Agnes Morgan (October , â€" May , ) was a director, playwright,
actress and theatrical producer. She is most known for her association
with the Neighborhood Playhouse where she was a director and
functioned in numerous other roles.Morgan was born in Le Roy, New York
to Frank H. Morgan, an editor, and Sarah L. Cutler Morgan, a teacher.
Attending Radcliffe College, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree
in [citation needed] and her Master of Arts in . In she attended
George Pierce Baker's Workshop at Harvard University.She was hired at
the Neighborhood Playhouse on the recommendation of one of the
Playhouse teachers Sarah Cowell Le Moyne who knew Helen Arthur (who
became Morgan's partner). Lewisohn described Morgan as "quiet,
serious, watchful." In speaking the Lewisohn sister,[clarification
needed] founders of the Playhouse joining with Morgan and Helen
Arthur, Lewisohn added "...never had five people cast in such
different molds joined forces with more congeniality."In speaking of
two comedies, Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores by Shaw and The
Queen's Enemies by Lord Dunsany, Crowley recalled that "the spirited
quality in both productions was largely due to Agnes Morgan's skillful
direction. Perhaps Great Catherine was paving the way to her gift in
handling burlesque, which was later to create an infectious vogue on
Grand Street and Broadway through the [Grand Street Follies]."
actress and theatrical producer. She is most known for her association
with the Neighborhood Playhouse where she was a director and
functioned in numerous other roles.Morgan was born in Le Roy, New York
to Frank H. Morgan, an editor, and Sarah L. Cutler Morgan, a teacher.
Attending Radcliffe College, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree
in [citation needed] and her Master of Arts in . In she attended
George Pierce Baker's Workshop at Harvard University.She was hired at
the Neighborhood Playhouse on the recommendation of one of the
Playhouse teachers Sarah Cowell Le Moyne who knew Helen Arthur (who
became Morgan's partner). Lewisohn described Morgan as "quiet,
serious, watchful." In speaking the Lewisohn sister,[clarification
needed] founders of the Playhouse joining with Morgan and Helen
Arthur, Lewisohn added "...never had five people cast in such
different molds joined forces with more congeniality."In speaking of
two comedies, Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores by Shaw and The
Queen's Enemies by Lord Dunsany, Crowley recalled that "the spirited
quality in both productions was largely due to Agnes Morgan's skillful
direction. Perhaps Great Catherine was paving the way to her gift in
handling burlesque, which was later to create an infectious vogue on
Grand Street and Broadway through the [Grand Street Follies]."
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