La Mama Experimental Theatre Club
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- Mama's pushcart [VR] 1988:title frame (La Mama E.T.C.)
- Phone call to La Mama, 12/6/91(La Mama Experimental Theatre Club; founded in 1961 as Café La Mama; name changed about 1965)
- NYNEX white pages, Manhattan, 1990-1991:p. 873 (La Mama Experimental Theatre Club)
- Notable women in the American theatre, 1989:p. 836 (La Mama Experimental Theatre Club; founded in 1961 as Café La Mama)
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Wikipedia description:
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (sometimes abbreviated as La MaMa E.T.C.) is an Off-Off-Broadway theater founded in 1961 by African-American theatre director, producer, and fashion designer Ellen Stewart. Located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, the theater began in the basement boutique where Stewart sold her fashion designs. Stewart turned the space into a theater at night, focusing on the work of young playwrights.
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