FoolsFURY Theater

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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 it was closing down.

History[]

Founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Ben Yalom, the company specialized in physical theater techniques such as Viewpoints, Suzuki, and Grotowski-based methods.[3] They also were a training center for these 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, .

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 foolsFURY announced it was closing down. It is archiving its work and continuing plans for two touring shows but has otherwise ceased operations[9][10]

Affiliations[]

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] and Corey Fischer.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "SF Bay Area FURY festival has more up its sleeve than wildly creative stage shows". The Mercury News. 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ a b San Francisco Bay Guardian Goldie Winner - Theater: foolsFURY. http://www.sfbg.com/2007/11/07/goldie-winner-theater-foolsfury
  4. ^ Janiak, Lily (2018-07-19). "Form-defying output from foolsFury's Fury Factory in SF and Oakland". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  5. ^ Straus, Tamara (2011-06-01). "Nabila Mango builds bridges to Arabic culture". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  6. ^ Laemoa, Stephanie (2007-09-12). "Last Chance: 'The Turn of the Screw' and 'The Sewers'". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  7. ^ a b Rabinowitz, Chloe. "FoolsFURY Names Deborah Eliezer New Artistic Director". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  8. ^ September 19, Lily Janiak; September 22, 2020Updated; 2020; Pm, 12:25. "After LNU Lightning Complex Fire destroys their Sonoma retreat, foolsFury artists seek refuge". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ December 21, Lily Janiak; December 22, 2021Updated; 2021; Am, 11:58. "The church of theater gathers to say goodbye to one of its own". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Rotimi, Agbabiaka (November 24, 2021). "After 23 Years, FoolsFURY Practices The Art of Letting Go". Theatre Bay Area.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2012-11-18). "Aboard a Cruise Ship, Something Is Up". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  13. ^ Charney, Noah (2014-02-26). "How I Write: Doug Dorst". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  14. ^ Veltman, Chloe. "Bosnia, Through French Eyes" American Theatre Magazine, May/June 07.
  15. ^ June 9, Lily Janiak; June 14, 2020Updated; 2020; Pm, 1:44. "Corey Fischer, actor and co-founder of A Traveling Jewish Theatre, dies at 75". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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