Ellen Stewart

Ellen Stewart (November 7, 1919 – January 13, 2011, place of birth is either Chicago, Illinois or Alexandria, Louisiana), better known as La MaMa, was an American theatre director, producer and Off Off Broadway Pioneer. Quotes If a script ‘beeps’ to me, I do it...Audiences may hate these plays, but I believe in them. The only way I can explain my ‘beeps’ is that I’m no intellectual, but my instincts tell me automatically when a playwright has something. Quoted in "Ellen Stewart, Off Off Broadway Pioneer, Dies at 91" by Mel Gussow and Bruce Weber, The New York Times, (January 13, 2011). Our mission was and is to develop, nurture, support, produce and present new and original performance work by artists of all nations and cultures. Quoted in "Remembering Ellen Stewart, Founder of La MaMa Etc." By Ellis Nassour, Theaterlife.com. Believe it or not, it’s easier for me nowadays to be outside this country than in this country, because when I go outside I’m in hotels with elevators and services of all kinds, and it’s not such a hardship. Quoted in "Ellen Stewart: Still pushing that pushcart" by Jerry Tallmer, The Villager, (November 1 - 7, 2006). Quotes about Ellen Stewart thumb|....to the playwright and all aspects of the theater. Eighty percent of what is now considered the American theater originated at La MaMa. Harvey Fierstein, American Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning actor, playwright and screenwriter. Said in an interview in Vanity Fair, also quoted on "The New York Times". We're going to do it, baby! We're going to do it, darling!' And within a week later we were doing it. Sam Shepard, American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director. "Sam Shepard on Ellen Stewart". Her vision dreams of a world where a multiplicity of perspectives is essential and where art is a means to bring people together. I am grateful to be a part of this artistic community that she nurtured, and this season again I am energized by its tenacity, passion, bravery, and transformative work. Mia Yoo, Artistic director of La MaMa, "La MaMa's 2019–2020 Season to Celebrate Centennial of Founder Ellen Stewart"by Olivia Clement (August 14, 2019). I can’t imagine La MaMa without her. There may be a place called La MaMa that somebody brings good avant-garde international theater to, but it will not be La MaMa. La MaMa is her. Elizabeth Swados, American writer, composer, musician, and theatre director. Said in an article in the theater journal The Drama Review in 2006, also quoted on "The New York Times". '' Qui celebriamo l'idea di comunità e famiglia artistica… che riunisce diverse generazioni che si incontrano… A Spoleto Ellen ha stabilito, fin da subito, un rapporto immediato con il territorio. In Spoleto Ellen established an immediate relationship with the territory and here we celebrate the idea of community and artistic family that brings together several generations. Andrea Paciotto, Italian theatre director, professor, and director of CultureHub Europe. Stated on Italian TV channel RAI3 "Chi è di scena 18∕01∕2015 by Moreno Cerquetelli THE QUEEN OF HEARTS"(January 18, 2015). External links Ellen Stewart on Encyclopaedia Britannica Category:Producers from the United States Category:Theatre directors Category:Fashion designers from the United States Category:1919 births Category:2011 deaths