SOURCE: Harper's, Vol. 233, No. 1396, September 1966, pp. 64-70, 73-4.
In the excerpt below, Odets recalls the excitement and difficulties of his involvement with the Group Theatre and recounts the first performance of "Waiting for Lefty." This article was derived from an interview Odets gave in 1961, two years before his death.
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