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Richard Foreman

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American playwright (1937-2025)

United StatesWritersLived 1937 to 2025 · aged 87
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Richard Foreman was an American avant-garde experimental playwright, director, and the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater. Though highly original and singular, his work was influenced by Bertolt Brecht, Gertrude Stein, The Living Theatre, Surrealism and Dada.

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Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellows Program
star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
Obie Award

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Richard Foreman was an American avant-garde experimental playwright, director, and the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater. Though highly original and singular, his work was influenced by Bertolt Brecht, Gertrude Stein, The Living Theatre, Surrealism and Dada. In the writing of his scripts the Dada cut-up technique was used.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2025 · aged 87
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9 languages

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