Margo Jones

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In this article, the writer presents a detailed examination of Margo Jones and her contribution to bringing regional theater to Texas. The writer explores her life and work as a director and extrapolates that to the work she did to bring regional theater to Texas, culminating in her death at the age of 43. The writer notes that before one can understand Margo Jones' role and desire to bring regional theater to the state of Texas, one should have an understanding of who she was both personally and professionally. The writer then provides a background of her life. The writer concludes that Margo Jones was a woman in a man's world, who not only refused to sink into the shadows of the theater industry, but insisted on changing it for the better.

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"Regional theater explores many of the Broadway productions using local talent and attracting audiences from nearby. Regional theater work is not as lucrative as being on Broadway but it can be just as fulfilling, however the funding is often difficult to come by for its launching. Often the process involves fund raising or the name of an already established artist behind the project or a combination of both elements. In the state of Texas regional theater was a struggling concept that did not take flight until director Margo Jones played a key role in bringing regional theater to the state, which sparked a nationwide movement that now boasts more than 400 regional theaters."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ABOUT MARGO JONES (accessed 10-12-06) http://www.kera.org/about/pressroom/releases/20060906sweettornadodvd.html
• Jones, Chris (2006)'Sweet Tornado' tells tragic story of Margo Jones. Chicago Tribune
• Texas history(accessed 10-12-06)http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/kkt1.html
• Margo Jones(accessed 10-12-06) http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fjo59.html
• Margo: The Life and Theatre of Margo Jones(accessed 10-12-06) http://www.helensheehy.org/work5.htm

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