Alvina Krause

Alvina Krause
Born(1893-01-28)January 28, 1893
New Lisbon, Wisconsin, US
DiedDecember 31, 1981(1981-12-31) (aged 88)
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, US
Resting placeNew Lisbon City Cemetery
Monuments
  • Alvina Krause Theater, New York
  • Alvina Krause Theatre, Bloomsburg
  • Alvina Krause Studio, Northwestern
Education
Occupationacting teacher
TitleProfessor emeritus
PartnerLucy McCammon (?-1981)
Awardshonorary doctorate, Doane College, 1969
Notes

Alvina Krause (January 28, 1893 – December 31, 1981) was an American drama teacher at Northwestern University, theatrical entrepreneur, "maker of stars", and director. Her students called her AK. Her first name is pronounced Al-vine-na[4]

  1. ^ MITGANG, HERBERT (January 1, 1982). "ALVINA KRAUSE, 88, PROFESSOR OF DRAMA TAUGHT MANY STARS". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ^ "New Theater Honors Alvina Krause". Northwestern (magazine). Spring 2010. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ^ "Stage Listings: Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, 2013". Times Leader. Wilkes Barre. November 29, 2013. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  4. ^ a b Goode, James (December 15, 2004). "Ms. Alvina Krause". Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2013-12-02. Please see also www.bte.org/alvina-krause/
  5. ^ Osborne, Lori J. (August 25, 2004). "Alvina E. Krause (1893-1981) Collection, 1929-2003". Northwestern University Library. Retrieved 2012-12-06. During her early years at Northwestern, Krause's primary responsibility was giving students private instruction in voice and interpretation. In the early 1940s, the School of Speech was forced by budgetary constraints to drop its private instruction program and Krause was appointed to Assistant Professor, responsible for the one year basic acting course. Over the next few years, Krause revamped the basic acting program, transforming it into a three year program. The first year focused on developing student's artistic skills, including work in voice and movement, and cross-disciplinary work in other artistic fields. The second year, students worked on developing their dramatic skills, using classical dramas and characters to understand the art of playmaking. During the third year, students focused on principles of "style" — developing their own sensibilities and polishing their communications skills. Krause's approach to teaching acting through this three year program became a model for the field and continues at Northwestern to this day.