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229:," continued as the central creative and organizing force behind More Fire! until she decided to disband the company in 1988. She was involved in every aspect of the production end as well as the artistic creation and design. She wrote, often in collaboration with others, all eight More Fire! experimental plays, performed in them, designed sets and painted scenery, created popular music soundtracks, and wrote songs. 116:(also known as P.S. 122), became a regular meeting ground for New York and European dancers, actors and other artists, a number of whom had taken part in Grotowski's projects. Cantwell, Doba, and Epstein were all regular participants in Open Movement. Cantwell and Doba began collaborating with Epstein, who was then primarily a painter, to create an 147:, which used the movement and physicality of restaurant work to create theatre. The film shows the company's improvisational use of restaurant movement and language, and its real-life context in Epstein and Cantwell's lives as busy East Village artists and actresses who earned their livings as waitresses. 395:
after audience members sent hundreds of postcards demanding a review. Although the postcards were part of the performance, Solomon saw them as a "cry for reviews" and described the play as "politically irresponsible. . . . Instead of taking potshots from a fortress of self-indulgence, why not
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As co-founders of More Fire! Productions, Epstein and Cantwell shared a joint vision and aesthetic. Cantwell's writing and acting abilities were crucial to the company's early success. Her primary interest was in creating a passionate, funny, excessive style of acting, using characters and
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situations drawn with broad strokes and shameless exaggeration. Cantwell's ability to improvise and understanding of theatre inspired and shaped Epstein's own theatrical vision, which also developed out of her work as a painter, interest in popular film, and background as a working-class
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and then became the first full-length public play or performance ever to be presented in P.S. 122, in October 1980. In 1981, More Fire! participated in the Second Women's One World (WOW) Festival of women's and lesbian theatre, in New York City, where the company performed
344:: "Perhaps Epstein and Schulman's greatest achievement was their ability to crystalize the contradictions at the heart of the theatre/performance world. . . . Along the way Epstein and Schulman knowingly poke fun at themselves and lots of other talented individuals." 387:'s classic within a few minutes. But the gist of the story––that 'hypocrisy is the spice of life' and lesbians will sell out as fast as the next person––made it . . . cynical." The harshest commentary came from Alisa Solomon, also of 155:
New Yorker. More Fire! used the superficial appearance of autobiography––particularly Epstein's––as a framework for the satirical exploration of a variety of themes and genres, including the confessional style of some East Village
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Grotowski's focus on improvisatory expression matched and nurtured a strong interest in movement improvisation in the downtown community of the East Village in the late 1970s. Open Movement, the weekly participatory event held at
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Along with Epstein and Cantwell, another founding member of More Fire! was Stephanie Doba, who collaborated on and performed in six More Fire! plays. In the mid-1970s, Doba was working at The Kosciuszko Foundation, a
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to help facilitate the participation of Americans in the "Tree of People", a new project of his Polish Laboratory Theatre. Grotowski's work at that time embodied a search for authentic expression through
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Leondar, Gail. Framing the Mirror/Mirroring the Frame: Feminist Uses of Plays within Plays. Master's Thesis. New York University Department of Performance Studies, 1991.
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was a women's theatre collective active in New York City from 1980 to 1988. It was founded by Robin Epstein and Dorothy Cantwell and based in the
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and interaction among participants, rather than performance for audiences. Cantwell and Doba met as participants in the Tree of People project in
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In April 2008, the More Fire! Productions archive, including scripts, photographs, reviews, production notes, and videos, was donated to NYC's
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wrote: "Obviously, ensembles like More Fire!, which has earned a loyal cult following, are determined to remain outside of the mainstream."
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In 1983, Cantwell began to perform with Good Medicine and Company, founded by Carlos Ricardo Martinez and downtown actor/playwright
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Most productions were performed at the University of the Streets, located on Seventh Street and Avenue A in the East Village
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theatre scenes of the 1980s. Epstein and Cantwell co-wrote, produced, and performed in the company's first three plays:
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More Fire! Productions developed a following among East Village theatre audiences. East Village, women's, and New York
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31, no. 4 (1979): 460-66; Robert Findlay, "Grotowski's 'Cultural Explorations Bordering on Art, Especially Theatre',"
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Shalson, Lara. "Creating Community, Constructing Criticism: The Women's One World Festival 1980-1981."
