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Ellen Stewart is the spirit of La MaMa; she is its guardian, janitor, fundraiser, press agent, tour manager, conceptual leader—she is the guts of the place. To understand this theatre one must first know Ellen Stewart. [4] Stewart worked as a fashion designer at Saks Fifth Avenue before starting the theatre.
Ellen Stewart (November 7, 1919 – January 13, 2011) [1] was an American theatre director and producer and the founder of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. [2] During the 1950s, she worked as a fashion designer for Saks Fifth Avenue , Bergdorf Goodman , Lord & Taylor , and Henri Bendel .
Great Jones Repertory was founded in 1972 by Elizabeth Swados, Andrei Șerban, and La MaMa founder and artistic director Ellen Stewart. Beginning with Fragments of a Greek Trilogy in 1972, Great Jones has most notably performed a number of Obie Award-winning experimental theatre works based in Greek tragedy.
Also integral to the rise of off-off-Broadway were Ellen Stewart at La MaMa, and Al Carmines at Judson Poets Theatre, located at Judson Memorial Church. Other theaters of note that presented many plays were Theatre Genesis, New York Theatre Ensemble, [6] The Old Reliable, [7] The Dove Company, The Playwrights Workshop, [8] and Workshop of the ...
Formerly a dancer and actress, Martine Barrat was discovered by Ellen Stewart at an international dance festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. "LaMaMa", as Stewart was known, then sent her a plane ticket to perform in her theater, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. [2] Barrat arrived in the United States in June 1968.
George Sr. moved to New York City in the summer of 1962 as an advance scout for his family. [3] [9] He soon met Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club (ETC), a pioneering producer of experimental theater. [4]
Theatre Genesis is often credited as one of the original off-off-Broadway theaters, along with Joe Cino's Caffe Cino, Ellen Stewart's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and Judson Poets Theatre. The theatre was known for its anarchistic, heterosexual, machismo energy, and often produced political plays.
A 1972 18-month world tour by the ensemble Caravan from Dramaturgia included a performance at Ellen Stewart's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village, Manhattan, New York City. The Caravan from Dramaturgia presented two pieces at La MaMa, Tamarand and The Caravan, on October 4, 5, 6, and 7. A promotional flyer for the production ...