Background
Brustein, Robert Sanford was born on April 21, 1927 in New York City. Son of Max and Blanche (Haft) Brustein.
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In a new edition of this now-classic work, Robert Brustein argues that the roots of the modern theatre may be found in the soil of rebellion cultivated by eight outstanding playwrights: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, Pirandello, O'Neill, and Genet. Focusing on each of them in turn, Mr. Brustein considers the nature of their revolt, the methods employed in their plays, their influences on the modern drama, and the playwrights themselves. "One of the standard and decisive books on the modern theater.... It shows us the men behind the works,… what they wanted to write about and the private hell within each of them which led to the enduring works we continue to treasure."―New York Times Book Review. "The best single collection of essays I know of on modern drama... remarkably fine and sensitive pieces of criticism. "―Alvin,Kernan, Yale Review.
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This collection of 70 essays covers many aspects of American theatre. The author is a critic, director, actor and producer. The subjects of his essays include an assessment of hits like "Cats" and "42nd Street", Polish theatre, drama on apartheid and the Broadway vogue for British imports.
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No one today writes more telling criticism of the American theatre than Robert Brustein. In this ground-breaking work he argues that the American stage is enjoying an unacknowledged renaissance. Despite obstacles that now confront various art forms in this country, Mr. Brustein finds that the theatre has been quietly reinventing the nature of its art. He celebrates this renewal in these wide-ranging, witty, and discerning essays and reviews, examining individual playwrights, directors, and other artists; defending the quality of American theatre in the face of the British invasion; and analyzing the uneasy relationship between politics and art in contemporary America. Mr. Brustein's great critical sense, and his ability to draw from an expanse of sources, make Reimagining American Theatre an entertaining adventure. "A refreshing and seminal work. Brustein provides the most insightful guidance through contemporary production in theatre and, what is so rare today, he is also a critic who defends high standards in performance."―Jan Kott. "Robert Brustein's directness clears the air. His intelligence shines."―Pauline Kael.
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No theatre critic in America is more informed by ideas than Robert Brustein, and no critic does a better job of relating theatre to the larger culture. In this new collection of essays, reviews, and profiles (some of them appearing here for the first time), Mr. Brustein uses the prism of the American theatre to explore the motivating impulses behind rampant political correctness. "Art and politics belong in separate compartments," he writes. "Creative activity is almost invariably diminished when it is politicized." He laments the prevailing belief that the critical function of drama is to arouse the guilt of its audience; he abhors the efforts of multiculturalists to discredit other groups in order to validate their own existence. Ranging widely over the American cultural landscape, Mr. Brustein considers government efforts to regulate the arts; the rosy retrospectives of American radicalism; and the undue influence of the New York Times, and offers his intelligent and clear-eyed assessments of the theatre's productions and people that have been notable—and sometimes notorious—over recent years. As always, he is both a pleasure to read and a cultural education.
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New writings on race, politics, and theatre, as well as Mr. Brustein's incisive theatre reviews and deft portraits of stage luminaries. Brustein is an elegant and eloquent voice in the wilderness of contemporary American culture. ―Robin Lippincott, New York Times Book Review
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Mr. Brustein turns his witty, penetrating, and sometimes scathing gaze on the various scourges afflicting high art in America, from the Supreme Court's endorsement of NEA content restrictions, through the breakdown of taste and standards as a consequence of political correctness, to the failure of arts education and the exaltation of amateurism. Mr. Brustein also celebrates the best that is being thought and written in America, analyzing the major theatrical achievements of the decade.
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The founder and director of the Yale Repertory Theater, as well as Harvard's American Repertory Theater, and the drama critic for The New Republic for going on thirty years, Robert Brustein is a living legend in theatrical circles. In Letters to a Young Actor, he not only seeks to inspire the multitudes of struggling dramatists out pounding the pavement, but also to reinvigorate the very state of the art of acting itself.Brustein is a man of strong opinions and formidable intellect. Stocked with a wealth of stories about the now rich and famous (he has at various points in his career cultivated such talent as actors Meryl Streep, Marisa Tomei, Cherry Jones, Debra Winger, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Walken, Tony Shalhoub, Henry Winkler, Christopher Lloyd, Claire Bloom, and many, many more), he brings both passion and a peerless authority to his subject. His telling anecdotes from decades of experience help explain how and why those who made it big are the successes they are today-and what struggles they faced along the way. From why Method acting is not the answer, to the critical importance of paying attention in English Lit. classes, Brustein's advice is clear, persuasive, and inspiring.
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A major figure in the world of theater as critic, playwright, scholar, teacher, director, actor, and producer, Robert Brustein offers a unique perspective on the American stage and its artists. In this wise, witty, and wide-ranging collection of recent writings, Brustein examines crucial issues relating to theater in the post-9/11 years, analyzing specific plays, emerging and established performers, and theatrical production throughout the world. Brustein relates our theater to our society in a manner that reminds us why the performing arts matter. Millennial Stages records Brustein’s thinking on the important issues roiling the national soul” at the start of the twenty-first century. His opening section explores the connections between theater and society, theater and politics, and theater and religion, and it is followed by reviews of such landmark productions as The Producers and Spamalot, Long Day’s Journey into Night and King Lear. In his final section, Brustein reflects on people and places of importance in the world of theater today, including Marlon Brando and Arthur Miller and Australia and South Africa.
