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The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1980 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to neglected works of the past; and to established classical texts reinterpreted in refreshing new ways. Over the past thirty years it has garnered many of the nation's most distinguished awards, including a Pulitzer Prize (1982), a Tony Award (1986), and a Jujamcyn Award (1985).〔Mitgang, Herbert.("Jujamcyn Award To American Repertory Theater" ) ''New York Times'' (abstract), November 26, 1985. p. C19〕 In December 2002, the A.R.T. was the recipient of the National Theatre Conference's Outstanding Achievement Award, and in May 2003 it was named one of the top three theaters in the country by ''Time'' Magazine. The A.R.T. is housed in the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard University. The A.R.T. houses the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University and the Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club. In 2002 Robert Woodruff replaced founder Robert Brustein as the A.R.T.'s Artistic Director. After Woodruff's departure in 2007, Associate Artistic Director Gideon Lester took the reins for 2008-09 season, and in May 2008 Diane Paulus was named the new Artistic Director. Paulus, a Harvard alum, is widely known as a director of theater and opera. Her work includes ''The Donkey Show'', which ran off-Broadway for six years; productions at the Chicago Opera Theatre; and the Public Theater's 2008 production of ''Hair'', which won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. ==History== The appearance of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard in 1979 was a groundbreaking event and an unusual act of faith by the administration. It represented the establishment of the only permanent professional arts organization on campus. The ART was also responsible for the first undergraduate credit courses in theatre in Harvard history-in acting, directing, and dramaturgy, given by professional members of the company with teaching experience. These are offered and accepted on the assumption that the best teachers in any artistic field are its practitioners. In the 1920s George Pierce Baker gave his celebrated 47 Workshop Playwriting course at Harvard as an elective in the English department. Baker's dramatic instruction was effective enough to attract the likes of Eugene O'Neill, Philip Barry, and S.N. Behrman to Cambridge. But when Baker requested a space in which to stage scenes from the plays of his students, the administration balked. A wealthy donor from the Harkness family thereupon offered Harvard what was then the munificent sum of a million dollars to build a theatre and a drama department for Baker. In one of the few such actions in its long history, Harvard turned down the bequest. Baker took the money to Yale where he founded what was soon to be called the Yale School of Drama. The American Repertory Theater came to Harvard from Yale in 1979. One of the reasons for the coming of the American Repertory Theater (ART) to Harvard, and Robert Brustein's appointment as director of the Loeb, was to help improve the quality of Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club (HRDC) shows on the main stage, partly through practical courses in the craft of acting and directing, partly through professional guidance of HRDC production. Winner of three Tony Awards including for Best Revival of a Musical for its productions of ''Pippin'' (2013) and ''The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess'' (2012), the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a leading force in the American theater, producing groundbreaking work in Cambridge and beyond. The A.R.T. was founded in 1980 by Robert Brustein, who served as Artistic Director until 2002, when he was succeeded by Robert Woodruff founder of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and 2007 USA Biller Fellow by United States Artists, an arts advocacy foundation dedicated to the support and promotion of America's top living artists. In 2008, Diane Paulus became the A.R.T.'s Artistic Director. The A.R.T. is the recipient of numerous other awards including the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater, the Pulitzer Prize, and many Elliot Norton and I.R.N.E. Awards. Its recent premiere production of Death and The Powers: The Robots’ Opera was a 2012 Pulitzer Prize finalist. During its 32-year history, the A.R.T. has welcomed many major American and international theater artists, presenting a diverse repertoire that includes premieres of American plays, bold reinterpretations of classical texts, and provocative new music theater productions. The A.R.T. has performed throughout the U.S. and worldwide in 21 cities in 16 countries on four continents. The A.R.T. is also a training ground for young artists. The Theater’s artistic staff teaches undergraduate classes in acting, directing, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, voice, and design at Harvard University. In 1987, the A.R.T. founded the Institute for AdvancedTheater Training at Harvard University. A two-year, five-semester M.F.A. graduate program that operates in conjunction with the Moscow Art Theater School, the Institute provides world-class professional training in acting, dramaturgy, and voice. Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane Paulus has enhanced the A.R.T.’s core mission to expand the boundaries of theater by continuing to transform the ways in which work is developed, programmed, produced, and contextualized, always including the audience as a partner. Productions such as ''Sleep No More'', ''The Donkey Show'', ''Gatz'', ''The Blue Flower'', ''Prometheus Bound'', ''The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess'', ''Wild Swans'', and ''Pippin'' have engaged audiences in unique theatrical experiences. The A.R.T.’s club theater, OBERON, which Paulus calls a second stage for the 21st century, has become an incubator for local and emerging artists, and has also attracted national attention for its innovative programming model. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Repertory Theater」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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