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.
"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]
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]
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.
"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]
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]