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Describes the making of the horror film on location on the west coast of Mexico from the point of view of the two lead actresses.
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“Robert Brustein is the rarest of rare amphibians: a powerful theatre practitioner who is also a powerful critic.... Savvy, fearless, opinionated, and fathomlessly curious, he is at once steeped in the classics and alert to the most recent tremors on the cultural seismograph.”—Stephen Greenblatt
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With the Civil War Sesquicentennial upon us, interest in the Civil War is rising. This book looks at moments and decisions in the Civil War which either radically changed the course of the War, or had the possibility of radically changing the course of the War. The topics include "Reinforcements at Shiloh", "Chancellorsville: Victory against overwhelming odds", "Emancipation Proclamation", "Breakthrough at Petersburg", "Failure to pursue Lee’s army at Antietam", "20th Maine at Little Roundtop", "Rock of Chickamauga", "Assassination of Lincoln", "Death of Jackson", "Glorieta Pass", "Lee takes command", "Sherman’s March to the Sea", "Grant takes command", "Fall of Vicksburg" and "Pickett’s Charge". The book contains 43 photos, with 28 of them in color.
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Robert Brustein turns his witty, penetrating, and sometimes scathing gaze on the various scourges afflicting high art in America. he also celebrates the best that is being thought and written in America, analyzing the major theatrical achievements of the decade.
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Brustein, Robert Sanford was born on April 21, 1927 in New York City. Son of Max and Blanche (Haft) Brustein.
Bachelor, Amherst College, 1948. Doctor of Letters, Amherst College. Postgraduate, Yale Drama School, 1949.
Postgraduate, University Nottingham, England, 1955. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1957.
Doctor of Letters, Lawrence University. Doctor of Laws, Beloit College, 1975. Doctor of Arts, Bard College, 1981.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Emory University, 1983. Arts D, Marlboro College, 1995. Arts D, Middlebury College, 1996.
Arts D, Hebrew College, 1997.
Instructor English Cornell University, 1955-1956. Instructor drama Vassar College, 1956-1957. Faculty Columbia, 1957-1966, professor English and comparative literature, 1965-1966.
Professor English Yale University, New Haven. Dean Yale University (School Drama). Founder, artistic director Yale Repertory Theatre, 1966-1979.
Director Loeb Drama Centre. Also founder, artistic director American Repertory Theatre Company. Professor English Harvard University, 1979—2002, senior research fellow, since 2002.
Co-founder, actor Studio 7, 1948. Actor Group 20 Theater on Green, 1949-1957. Contributor Commentary Magazine, 1953-1957.
Drama critic Harper's Magazine, 1958-1959, New Republic, 1959-1967, 78—, contributing editor, 1959-1979. Guest theatre critic London Observer, 1972-1973. Contributor to New York Times, since 1972.
Directed and adapted plays including: Ghosts, 1982, Six Characters in Search of an Author, 1984, The Changeling, 1985, Tonight We Improvise, 1986, Right You Are, 1987, The Father, 1990, When We Dead Awaken, 1992, The Seagull, 1994, The Cherry Orchard, 1995, The Wild Duck, 1996, The Master Builder, 1999, Enrico IV, 2001, Lysistrata, 2002. Panel member National Endowment for Arts, 1969-1972, 81-84. Created, adapted Shlemiel the First, 1994.
Distinguished scholar in residence Suffolk University, since 2007.
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Author: The Theatre of Revolt: Studies in the Modern Drama, 1964, Seasons of Discontent: Dramatic Opinions 1959-1965, 1965, The Third Theatre, 1969, Revolution as Theatre: Notes on the New Radical Style, 1971, The Culture Watch, 1975, Critical Moments, 1980, Making Scenes, 1981, Who Needs Theatre, 1987, Reimagining American Theatre, 1991, Dumbocracy in America, 1994, Cultural Calisthenics, 1998, The Siege of the Arts, 2001, Letters to a Young Actor, 2005, Millennial Stages, 2006, (plays) Demons, 1995, Nobody Dies on Friday, 1996, Poker Face, 1999, The Face Lift, 1999, Chekhov on Ice, 2000, Three Farces and A Funeral, 2000, Divestiture, 2001, Spring Forward, Fall Back, 2004, The English Channel, 2006. Editor: The Plays and Prose of Strindberg, 1964. Contributor articles to professional journals.
National Endowment for the Arts 1970-1972, since 1981. National Academy Arts and Sciences.
Tennis, kayaking, travel.
Married Norma Ofstrock, March 25, 1962 (deceased). Children: Daniel Anton. Married Doreen Beinart, December 20, 1996.
Stepchildren: Jean Beinart, Peter Beinart.