The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group is an experimental theater company based in New York City known for creating numerous original dramatic works.

[1] The ensemble is directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and it launched the careers of many actors including founding member Willem Dafoe.

[2] The Wooster Group is a not-for-profit theater company that relies on grants and donations from supporters.

Their performances are often of classic texts like Brecht, Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Eugene O'Neill.

[3] Past collaborators with the group include Ken Kobland, Jim Strahs, Richard Foreman, Trisha Brown, John Lurie, Bruce Odland, Jennifer Tipton, Frances McDormand, Hans Peter Kuhn, and Amir ElSaffar among others.