The Time Is Ripe: The 1940 Journal of Clifford Odets : With an Introduction by William Gibson

by Clifford Odets

The playwright's thoughts on the artistic, personal, and social aspects of his life at a time when his popularity was greatly diminished includes glimpses of the Triumphant Group Theatre members and others close to him

392 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1987

About the author

Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director.

Odets was born in Philadelphia to Louis Odets (born Gorodetsky) and Pearl Geisinger, Russian- and Romanian-Jewish immigrants, and raised in Philadelphia and the Bronx, New York. He dropped out of high school after two years to become an actor.

In 1931, he became a founding member of the Group Theatre, a highly influential New York theatre company that utilized an acting technique new to the United States. This technique was based on the system devised by the Russian actor and director Constantin Stanislavski. It was further developed by Group Theatre director Lee Strasberg and became known as The Method or Method Acting. Odets eventually became the Group's primary playwright.