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The Civilians is an investigative theatre company in New York City founded in 2001 by Artistic Director Steve Cosson. The Civilians artists pursue their inquiries using interviews, community residencies, research, and other methods.〔Grode, Eric. (“Big Ideas, Small Stages,” ''New York Magazine'' (November 30, 2008). )〕 Working with a combination of journalism and art, The Civilians creates theatrical events that seek to promote an inquisitions of current issues.〔Eisler, Garrett. (“Social Work,” ''Stage Directions'' (September 8, 2008). )〕 The company has createdseven original plays. According to ''Variety Magazine'', The Civilians "travels far and wide researching a piece around a given subject, conducting interviews and comparing notes along the way, sometimes for years."〔Thielman, Sam. (“Civilians Take Unique Approach,” ''Variety'' (March 28, 2008). )〕 == Company history == Artistic Director Steve Cosson founded the company in 2001, with a multi-disciplinary group of artists including some fellow University of California-San Diego graduates, as “a breeding ground for new styles of collaboration”〔Estvanik, Nicole. ("The Civilians What do You Believe?" ''American Theatre Magazine'' (December 2004). )〕 Inspiration was taken from the British Joint Stock Theatre Company, Cosson having studied under director and Joint Stock member Les Waters at UCSD.〔LaBelle, Devon. ("The Civilians" )〕 Cosson has said “I wanted to create a theatre that would engage with larger social, cultural, and political realities through the eyes of real, ordinary people, or 'civilians.'”〔Bowen, Kirsten. ("The Civilians Have a Few Questions for YOU!" ''American Repertory Theater'' (April, 2006). )〕 In keeping with this goal, the name of the company was derived from a vaudeville term for those not within the vaudeville community.〔Eisler, Garrett. ("Social Work" ''Stage Directions'' (September 2008). )〕 Since its founding in 2001, The Civilians’ projects have been produced at venues throughout New York City, including The Public Theater, Joe's Pub, St. Ann's Warehouse, 59E59 Theaters, and the Vineyard Theatre, and at theaters nationally, including The Center Theatre Group (at the Mark Taper Forum), Studio Theatre, A.R.T., La Jolla Playhouse, HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, and Actors Theatre of Louisville. Works by the company have also toured nationally and internationally to universities, arts presenters and festivals. The Civilians made its UK debut with ''Gone Missing'' in 2004 at the Gate Theatre, and ''(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch'' was a Fringe First Award winner at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, leading to a London production at the Soho Theatre. The Civilians’ commercial run of ''Gone Missing'' at the Barrow Street Theatre ran for seven months and was included in several Top 10 of 2007 lists in the New York press, including critic Charles Isherwood’s list in ''The New York Times''.〔Hernandez, Ernio. "Best In Show: ''August'', ''Dividing the Estate'' and ''Gypsy'' Top 2007 "Best of" Lists," Playbill (January 4, 2008.)〕 In addition to the successful productions, The Civilians’ work has been published in a number of formats. ''Gone Missing'' was published by Dramatists Play Service in 2009, following its inclusion in the publication of ''(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch'' by Oberon Books in 2007. In 2009, Playscripts, Inc. published an anthology of all of the Civilians' works to date, excluding ''This Beautiful City'', which was still running at The Vineyard Theater. Additionally, an original cast recording of ''Gone Missing'' was released by Ghostlight Records in 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Civilians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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