The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group is a New York City-based experimental theater company known for creating numerous original dramatic works. It gradually emerged during 1975-1980 from Richard Schechner's The Performance Group (1967-1980) and took its name in 1980 (the 1975-1980 independent productions being retroactively attributed[1] to the Group). The ensemble is since 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 in SoHo.

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Funding

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, which has supported more than 550 New York City arts and social service institutions since its inception in 2002, and which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.[2]

Works

Theater

Main

The Road to Immortality

Three Places in Rhode Island

Radio productions

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

Audio productions

Film and video productions

Members

Founding members

The Wooster Group's founding members are:

Current associates

  • Roy Faudree
  • Iver Findlay
  • Jim Findlay
  • Jim Fletcher
  • Ari Fliakos
  • Yvan Greenberg
  • Clay Hapaz
  • Cynthia Hedstrom
  • Mark Muttt Huang
  • Koosil-Ja Hwang
  • Shaun Irons
  • Elizabeth Jenyon
  • James J.J. Johnson
  • Bozkurt Bozzy Karasu
  • Richard Kimmel
  • Ken Kobland
  • Anna Kohler
  • Christopher Kondek
  • Karen Lashinsky
  • Fiona Leaning
  • David Linton
  • John Lurie
  • Margaret Mann
  • Gabe Maxson
  • Emily McDonnell
  • Frances McDormand
  • Bobby McElver
  • Daniel Pettrow
  • Helen Pickett
  • Scott Renderer
  • Suzzy Roche
  • Beatrice Roth
  • Matt Schloss
  • Andrew Schneider
  • Sheena See
  • Tanya Selvaratnam
  • Dave Shelley
  • Scott Shepherd
  • E. Jay Sims
  • Ariana Smart
  • Casey Spooner
  • Michelle Stern
  • James Strahs
  • Jeff Sugg
  • Jennifer Tipton
  • Ruud van den Akker
  • Tara Webb
  • Kim Whitener
  • Judson Williams
  • Gary Wilmes
  • Omar Zubair

Notes

  1. ^ Wooster Group, "Production History since 1975".
  2. ^ Roberts, Sam (2005-07-06). "New York Times: City Groups Get Bloomberg Gift of $20 Million". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/06/nyregion/06donate.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25.  Retrieved on August 20, 2007
  3. ^ "Guide to the Ron Vawter Papers". New York Public Library. 2002. http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/the/thevawte.xml. Retrieved 5 August 2009. 

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