San Francisco Mime Troupe

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The San Francisco Mime Troupe is an award winning theatre of of political satire , which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. The Troupe does not, however, perform silent mime, but each year creates an original musical comedy that combines Comedia del 'arte, melodrama, and broad farce with topical political themes. The group was founded in 1959 by R. G. Davis to comment on perceived political repression in the U.S., the growing Civil Rights movement, and American intervention abroad. In the early 70's Mr. Davis left the Troupe when it re-formed as a Collective, the members of which operate as the Artistic Director. As well as the park-based shows, the Mime Troupe also tours nationally and internationally, having performed throughout Europe, Asia, South and Central America, and has won several awards, including a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. They are a nonprofit making organization. The season traditionally starts on Fourth of July Weekend and ends on Labor Day Weekend.

Performances

For list of this years performance by the San Francisco Mime Troupe, visit SFMT Schedule

Books

1. Mason, Susan Vaneta. (2005).The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader. University of Michigan Press. ISBN:047209842X

2. Davis, R.G. (1959). Mime And Word

3. Davis, R.G. The San Francisco Mime Troupe: The First Ten Years

4. Orenstein, Claudia . "Festive Revolutions: The Politics of Popular Theater and the San Francisco Mime Troupe" (Jackson, Miss

See also

• S.F. Mime Troupe veterans include Peter Coyote, Luis Valdez, Barry Shabaka Henley, and Bill Graham.
• Bread & Puppet
• Teatro Campesino

External links

• The San Francisco Mime Troupe
• explaining website - "Staging the Revolution: Guerrilla Theater as a Countercultural Practice, 1965-1968"