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Richard Foreman's SYMPHONY OF RATS to be Presented at The Wooster Group


The Wooster Group will present New York performances of their new production of Symphony of Rats, a play by leading American avant-garde playwright Richard Foreman.

SEGAL BOOK TALK To Be Joined By Author Theresa Smalec


Author Theresa Smalec and New York Theatre artists John Jesurun and Mariane Weems join the Segal Talks series on November 29th to discuss Smalec's new book: Ron Vawter’s Life in Performance. The discussion is part of the Segal Center's Fall 2021 Book Talk Series & will be moderated by Frank Hentschker and directed by MESTC, The Graduate Center CUNY.

VIDEO: Watch The Wooster Group's Full Production of HAMLET For Free


Through April 7, watch The Wooster Group's full production HAMLET for free.

The Wooster Group's Acclaimed THE B-SIDE Opens This Month


REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents The Wooster Group production The B-Side: "Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons," A Record Album Interpretation, Wednesday, January 30 to Sunday February 3, 2019 for 5 performances only.

REDCAT Presents The Wooster Group's Acclaimed THE B-SIDE: NEGRO FOLKLORE FROM TEXAS STATE PRISONS


REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents The Wooster Group production The B-Side: 'Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons,' A Record Album Interpretation, Wednesday, January 30 to Sunday February 3,2019 for 5 performances only.

Ishmael Houston-Jones' THEM Returns To Performance Space New York, June 21-28


Performance Space New York's East Village Series, the first themed series under the leadership of Executive Artistic Director Jenny Schlenzka, has reexamined the audacious origins of the organization and the communities that formed around it. In 1986, choreographer Ishmael Houston-Jones, composer/guitarist Chris Cochrane, writer Dennis Cooper, and an ensemble of dancers performed the first full version of THEM, an unblinking interdisciplinary work of scored improvisational dance, spoken text, and guitar, at what was then Performance Space 122.

The Wooster Group Invokes Polish Theater Visionary Tadeusz Kantor


REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents the legendary New York theater ensemble, The Wooster Group in A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique), April 5 to April 15, 2018.

The Wooster Group Presents A PINK CHAIR (IN THE PLACE OF A FAKE ANTIQUE)


The Wooster Group will open their newest piece, A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique) at The Performing Garage (33 Wooster Street) in New York City, with performances from April 28 through May 19, with press opening on Wednesday, May 9. The production will come to New York following a run in Los Angeles at The Roy and Edna Disney/CALARTS Theater from April 5-15, 2018.

The Wooster Group Revisits Polish Theater Visionary Tadeusz Kantor, 4/5-15 At REDCAT


REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, presents the legendary New York theater ensemble, The Wooster Group in A PINK CHAIR (In Place of a Fake Antique), April 5 to April 15, 2018.

Performance Space New York presents THE EAST VILLAGE SERIES


Performance Space New York (formerly Performance Space 122) presents the East Village Series, its first semi-annual themed series, and the first program curated by the institution's new Executive Artistic Director, Jenny Schlenzka. This presentation of works from some of today's most radical performers and multidisciplinary artists resituates the institution in newly revamped spaces, designed by Deborah Berke Partners, in 122 Community Center (150 First Avenue, at East 9th Street), where Performance Space 122 was founded, and where it operated until it moved out in 2011 for the building renovation. The series contemplates the past, present, and future of the organization and its neighborhood.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presents ROY COHN/JACK SMITH: REMEMBERING RON VAWTER


Join us for a rare screening of a tape of a live performance of Ron Vawter's legendary performance piece, Roy Cohn/Jack Smith, 25 years after it opened at The Performing Garage in 1992. Followed by a discussion with director Gregory Mehrten, author Gary Indiana, and critics and scholars David Rom n and Alisa Solomon. Moderated by Frank Hentschker.

The Wooster Group Stages 'THE B-SIDE' Starting Tonight


The Wooster Group presents the premiere of its newest work, THE B-SIDE: 'Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons' A Record Album Interpretation this month, followed by a limited return engagement of the Group's 2014 piece, EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS: A Record Album Interpretation in December.

PRELUDE 2017, Thomas Ostermeier and More Highlight Segal Center's 2017 Fall Season


The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, located at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, announces its Fall 2017 season of public programs. The season features free public programs throughout the fall and winter, with contemporary theatre and performing artists from around the world.

PRELUDE 2017, Thomas Ostermeier and More Highlight Segal Center's 2017 Fall Season


The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, located at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, announces its Fall 2017 season of public programs. The season features free public programs throughout the fall and winter, with contemporary theatre and performing artists from around the world.

The Wooster Group to Stage 'THE B-SIDE' and EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS


The Wooster Group will present the premiere of its newest work, THE B-SIDE: Negro Folklore from Texas State Prisons A Record Album Interpretation in October, followed by a limited return engagement of the Group's 2014 piece, EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS: A Record Album Interpretation in December.

The Wooster Group's THE TOWN HALL AFFAIR Coming to Z Space


Z Space and piece by piece productions will present The Town Hall Affair at Z Space, April 6-16, 2017. Press opening is Saturday, April 8 at 8pm.

The Wooster Group Founder Receives 2016 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize Tonight


The Gish Prize Trust recently announced that Elizabeth LeCompte, founding member and director of the internationally acclaimed experimental theater company The Wooster Group, has been selected to receive the 23rd annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.

The Wooster Group Founder Receives 2016 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize


The Gish Prize Trust today announced that Elizabeth LeCompte, founding member and director of the internationally acclaimed experimental theater company The Wooster Group, has been selected to receive the 23rd annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.

The Wooster Group's EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS Begins Tonight at St. Ann's Warehouse


St. Ann's Warehouse will present a strictly limited return engagement of The Wooster Group's Early Shaker Spirituals: A Record Album Interpretation, tonight, April 23 - May 4.

The Wooster Group's EARLY SHAKER SPIRITUALS to Run 4/23-5/4


St. Ann's Warehouse will present a strictly limited return engagement of The Wooster Group's Early Shaker Spirituals: A Record Album Interpretation, April 23 - May 4.

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How many shows has Ron Vawter written?

Ron Vawter has written 1 shows including Rumstick Road (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist).

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