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Firehouse Theater Company was incorporated in Minnesota in 1965.
Since inception, the company has produced more than sixty plays
including premieres by such writers as Jack Gelber, Jean Claude
van Italie, and Sam Shepard. In 1972, the Firehouse moved to San
Francisco where it continued to provide a place for playwrights
and directors to explore new ways to present and experience
drama. For this early work, the Firehouse received grants from a
variety of sources including the National Endowment for the
Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Office of Advanced
Dramatic Research. The company is now located in Los Angeles. Ongoing
Firehouse Theater Company activities include workshops and
productions which feature both professional and aspiring
playwrights and performers.
Firehouse productions are particularly noted for including
writers and performers with physical or sensory disabilities.
The Firehouse offers the disabled community free, accessible
instructional workshops and private consultations. In these
efforts, the Firehouse views its role as a liaison between the
disabled and mainstream theatrical communities.
In addition, the Firehouse has worked extensively with children
and teenagers involved in public school performing arts
programs. Here the goal has been to offer instruction and
performances by professional artists who serve both as role
models and mentors.
The Firehouse has received recognition and grants from the
California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Music and
Performing Arts Commission, the Cultural Affairs Department of
the City of Los Angeles, and the City of West Hollywood Arts
Commission.
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