The 1960s witnessed a major change in attitudes of U.S. citizens toward allowing government funding of the arts
Which factors led to this shift? Which theatre is considered the prototype for the regional theatre movement and
what made it unique?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:One
factor in the shift was a series of major grants to companies from the Ford
Foundation in 1959.
Another factor was the establishment in 1961 of Theatre Communications Group.
Another factor was the publicity surrounding the 1963 opening of the Guthrie Theater in
Minneapolis, an organization led by the prominent director Tyrone Guthrie.
Another factor was the U.S. government's formation of the National Endowment for the
Arts in 1965 and the creation of local arts councils.
Another factor consisted of tax laws that encouraged corporations and foundations to give
grants to arts organizations by making all or part of the grants tax deductible.
Theatre '47 in Dallas is considered the prototype for the regional theatre movement.
That company championed the works of new playwrights and presented important world
drama of the past.
The theatre departed from the use of a proscenium arch and surrounded the stage with
spectators in an arena theatre configuration
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