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Arts/Features Editor
June 23, 2011
CONTACT
Merri Milwe, Artistic Director
Tel.: 201-836-3499
Fax: 201-836-1734
E-mail: [email protected]
ReGroup Theatre Company Brings Lost Theater Masterpiece to the
Puffin Cultural Forum
Teaneck, NJ, Sunday, July 17 – The Group Theatre, founded in 1931, was arguably the
most important and influential theater company this country has ever known. Their
vision was of a new theater that would mount original American plays to mirror the life
of their troubled times. Over their 10 years of existence during the Great Depression,
they presented works by Clifford Odets, Sidney Kingsley, Howard Lawson and others
and also launched the careers of numerous acting teachers, directors and actors with their
“method acting” approach and plays of social significance. Unfortunately, many of the
plays they developed have been out of print and have gone unproduced for over 75 years.
Then along came the actor Allie Mulholland, who had become disillusioned with the
ever-declining state of the modern theater. After several years of research, Allie decided
to spearhead an effort to resurrect and perform those powerful “lost” plays of the Group
Theatre, and began to obtain reprint rights for them. His company, the ReGroup Theatre,
has presented 6 of these plays to critical acclaim and collected them in their book, “The
Lost Group Theatre Plays: Volume 1.” The company will treat the Puffin audience to a
reading of one of these amazing plays followed by a cast reception and book signing.
$5.00 suggested donation. Reservations recommended: [email protected].
Sunday, July 17, 4:00 p.m. The Puffin Cultural Forum is at 20 Puffin Way (off Teaneck
Rd.) in Teaneck. Call 201-836-3499 or visit www.PuffinCulturalForum.org.
ALLIE MULHOLLAND, originally from Ohio, moved to New York to attend NYU.
After receiving his BFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, he appeared in
several off and off-off Broadway productions, including the lead role in the 50th
anniversary stage production of “Rebel Without a Cause” at Theatre Row. He has also
appeared in bit parts on all four of the soap operas that once taped in New York City.
REGROUP THEATRE was founded by Allie Mulholland. Believing theater should
transport the audience into the world of the play, instead of bringing the play into the
world of the audience, ReGroup hopes to run more like the library or symphony; that is,
as a public service whose success is measured by the good it does and not by the dollars it
generates. The company is composed of some of the most gifted and collaborative talent
in New York, ranging in age from their early 20’s through their 60’s. Its members have
been on and off Broadway, on major television series, and have trained with the best. On
top of their talent, they have the collective ability to be part of a “family” of talent.
Building on multiple productions with each other, they are learning a common language
and growing stronger with every show.
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The Puffin Cultural Forum is a project of the Puffin Foundation, Ltd. which, through the arts, encourages
dialog about issues important to the community. The Puffin Foundation, Ltd. underwrites this and all other
Puffin Cultural Forum events and programs in order to make it possible for everyone to attend.
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