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Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is a non-profit theatre company located at 641 D Street NW in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1980, it produces new plays which it believes to be edgy, challenging, and thought-provoking. Performances are in a 265-seat courtyard-style theater. ==History== It was founded by Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz, Roger Brady, and Linda Reinisch in 1980. "While working odd jobs to make money, we held our first auditions outdoors in Glover Park and started improvisatory workshops in the auditorium of the HHS building." It opened its first season in The Church of the Epiphany parish hall near Metro Center.〔 Outgrowing this initial home, the company rented a warehouse in the 14th Street corridor, where it performed for 13 years. When that space ceased to be available, Woolly Mammoth became a nomad company, performing in various venues in the DC area. During this period the company worked with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation to acquire space for and to outfit a new theatre.〔(Woolly Mammoth website )〕 Opened in 2005, its permanent home is a $9 million, 265-seat courtyard-style theater. It was designed by Washington-based architect Mark McInturff 〔(McInturff Architects website )〕 in association with Theatre Project Consultants.〔(Theatre Project Consultants website )〕 The space has won local, regional, and national awards for innovative architectural design, including the American Institute of Architects 2006 Institute Honor Award for Interior Architecture〔(American Institute of Architects website )〕 and the US Institute for Theatre Technology Honor Award.〔(United States Institute for Theatre Technology website )〕 Plays that have premiered at Woolly Mammoth have been produced in more than 200 theaters in 39 states and 12 countries.〔(Woolly Mammoth website )〕 The theatre’s education and outreach programs include "Pay-What-You-Can" (PWYC) performances providing access to all residents regardless of economic means,〔(TheEagleOnline.com )〕 and "Playmaking," which pairs students with professional playwrights.〔(StudioTheatre.org )〕 "Woolly D.C." is a program where a neighborhood joins together to create an original production based on an issue of common community concern, and there are internships, workshops, and theater classes, including a partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park.〔(University of Maryland website )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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