[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.
[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.
Past companies include Pig Iron,[5] Banana Bag & Bodice,[6] Witness Relocation, Under the Table and Hand2Mouth.
[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.