Gelber, J.

…The group was founded in 1947 by director and actor Julian Beck and his wife Judith Malina, and was active in New York. Based in a small theater that opened in 1959, they staged plays with shocking themes, such as Jack Gelber's "Connection," which dealt with drug addicts, and Kenneth H. Brown's "The Brigade," which was set in a US Navy brigade, in a style that rejected traditional realism, and had a great influence. In 1963, the theater was closed for unpaid income taxes, and the group moved to Europe, and politically they strengthened their anarchist stance. …

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…1947年，演出家で俳優のベックJulian BeckとマリーナJudith Malinaの夫妻が中心となって結成し，ニューヨークで活動。59年に開場した小劇場を本拠として，麻薬患者を扱ったゲルバーJack Gelberの《コネクション》，アメリカ海軍の営倉を舞台にしたブラウンKenneth H.Brownの《営倉》など，衝撃的題材を扱った劇を在来のリアリズムを否定した手法で上演し，大きな影響を与えた。63年，所得税滞納のかどで劇場が閉鎖されてヨーロッパに本拠を移し，政治的にはアナーキズムの立場を強めた。…

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