413: 79:(1987), was written and produced by Epstein, who was the only person involved in all More Fire! plays. 248:. Other downtown performers appeared with the company, including Stephanie Skura in the title role in 52: 51:(1981), which had numerous runs and became a neighborhood cult classic, "the longest running show on 32: 1002:
Walter, Kate. "Endangered East Village: Gentrification Threatens Lesbian Artists' Last Hold-Out."
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organization having its headquarters in New York City. She was asked by Polish theatre director
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joined the company in 1983 and collaborated on the writing and performing of three later plays:
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Findlay, Robert. "Grotowski's 'Cultural Explorations Bordering on Art, Especially Theatre.'"
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Walter, Carol. "'Whining and Dining' in the Lesbo Ghetto: An Interview with Robin Epstein."
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and lesbian publications commented on the company's energy, inventiveness, broad humor, and
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Schulman, Sarah. "E. Village Alternative to Therapy: Junk Love and Exorcism." Review of
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as "savagely witty" and praised the company's "original and daring performers." The
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25, no. 3 (1981): 67; Daniel E. Cashman, "Grotowski: His Twentieth Anniversary,"
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was also performed at the 1981 Boston Women's Theatre Festival. In 1986, The
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hosted a More Fire! Productions retrospective that included performances of
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Day, Susie. "NY Dyke Theater: More Fire! makes more sex satire." Review of
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explores the making of the collective's first original experimental play,
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Benal, Jolanta. "Soul on Trial in Grossinger's Dining Room." Review of
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Benal, Jolanta. "Failures: Standups Sit Down and Take Over." Review of
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which managed to recreate and mock many of the visual high points of
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Another founding member was Marianne Willtorp, now a member of the
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Queer Constellations: Subcultural Space In The Wake Of The City
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Queer Constellations: Subcultural Space In The Wake Of The City
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and three plays written in collaboration with Sarah Schulman:
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Jolanta Benal, "Soul on Trial in Grossinger's Dining Room,"
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Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America
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Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America
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Mernit, Susan. "Robin Epstein: From Painter to Playwright."
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Susan Mernit, "Robin Epstein: From Painter to Playwright,"
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Holden, Stephen. "Avant-Garde Antics for the Adventurous."
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Cashman, Daniel E. "Grotowski: His Twentieth Anniversary."
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On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century
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Solomon, Alisa. "Bold Whines in New Battles." Review of
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On Edge: Performance at the End of the Twentieth Century
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Epstein, who has been called the "lesbian equivalent of
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Harris, William. "How Weiss Pays the Rent." Review of
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Gussow, Mel. "New Stars on Stage and Restaurant Row."
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Mel Gussow, "New Stars on Stage and Restaurant Row,"
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Performances by More Fire! received mixed reviews in
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Sarah Schulman, "E. Village Alternative to Therapy:
