American Playwrights' Theatre.

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A non-profit organization of professional playwrights, the American Playwrights' Theatre was established in 1963 at The Ohio State University under executive director David Ayres. APT arranged for new scripts by well-known playwrights to be presented nationally and for the first time by university and local theaters outside New York City. Playwrights instrumental in promoting the American Playwrights' Theatre included Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee and Robert Anderson.

From the description of Records, 1963-1979. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21461701

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creatorOf American Playwrights' Theatre. Records, 1963-1979. Ohio State University Libraries
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associatedWith Anderson, Robert Woodruff, 1917- person
associatedWith Ayres, David. person
associatedWith Cowen, Ron. person
associatedWith Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004. person
associatedWith Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994 person
associatedWith Nash, N. Richard. person
associatedWith O'Morrison, Kevin. person
associatedWith Sklar, George, 1908-1988. person
associatedWith Weidman, Jerome, 1913-1998. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
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Theater
Dramatists, American
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Active 1963

Active 1979

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