Impetuous Theater Group
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based Indie Theater http://www.indietheater.org/who.php company founded in 2004 by James David Jackson, Josh Sherman and Joe Powell. The mission of the group is to produce new work in New York
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with emerging artists through ensemble, creation of family, and education http://www.impetuoustheater.org/mission.html.
In 2005, the group became a resident theater company of Center Stage, NY http://centerstageny.com/CSNY/about.htm. Shortly after that, Impetuous Theater Group was named People of the Year 2005 by Martin Denton of The New York Theatre Experience http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/ppl2005.htm.
Past productions have included The American Premiere of Venezuela, The New York Premiere of A Night Near The Sun and The World Premiere of Fenway: Last of the Bohemians. Impetuous Theater Group's World Premiere of Office Sonata was eventually published in Plays and Playwrights 2007 http://shop.nyte.org/books/playsandplaywrights2007.aspx. Their 47:59 Play Festival: Writing in Rotation is noted as changing the face of The 24 Hour Plays formulaehttp://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/4759_4849.htm.
Impetuous Theater Group is currently in their third season.