FoolsFURY Theater
FoolsFURY Theater is an ensemble theater company based in San Francisco.[1]
Founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Ben Yalom, the company presents reworked Shakespeare and classical texts as well as new works by experimental contemporary playwrights.[2] In 2020 Deborah Eliezer took over as artistic director. In 2021 FoolsFURY announced that it was closing down.
History
[edit | edit source]"Foolsfury Theater" specialized in physical theater techniques such as Viewpoints, Suzuki, and Grotowski-based methods.[3] They also were a training center for these theater techniques[3] and ran a youth program, Swivel Arts.
The ensemble hosted a biennial festival of experimental theater called the "Fury Factory."[1][4] The factory brought together ensemble companies from all around the country and different parts of the world. Past companies include Pig Iron,[5] Banana Bag & Bodice,[6] Witness Relocation, Under the Table and Hand2Mouth.
In 2015, associate artistic, Deborah Eliezer, became co-artistic director with Ben Yalom,[7] and in 2020 she took over as Artistic Director.[8]
In 2021 it was announced that Foolsfury was to be closed down and the work archived.[9][10]
Affiliations
[edit | edit source]The company worked on new shows with playwrights such as Sheila Callaghan,[11][12] Doug Dorst,[13] and Fabrice Melquiot[14] and collaborated with theatrical innovators such as SITI Company, Mary Overlie,[7] Stephen Wangh and Corey Fischer.[15]
References
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- ^ San Francisco Weekly Best Theater Company Award. http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2008/award/best-theater-company-1032534/ Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b San Francisco Bay Guardian Goldie Winner - Theater: foolsFURY. http://www.sfbg.com/2007/11/07/goldie-winner-theater-foolsfury
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- ^ Hart, Sarah. "Blow Me Up, Lay Me Down" American Theatre Magazine, Oct 08. http://www.montevallo.edu/thea/PDF/SheilaCallaghan.pdf Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Veltman, Chloe. "Bosnia, Through French Eyes" American Theatre Magazine, May/June 07.
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