The Wooster Group

The Wooster Group is an artist collective in Manhattan that creates experimental theater productions with multimedia integration. The ensemble combines live performance with video projections, recorded sound, and inventive staging designs to layer multiple experiences into each show.

The group formed in 1975 under the direction of Elizabeth LeCompte and performer Spalding Gray, growing out of an earlier experimental theater ensemble. It quickly established its home base at the Performing Garage on Wooster Street in SoHo, where it developed its distinctive approach.

The ensemble remixes classical texts by playwrights such as Shakespeare, Chekhov, and O'Neill, transforming them through video art and recorded sound into performances that feel entirely contemporary. Audiences encounter familiar stories presented in ways they would never expect in a traditional theater.

The group operates with a committed core team of artists and associates who regularly collaborate at their workspace. Plan ahead to check current show schedules, as their production calendar varies and performances range in length and format.

The group operates on an unconventional approach where performers weave their personal experiences and individual stories into productions that simultaneously reference established theatrical works. This blend of the autobiographical with the literary creates shows where meaning shifts depending on what each audience member brings to the experience.

Location: New York City

Inception: January 1, 1975

Website: http://thewoostergroup.org

GPS coordinates: 40.72226,-74.00289

Latest update: December 7, 2025 09:26