Federal Theatre and Group Theater: Crash Course Theater #42

[@grobanlover292]

7:05 GRITTY IS ON STRIKE!

[@DJchilcott]

Theatre is the one of the few times and places when a story ending with: "and then everyone clapped" is believable.

[@srwapo]

Gritty 2020 "Eat Your Landlord!"

[@anthonywolf943]

This episode really resonates with me. This is when my grandparents came to this country and I cant help but to feel the same sentiments now as they did then.

[@gcmprints2060]

I didn't know Gritty was an actor!!! Gritty really CAN do it all!

[@sampaiosamps9930]

That face was made for the spotlight

[@kassemir]

You didn't know that. Wow. And, I thought it was common knowledge he got his start and classical training in the Muppet Theater ;)

[@BrianHutzellMusic]

Kudos for the Marc Blitzstein allusion at 0:38! Also - I love the quote at 2:24, “Sometimes you gotta do it for the money in order to do it for the art.” Warhol is smiling!

[@jennrodriguezdaluz]

omg it's our working class hero gritty XD

[@stevenbosch429]

In his memoir Studs Terkel recalled being in a Chicago production of “Strike.” When the company spy was revealed members of the audience went after him. “It’s a play,” he and other members of the cast yelled as they tried to break up the melee.

[@alekseisandals1326]

Yesss!!! Been waiting to hear you talk about Antonin Artaud!! Please discuss the theater of cruelty!!

[@stevenbosch429]

Adding an addendum to your excellent post -- Clifford Odets also inspired the young Arthur Miller whose plays have weathered time a little better than Odets's works. I have seen "Awake and Sing" on PBS (I think it was the "Theatre in America" series") of which videos are available and while not a perfect production I think I understand what drove the discriminating theatre audience at the time to see it. Also, many of the black actors in the "MacBeth" were veterans of Black Vaudeville. Welles had the talent, and the feroucious ego, to lead his cast in a crash course on performing Shakespeare. John Houseman, who was also in the Federal Theatre, recalled one morning when three gentlemen from Haiti appeared at the theatre with Mr. Welles's calling card which stated that these gentlemen were real life witch doctors. Their practice was a little slow at the moment and they were interested in taking a flier in theatre by playing the three witches. Mr. Houseman agreed, (wouldn't you?) and even requisitioned an authentic drum with goatskin drumhead). The opening night was triumph except for one critic who was dissappointed that black actors were esentially mucking up one of Shakespeare's tragedies. The senior witch doctor asked, "Is this man bad?" Mr. Welles said he was. The gentlemen withdrew for several days. The critic developed a case of pneumonia. Mr. Houseman said, "I didn't ask."

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Man, this Crash Course series is good since I need an intro on theatre arts.

[@morganj426]

WHEN ARE WE GETTING TO BRECHT IM DYING HERE MIKE!!

[@GiacomoJimmi]

I was wondering that myself. I keep thinking, OK, next week is going to be about Epic Theatre . . . no, apparently not. Sigh.

[@merelymayhem]

In the upcoming episode 44!

[@LateStudiosandmore]

"you might be shocked to learn that there's a lot of ego in theatre" lol

[@unleashingpotential-psycho9433]

I think it is a great idea to convey how life is through the theater.

[@roryokane5907]

Just when I thought FDR couldn’t have been better, turns out he’s like “let’s keep the theatre going as well as trying to rebuild the country’s economy.”

[@ChessMasteryOfficial]

*Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent!*

[@niningsumarni1238]

Crash course theatre is the only crash course that still have it's d. The speaker is good, he could express the emotion at a right amount

[@myusername6595]

I’m reading an anthology of plays from this period now. This was really informative thanks! I only wish you’d mentioned Saroyan and Sherwood. Maybe a few others like Hellman. I particularly enjoyed them so far. (I’m going to read Odets next)

[@kassemir]

2:56 - Brando totally looks like Shatner due to the art deco colours. Probably mostly the yellow sweater with a black collar. - Wonder if he's method too though.... hmmm...? 7:22 - wow, that's Gritty :D Made my day. Wonder if he's method too? hmm...

[@QUARTERMASTEREMI6]

@Crash Course Alright! - _Crash Course Theatre_ *is back baby!*

[@RainbowMeltedCrayons]

I’m glad that socialist icon Gritty is striking xD

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Yasss! I'm so happy you're back. 1 of the greatest KZbin series... EVER❗ ...And Happy New Year 🍹🎈🎆🎊🎇🎤💞💕🎵🎶😁

[@Alverant]

I wonder how Mel Brooks "The Producers" influenced and was influenced by plays of this time.

[@johnpecorari2694]

I’m patron now!!

[@geoffreywinn4031]

Cool video!

[@mojosbigsticks]

I had no idea. Thank you.

[@jsly621]

No mention of Jasper Dieter and his response to the Method?

[@annamcintosh6953]

What software do you use to make your animations?

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Great Depression theater history! Alright!!!

[@avi12]

Hey, can you initialize a new math video series? And I'm not talking specifically about statistics, but math in general If yes, that would be awesome!

[@AlexYorim]

No mention of opera, musicals, and film, and how theatre used to be places of ill repute before the 20th century?

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

You must have not been watching the episodes.

[@hiltinefurtado4019]

Hey please upload crash course learn languages also please

[@fate3647]

*Who wants John Green back **_cries_* don't get me wrong, i love him too

[@rosswebster7877]

“They were big fans of the Moscow Theatre.”...I’m gonna guess they all got blacklisted in the Fifties?

[@LordMephistoteles]

I have an idea how about not getting into the robot

[@realThomastheCat]

That's how the mafia works

[@crucelisfajardo2051]

Erving goffmin

[@moondoggarvey4282]

That is Gritty isn't it?

[@Lunarpollo5622]

Question, why does this channel's thumbnails look like tickets lol

[@roryokane5907]

Theatre tickets. Because it’s Crash Course Theatre.

[@nechma13]

Still no Susan glaspell.

[@MKPiatkowski]

She's mentioned at 9:09 and she's been mentioned in the previous 2 videos as well.

[@Benioff1]

Yeah, pay attention.

[@oli_0574]

Hi

[@alg11297]

Alot of these plays were communist inspired and were closed down because of that. Couldn't you at least mention it?

[@sindhujt]

8th

[@iniothgaming835]

Hi

[@爸爸-i2h]

Hi

[@cmonbruh518]

Hi

[@johnpecorari2694]

Hi