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Welcome to Hunger Artists Ensemble Theatre - Denver
Description
What exactly is a hunger artist? It seems like an odd name after all – “the hungry guys” as a patron once said. Our name actually comes from two excellent stories, one by Franz Kafka and the other by Salman Rushdie. Kafka tells the tale of a man who would rather perform than eat, while Rushdie told of the Plentinaw Fishes, who could transmute old stories into new. Both were “hunger artists”, and we are as well. We always look toward bringing something new to the stage and we love theatre more than (almost) anything else.
Hunger Artists Ensemble Theatre was formed in 1979 by a group of actors who believed that working in a collaborative, ensemble style would produce the most affecting theatre, and has grown through the years to include some of the finest directors, designers, technicians and actors in Denver.
The company performed where they could in the early years, everywhere from Hannigan’s Greenhouse to the Mercury Café and the Pirate Gallery. In 1988, in collaboration with CityStage Ensemble, Hunger Artists moved to the wonderful (and sorely missed) Theatre At Jacks on Platte street downtown, and stayed until it closed in 1993. From 1993 to 1996, with the support of the University of Denver's Theatre Department, we were a resident company at DU. In 2002 we became a resident company with our long-time friends at the LIDA Project Theatre on Stout street in downtown Denver. This brings us full circle – we’re next door to the Mercury Café. We hope to stay there a long time!
Contact
- Hunger Artists Ensemble Theatr
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- Denver CO
- United States 80204
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- +1.30389354
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