Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of ensemble-created plays by major American theatre companies - the first of its kind.
Ensemble theatre is a term used to describe those theatre companies that work with a core of actors, writers and directors to create devised, collaborative productions, often rooted in the experiences of local communities. This major collection includes plays by the most important American ensemble theatre companies working today.
Promise of a Love Song
Roadside Theater (Whitesburg, KY)
Pregones Theater (Bronx, NY)
Junebug Productions (New Orleans, LA)
Hard Coal: Life in the Region
Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (Bloomsburg, PA)
Berlin, Jerusalem and the Moon
Traveling Jewish Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
... Never Done
Touchstone Theatre (Bethlehem, PA)
Nothin' Nice
Carpetbag Theatre (Knoxville, TN)
Mad Love
The Dell'Arte Company (Blue Lake, CA)
It's an Earthquake in my Heart
Goat Island (Chicago, IL)
Each play is accompanied by a preface which discusses the company's personal and practical approach to the collaborative ensemble process.
