Because even at the age of fifteen, I used to go see all the Broadway shows and feel that they were sentimental, that they were pandering to the audience and trying to manipulate the audience. I had no use for practically any of the shows that were hits.
Richard Foreman Quotes
One does not devote one's life in art to shock an audience.
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| Birth: | 10th June, 1937 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Playwriter |
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Richard Foreman is an American playwright and avant-garde theater pioneer. He is the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.
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