Double Edge Theatre

About

Our visionis to prioritize imagination in times of creative, emotional, spiritual and political uncertainty.Our missionis a journey that holds space for authenticity, interaction, identity for whoever is seeking creative, emotional, spiritual, and political clarity.Our art(performance / visual/ multi-media) is grounded in a rigorous ensemble aesthetic unfolded in dream, imagery, metaphor, mystery and symbolism.Our work(cultural / economic / organizational / personal / political) is created and sustained within an open, honest, meaningful, relevant shared experience. We call this 'Living Culture’.Our dedicationis to face isolation and erasure; to face despair and pain that can translate into personal incapacity and political paralysis. TO UPLIFT. We call this 'Art Justice'.Double Edge Theatre, an artist-run organization, was founded in Boston in 1982 by Stacy Klein as a feminist ensemble and laboratory of actors’ creative process. Now based in Ashfield MA, the Double Edge Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Klein, along with Co-Artistic Directors Carlos Uriona, Matthew Glassman, Jennifer Johnson, and Producing Executive Director Adam Bright, creates original theatrical performances that are imaginative, imagistic, and visceral. These include indoor performances and site-specific indoor/outdoor traveling spectacles both of which are developed with collaborating visual and music artists through a long-term process and presented on the Farm and on national and international tours.