Journeys in the Night

JOURNEYS IN THE NIGHT: CREATING A NEW AMERICAN THEATRE WITH CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE

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Theodore Mann who has been a major driving force behind the Circle in the Square since its inception tells the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of this groundbreaking theatre its legendary productions and stars ä which include Al Pacino Dustin Hoffman George C. Scott Colleen Dewhurst Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Joanne Woodward James Earl Jones Nathan Lane and many more.ÞA co-founder with Jose Quintero of Circle in the Square in 1951 Mann follows the theatre from its Greenwich Village beginnings to its current home on Broadway. He discusses the 1952 revival of Tennessee Williams' ÊSummer and SmokeÊ (starring Geraldine Page) considered the birth of Off-Broadway and Circle's role in bringing about a re-recognition of Eugene O'Neill starting with its 1956 landmark revival of ÊThe Iceman ComethÊ and the American premiere of ÊLong Day's Journey into NightÊ. And he looks at its other important productions that include works by Jules Feiffer Horton Foote Truman Capote Arthur Miller Athol Fugard and Terrence McNally as well as classic American and European plays from those by Shaw and Moliere to Greek classics such as Euripides' ÊThe Trojan WomenÊ.ÞIn ÊJourneysÊ Theodore Mann tells of his and Circle's journey together providing an important first-hand personal account of Circle in the Square's history impact and legacy in American theatre.