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Bedlam Days: The Early Plays of Charles Ludlam and The Ridiculous Theatrical Company

From January 11, 2005 through April 2, 2005
Plaza Lobby and Steinberg Room Gallery
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498 (directions)

Off-Broadway theatre is the home of experimentation and virtuosity. Charles Ludlam was a theatrical anarchist whose Ridiculous Theatrical Company developed into one of the most consistently experimental companies of the late 1960s through 1970s. This exhibit comprises 67 photographs by Argentinian filmmaker and artist Leandro Katz, who documented Ludlam's productions. Ludlam's papers, scripts and notebooks are housed in the Library's Billy Rose Theatre Collection.