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Our Mission
“And when she is froward, peevish, sullen, sour,
And not obedient to his honest will,
What is she but a foul contending rebel?”
-Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew is an easy play to hate from a feminist perspective; but it gets at least one thing right: when women are loud, when they are assertive, when they are argumentative, what are they but Foul Contending Rebels? It is for this exact reason we have adopted the name as our own: to create theatre that rebels, that argues, that fights back against what it is supposed to be.
The Foul Contending Rebels Theater Collective is invested in prioritizing the inherently rebellious nature of the female voice. We will be froward, peevish, sullen, and sour. We will not obey any wills but our own (not even the wills of Will himself).
We are not a Company, but a Collective. We are dedicated to inhabiting flexible roles, sharing thoughts and creativity, and breaking down barriers between participants in the creative process. This means we are all actors, directors, producers, and designers, we share responsibilities and authority equally, and we will come into every production ready to learn about theater, and about ourselves.
FCR exists because we love theater, because we want to be a part of theater created, organized, and run by young artists, and to create a space for aspiring theater professionals to be at the forefront of the productions they work on and not have to answer to antiquated ideas of what theatre can and should be. We aim to infuse our productions with the energy and the innovation that belong intrinsically to Youth.
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The Foul Contending Rebels Theater Collective is based in Burlington, VT.
Mailing Address: 241 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT, 05401
Twitter: @FoulRebels
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