- Elizabeth LeCompte
Elizabeth LeCompte (born
April 28 1944 ) is a founding member of theater collectiveThe Wooster Group . She is considered one of the 50 most influential theater directors of today.Mitter, Shomit, and Maria Shevtsova, ed. (2005) "Fifty Key Theatre Directors". London: Routledge.Biography
In 1970, Elizabeth LeCompte began her experimental theater work when she joined
Richard Schechner 's theater troupeThe Performance Group . While working withThe Performance Group , she began developing a series of performances based on the experiences of fellow group memberSpalding Gray . In 1975, beginning with the production of "Sakonnet Point", the new experimental was distinct from the methods ofThe Performance Group . In 1980,The Performance Group ceased to exist, whileThe Wooster Group continues to stage new productions with LeCompte serving as director. As director of The Wooster Group, Elizabeth LeCompte, along with others has "conceived and constructed fifteen works for the theatre, six works for film and video, three radio pieces and four dance pieces".Fact|date=August 2007She has a son, Jack (born 1982), with Wooster Group actor
Willem Dafoe .She was named a 2007 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow and awarded a $50,000 grant by
United States Artists , a public charity that supports and promotes the work of American artists.External links
* [http://www.unitedstatesartists.org/Public/USADonors/USANationalLeadershipCommittee/RockefellerFoundation/index.cfm Rockefeller Foundation 2007 Fellows]
* [http://www.unitedstatesartists.org United States Artists Arts Advocacy Organization.]References
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