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Crawford, Cheryl
Crawford, Cheryl (1902–86), American director and producer, who in 1922 joined the Theatre Guild, appearing in many of its later productions and being its casting manager from 1928 to 1930. She was also active in the foundation and running, with Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, of the Group Theatre in 1930 (directing its first play, Paul Green's The House of Connelly, 1931); of the American Repertory Theatre, in association with Eva Le Gallienne and Margaret Webster, in 1946; and of the Actors' Studio (see METHOD) in 1947. In 1950 she became one of the directors of the Anta play series produced annually by the American National Theatre and Academy. She also presented or co-presented productions such as the musicals Brigadoon (1947) and Paint Your Wagon (1951), several plays by Tennessee Williams, Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children (1963), and Arbuzov's Do You Turn Somersaults? (1978).
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-CrawfordCheryl.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-CrawfordCheryl.html |
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Crawford, Cheryl
Crawford, Cheryl (1902–86), producer. Born in Akron, Ohio, she started her theatrical career by staging plays while a student at Smith College. She later worked for the Theatre Guild before helping to found the Group Theatre in 1931 where she directed The House of Connelly (1931) and several other plays. Crawford's first successful independent production after leaving the Group Theatre was a 1942 revival of Porgy and Bess. Among her later productions were One Touch of Venus (1943), The Tempest (1944), Brigadoon (1947), The Rose Tattoo (1951), Paint Your Wagon (1951), Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1953), and Sweet Bird of Youth (1959). While working as an independent producer she was also a founder of the short‐lived American Repertory Theatre, a founder of the Actors Studio, and Joint‐General Director of the ANTA play series. Autobiography: One Naked Individual, 1977.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CrawfordCheryl.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Crawford, Cheryl." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-CrawfordCheryl.html |
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