Mission Statement

THEATERWORK opens its doors on the 12th season in Santa Fe ready for action! That readiness comes from asking essential questions: How does a theater work to embody the visions of its founders, its artists, its audience? How does it build up a living dialogue with its community and place? How do artistic and human values find tangible expression in every aspect of the work? How does it find ways to remain impassioned, intense, inspiring? No small questions – these are questions that light fires under other questions. .

THEATERWORK is a place of character – oh, not limited to slipping on costumes, memorizing lines and moving around on stage – that’s part of it. It has to do with what all the participants - actors, directors, designers, technicians, managers, audience - bring to the work. They bring themselves. All are invited to develop, to get strong, to engage, to grab onto truthfulness and boldly bring that to all levels of the dramatic event. That’s where the excitement, the joy, the enthusiasm that can erupt around a theater comes from.  Don’t you agree?

THEATERWORK is an alternative theater company with deep roots in the international theater community from its beginnings as Teatro Laboratorio de Bogotá in 1970, through its landmark work in Minnesota, and now in New Mexico. It is the artistic home to many extraordinary theater workers and forms part of the cultural life of New Mexico. Wherever we perform, the goals remain the same - wonderful stories, excellent performances, beautiful productions, great ideas! A big order for a small company? Sure. Why not?

THEATERWORK - builds character!