Joseph Chaikin and the Winter Project

Joseph Chaikin, legendary director of the Open Theatre, established the Winter Project in 1973 with veteran actors from the Open Theatre and others including Dramaturg Mira Rafalowicz. This ensemble experimented with new forms and techniques and produced five theatre pieces including the Obie-award winning Tourists and Refugees in 1980. This books examines the Winter Projects process and methodology and includes the full scripts of the plays that were produced. The analysis will be useful for Theatre scholars and practitioners as well as cultural historians interested in the American avant-garde of the 1960s an 1970s.