A Brief History of Bond Street Theatre

In the beginning:
It all began on October 8th 1976. Five actors/directors brainstorm in a loft on 2 Bond Street: Patrick Sciarratta, Joanna Sherman, Michael Teitelbaum, Ray Abruzzo, and Naseer El Kadi lay out the concept for an ensemble theatre company which would create new work steeped in the dynamic physical traditions of the European theatre laboratories and flavored with the unique zaniness of the American vaudeville. Our topics: social commentary and classics. Our first home was LaMama and Ellen Stewart our kind benefactor and stern critic. The first ensemble of ten (including Lisa Loving, Ann Lyon, Nameer El Kadi, Ross Quint, and Gerard Drazba) presented Kafka’s The Hunger Artist, Moliere’s The Flying Doctor, Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and Lars Forsell’s Charlie McDeath at LaMama, and the ensemble’s own creation, The Myth of Erysichthon (about Westway, the mega-highway that New York City still threatens to build), which was performed in the parks during the summer.

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