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{{Short description|Experimental theater company, NY, NY, US (since 1975)}}
'''The Wooster Group''' is a ]-based ] company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from ]'s ] (1967-1980) and took its name in 1980 (the 1975-1980 independent productions being retroactively attributed<ref name=WG-Chrono>Wooster Group, .</ref> to the Group). The ensemble is since directed by ] and has launched the careers of many actors, including founding member ]. The Group's home is the ] in ].
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'''The Wooster Group''' is an ] company based in ] known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged from ]'s ] (1967–1980) during the period from 1975 to 1980. The group took its name in 1980; the independent productions of 1975–1980 are retroactively attributed to the group.<ref name=WG-Chrono>Wooster Group, .</ref>


The ensemble is directed by ] and it launched the careers of many actors including founding member ]. The group's home is the ] at 33 ] between ] and ] Streets in the ] neighborhood of ]. As of 2014, the company consists of 16 members. In addition, there are 29 "Associates".<ref name=about />
==Funding==


The Wooster Group is a ] theater company that relies on grants and donations from supporters. It has received multiple grants from the ], which has supported more than 550 ] arts and social service institutions since its inception in 2002, and which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/nyregion/06donate.html| title=New York Times: City Groups Get Bloomberg Gift of $20 Million | work=The New York Times | first=Sam | last=Roberts | date=2005-07-06 | accessdate=2010-05-25}} Retrieved on August 20, 2007</ref> The Wooster Group is a ] theater company that relies on grants and donations from supporters. It has received multiple grants from the ]. The group is characterized by its extremely experimental style, often incorporating aspects of ] such as interactive ], live stream, recorded sound, and pre-recorded video into their performance work. Their performances are often of classic texts like ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/theater/elizabeth-lecompte-of-the-wooster-group-wins-the-gish-prize.html|title=Elizabeth LeCompte of the Wooster Group Wins the Gish Prize|last=Schuessler|first=Jennifer|date=2016-09-28|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-14}}</ref>


Past collaborators with the group include Ken Kobland, Jim Strahs, ], ], ], ], ], ], Hans Peter Kuhn, and ] among others.<ref name=history></ref>
==Works==
===Theater===
====Main====

* 1975 - ''A Wing and a Prayer''
* 1984 - ''North Atlantic'' - also 1999
* 1991 - ''Brace Up!'' from ]'s '']'' - also 2003
* 1993 - '']'' by ] - also 2005
* 1994 - ''Fish Story''
* 1995 - '']'' by ]
* 1999 - ''House / Lights'' ('']/]'')
* 2002 - ''To You, The Birdie!'' ('']'')
* 2004 - ''Poor Theater''
* 2006 - ''Who's Your Dada''
* 2007 - '']''
* 2008 - ''La Didone'' (''from ]'')

====''The Road to Immortality''====

* ''Frank Dell's The Temptation of St. Antony'' (1987)
* ''L.S.D. (...Just the High Points...)'' (1984)
* ''Route 1 & 9 (1981)''

====''Three Places in Rhode Island''====

* ''Point Judith'' (an epilogue) (1979)
* ''Nayatt School'' (1978)
* ''Rumstick Road'' (1977)
* ''Sakonnet Point'' (1975)

* ''Hula'' (1981) and ''For the Good Times'' (1982)(two dance pieces)
* ''North Atlantic'' (1984/1999) written for the company by James Strahs
* ''Miss Universal Happiness'' (1985) and ''Symphony of Rats'' (1988) written for the company & directed by ]

===Radio productions===

Each radio piece was a BBC Radio 3 Broadcast for a Festival Radio Production.

* ''The Peggy Carstairs Report'' (radio play - 2002)
* ] ] (radio play - 2000)
* ] (radio play - 1998)

===Audio productions===

* ''Love Songs Songs from The Wooster Group's To You, The Birdie!'' (]) written, performed and produced and by drench (CD - 2002)

===Film and video productions===

* ''House/Lights'' (DVD-2004)
* The Wooster Group's '']'' by Eugene O'Neill (video-1999)
* ''Wrong Guys'' (film-in progress)
* ''Rhyme 'Em to Death'' (video-1994)
* ''White Homeland Commando'' (video-1992) written for the company by Michael Kirby
* ''Flaubert Dreams of Travel but the Illness of His Mother Prevents It'' (video-1986)

