Great Jones Repertory Company
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The Great Jones Repertory Company is the name of the main performing company at La MaMa, E.T.C. in New York City. They take their name from the street where the main rehearsal space for La MaMa is located, just a block south of the theater itself. The artistic director for the company was Ellen Stewart
for 49 years until her death in January 2011. La MaMa is now directed by Mia Yoo.
Ellen Stewart
Ellen Stewart was an American theater director and producer and the founder of La MaMa, E.T.C. . In the 1950s she worked as a fashion designer for Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Lord & Taylor, and Henri Bendel.-Biography:Ellen Stewart was either born in Alexandria, Louisiana or Chicago,...
for 49 years until her death in January 2011. La MaMa is now directed by Mia Yoo.