I chose the latter, and it was really my breakthrough into serious theatre.

There they presented generally serious theater to audiences of about 150.

No serious theater could work under restrictions of that kind.

There's no question that there is still an audience for serious theater in New York.

For anyone interested in serious theater, it is required watching.

This is not to say that the cultural ferment of the period had no effect at all on serious theater.

And one ultimately has to ask about the impact of Off Broadway on serious theater.

By the early 80's, however, the company floundered, as did New York's serious theater in general.

Both the more and the less serious Yiddish theatre persisted.

They might also hate the entire idea of serious theater.