Background
Piscator, Maria Ley was born on August 1, 1900 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1939. Daughter of Edmund V. and Fredericke (von Bronswick) Czada.
Piscator, Maria Ley was born on August 1, 1900 in Vienna, Austria. Came to the United States, 1939. Daughter of Edmund V. and Fredericke (von Bronswick) Czada.
Studied dance with Cerri, Mme. Alevandra, Mme. Egorova, Paris. Graduate, Handel's Academy, Vienna, Austria.
Master of Arts, University Paris, 1933. Doctor of Letters, University Paris, 1935. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1951.
Head choreographer, Salzburg (Austria) Festival Max Reinhardt, 1924-1929;
co-founder Dramatic Workshop, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1939-1950;
chairman, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1939-1952. President Piscator Foundation, New York City, from 1967. Founder, director Junior Dramatic Workshop, 1942-1960, Poets Theatre, New York City, 1947, Maria Piscator Institute, New York City, 1954-1960, Adirondack Drama Festival, Lake Placid, New York, 1949.
Associate director Sayville (New York) Playhouse, 1944-1946. Director plays on andoff Broadway, in opera houses, schools, workshops and summer theatres;former visiting assistant professor Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, State University of New York, Stony Brook. Former guest professor of University Windsor, Canada, Park Point College, Pittsburgh, others.
Chairman March of Dance Series, New school and Rooftop Theatre, 1940-1949;chairman Dance Department Dramatic Workshop, New School, 1939-1952.
Member United Federation College Teachers, Actors Equity, Dramatists Guild, Pen Club, Society Stage Directors and Choreographers.
Married Frank Gerhardt Deutsch, April 10, 1928 (deceased September 1934). Married Erwin Piscator, April 17, 1937 (deceased March 1966).