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 that it was closing down.

History

"Foolsfury Theater" specialized in physical theater techniques such as

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

The company worked on new shows with playwrights such as

SITI Company, Mary Overlie,[7] Stephen Wangh 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. ^ Janiak, Lily (September 19, 2020). "After LNU Lightning Complex Fire destroys their Sonoma retreat, foolsFury artists seek refuge". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  9. ^ Janiak, Lily (December 21, 2021). "The church of theater gathers to say goodbye to one of its own". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  10. ^ Rotimi, Agbabiaka (November 24, 2021). "After 23 Years, FoolsFURY Practices The Art of Letting Go". Theatre Bay Area.
  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. 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. ^ Janiak, Lily (June 9, 2020). "Corey Fischer, actor and co-founder of A Traveling Jewish Theatre, dies at 75". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide. Retrieved 2022-01-24.

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