Experimental theater company, NY, NY, US (since 1975)
The Wooster Group
The Performing Garage in 2014
Formation
1975
Type
Theatre group
Location
New York City, New York, United States
Artistic director(s)
Elizabeth LeCompte
Website
thewoostergroup.org
The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group (1967–1980) during the period from 1975 to 1980, and took its name in 1980; the independent productions of 1975–1980 are retroactively attributed to the Group.[1]
The ensemble is directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and has launched the careers of many actors, including founding member Willem Dafoe. The Group's home is the Performing Garage at 33 Wooster Street between Grand and Broome Streets in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. As of 2014, the company consists of 16 members. In addition, there are 29 "Associates".[2]
The Wooster Group is a not-for-profit theater company that relies on grants and donations from supporters. It has received multiple grants from the Carnegie Corporation. The Wooster Group are characterized by their extremely experimental style, often incorporating aspects of audiovisual such as interactive video art, live stream, recorded sound and pre-recorded video into their performance work. Their performances are often of classic texts such as Brecht, Shakespeare, Chekhov and Eugene O'Neill.[3]
^Wooster Group, "Production History since 1975".
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^Schuessler, Jennifer (2016-09-28). "Elizabeth LeCompte of the Wooster Group Wins the Gish Prize". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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