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Grubb, Kevin. "Matzohs for the Audience." Review of
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Baracks, Barbara. "All You Need Is Junk." Review of
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She performed in carlos ricardo martinez's 8: 1303:, "Avant-Garde Antics for the Adventurous," 1068:, "Avant-Garde Antics for the Adventurous," 1151:William Harris, "How Weiss Pays the Rent," 820:And That's How the Rent Gets Paid (Part IV) 779:And That's How the Rent Gets Paid (Part IV) 537:, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, 1407:Defunct theatre companies in New York City 1397:1988 disestablishments in New York (state) 1366:Mel Gussow, "Junk Love, Modern Romance," 1270:Barbara Baracks, "All You Need Is Junk," 1105: 1103: 940:Shewey, Don. "Art from Trash." Review of 807:, by Robin Epstein and Dorothy Cantwell, 672:Dace, Tish. "Failures of Sex." Review of 622:Carr, C. "The Queer Frontier." Review of 535:More Fire! Productions records, 1980-2006 1123: 1121: 1119: 1027: 988:, by Robin Epstein and Sarah Schulman, 966:, by Robin Epstein and Sarah Schulman, 848:, by Robin Epstein and Sarah Schulman. 742:Grimes, Ron. "The Theatre of Sources." 709:, by Robin Epstein and Sarah Schulman. 1225:Leslie Gevirtz, "Whining and Dining," 1081:Ron Grimes, "The Theatre of Sources," 894:Miller, Rosalie J. "Lesbian Theater." 1387:Performing groups established in 1980 992:, New York. WNYC, September 27, 1986. 555:Austin, Gayle. "Women/Text/Theater." 7: 1392:1980 establishments in New York City 937:15, no. 2 (September 2005): 221-239 139:. Willtorp's 1981 documentary film 55:." Epstein then wrote and produced 1037:, "What's Doing in Town and Out," 654:31, no. 4 (December 1979): 460-66. 219:The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 14: 1199:, "Jeff Weiss's Rent Gets Paid," 1129:New Women's Times Feminist Review 889:New Women's Times Feminist Review 739:32, no. 3 (October 1980): 349-56. 108:, Poland, in the winter of 1979. 1175:, 1998, 57-61; Dianne Chisholm, 1141:Peter Rose - performance history 981:29, no. 1 (Spring 1985): 84-91. 748:25, no. 3 (Autumn 1981): 67-74. 216:'s production of John Bishop's 204:. In 1987, Cantwell debuted on 974:31, no. 37, 16 September 1986. 575:Baracks, Barbara. "Deja WOW." 120:, experimental theatre style. 1: 1353:Barbara Baracks, "Deja WOW," 1185:University of Minnesota Press 891:(November/December 1984): 7+. 803:, Modern Romance." Review of 705:Deutsch, Nicholas. Review of 667:University of Minnesota Press 1229:12, no. 27, 26 January 1985. 1131:(November/December 1984): 7. 999:, December–January 1984: 13. 759:12, no. 27, 26 January 1985. 713:13, no. 21, 7 December 1985. 702:14, no. 44, 31 May 1987: 6+. 470:(April–June 1980; Feb. 1982) 312:of the downtown arts scene. 284:, and a guest appearance in 59:(1983). Novelist and writer 1283:William Harris, "Review of 984:Tierney, Regina. Review of 844:Harris, William. Review of 833:Harris, William. Review of 773:Gussow, Mel. "Jeff Weiss's 751:Gevirtz, Leslie. Review of 561:9, no. 2/3 (1985): 185-190. 396:seriously engage issues of 276:contributed monologues for 178:Teddy and the Social Worker 1423: 1064:(February 1982). See also 1329:Wesleyan University Press 1097:32, no. 3 (1980): 349-56. 1009:Winer, Laurie. Review of 1006:, 4 February 1986: 36-38. 874:5, no. 2 (February 1984). 643:Wesleyan University Press 1238:Laurie Winer, Review of 881:, 5 September 1986, C1+. 852:, December/January 1986. 581:, 14 October 1981: 103+. 412:previewed at P.S. 122's 214:Circle Repertory Company 75:(1985). The final play, 1307:, 5 September 1986: C5. 1072:, 5 September 1986: C5. 558:Performing Arts Journal 510:(Nov. 1985, Sept. 1986) 494:(Dec. 1983, April 1984) 330:"theater as carnival." 272:. Writer and performer 922:Durham, North Carolina 907:The Exorcism of Cheryl 730:The Exorcism of Cheryl 619:, 25 June 1981: 21-23. 599:, 14 January 1984: 14. 467:The Exorcism of Cheryl 427:The Exorcism of Cheryl 419:The Exorcism of Cheryl 410:. 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Index

East Village
Lower Manhattan
New York City
experimental theatre
lesbian
Avenue A
Sarah Schulman
Polish-American
non-profit
Jerzy Grotowski
improvisation
Wroclaw
Performance Space 122
avant-garde
Swedish Film Institute
Jewish
performance art
alternative theatre
Jeff Weiss
Wooster Group
Ron Vawter
Willem Dafoe
Performing Garage
Broadway
Longacre Theatre
Circle Repertory Company
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Woody Allen
Jennifer Miller
Holly Hughes

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