Located in Washington, D.C., this professional improvisational theater offered participatory workshops to children, youth, teachers, parents, and community members.
The projects that the Living Stage put on typically dealt with controversial and sensitive topics like race, economic inequality, the dangers of an overzealous American foreign policy, the atom bomb, violence, and freedom.
The Living Stage championed New Left ideals like equality and social justice throughout the Reagan years, despite some criticisms about their message being "anachronistic".
After the jam, an improvised theater piece began, performed by the actors and involving poetry, music, movement and song.
Following the performance, the audience participated in a range of artistic activities including movement, creation of characters, scenes, theatre games and open play environments.