==Members==
===Founding members===

The Wooster Group's founding members are:


== Founding members<small>'''<ref name=":0"> on the Wooster Group website</ref>'''</small> ==
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* ] * ] (d. 2004)
* Peyton Smith
* ] (1941-2004)
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* ] (1948-1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=Guide to the Ron Vawter Papers |url=http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/thevawte.xml |date=2002 |publisher=New York Public Library |accessdate=5 August 2009}}</ref> * ] (d. 1994)<ref name=about>{{cite web |title=Ron Vawter Papers, 1963-1994 |url=http://archives.nypl.org/the/21621 |publisher=New York Public Library |accessdate=11 June 2014}}</ref>
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===Current associates=== == Current company<small>'''<ref name=":0" />'''</small> ==
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* Alexandre Artaud
* Mike Farry
*Ari Fliakos
* Clay Hapaz
* Cynthia Hedstrom
* Jonathan Hull
* Yudam Hyung Seok Jeon
* Elizabeth LeCompte
* Cynthia Hedstrom
* Bona Lee
* Andrew Maillet
* Tavish Miller
*Michaela Murphy
* ]
* Eric Sluyter
* Kate Valk
* Monika Wunderer
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==Awards and honors==
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The Wooster Group has won nine ]s, six ]s, and the 1985 ] Ongoing Ensembles Grant.<ref name=history> on the Wooster Group website</ref>
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* Jim Dawson
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* Jim Fletcher
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* David Linton
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* Margaret Mann
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* Andrew Schneider
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* Dave Shelley
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== Further reading ==
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* {{cite magazine|last1=Gordon |first1=David |author1-link=David Gordon (novelist) |title= The Forty-Year Rehearsal – The Wooster Group's endless work in progress |magazine=] |date=January 2020 |volume=340 |issue=2036 |pages=53–64 |url=https://harpers.org/archive/2020/01/the-forty-year-rehearsal-wooster-group-elizabeth-lecompte/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |publisher=Harper's Magazine Foundation |location=New York, NY, US |issn=0017-789X}}
* Quick, Andrew. ''The Wooster Group Workbook'', London: Routledge, 2007. {{ISBN|978-0-415-35334-2}}
* Savran, David. ''Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group''. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1990. {{ISBN|0-930452-82-8}}


==Notes== ==References==
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== References ==
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* David Savran: ''Breaking the Rules: The Wooster Group. Reprint''. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1990. ISBN 0-930452-82-8.

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Latest revision as of 16:39, 15 August 2024

Experimental theater company, NY, NY, US (since 1975)
The Wooster Group
The Performing Garage in 2014
Formation1975
TypeTheatre group
Location
Artistic director(s)Elizabeth LeCompte
Websitethewoostergroup.org

The Wooster Group is an experimental theater company based in New York City 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. The group took its name in 1980; the independent productions of 1975–1980 are retroactively attributed to the group.

The ensemble is directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and it 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".

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 group is characterized by its 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 like Brecht, Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Eugene O'Neill.

Past collaborators with the group include Ken Kobland, Jim Strahs, Richard Foreman, Trisha Brown, John Lurie, Bruce Odland, Jennifer Tipton, Frances McDormand, Hans Peter Kuhn, and Amir ElSaffar among others.

Founding members

Current company

  • Alexandre Artaud
  • Mike Farry
  • Ari Fliakos
  • Clay Hapaz
  • Cynthia Hedstrom
  • Jonathan Hull
  • Yudam Hyung Seok Jeon
  • Elizabeth LeCompte
  • Cynthia Hedstrom
  • Bona Lee
  • Andrew Maillet
  • Tavish Miller
  • Michaela Murphy
  • Scott Shepherd
  • Eric Sluyter
  • Kate Valk
  • Monika Wunderer

Awards and honors

The Wooster Group has won nine Obie Awards, six Bessie Awards, and the 1985 National Endowment for the Arts Ongoing Ensembles Grant.

Further reading

References

  1. Wooster Group, "Production History since 1975".
  2. ^ "Ron Vawter Papers, 1963-1994". New York Public Library. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. ^ "History:Selected Awards" on the Wooster Group website
  5. ^ "About the Company:Founding and Original Members" on the Wooster Group website

External links

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