg, Ed Asner,[2] Barbara Harris and many more. The theatre was noted for its original treatment of classic plays as well as original works.

The Playwright's Theatre Club led to the creation of The Compass Players and later The Second City.[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080608011825/http://www.paulsills.com/doc_london.htm. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110609213253/http://www.colum.edu/Academics/School_of_Fine_and_Performing_Arts/theatresymposium/Daily%20Schedule.php. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Adler, Tony. "Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: The Cradle of Chicago-Style Theater | Performing Arts Feature". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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