See Also: Stewart, Ellen(encyclopedia)
Ellen (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Ochoa, Ellen(encyclopedia)
Stead, Christina (Ellen)(encyclopedia)
Zwilich, Ellen Taaffe(encyclopedia)
Terry, (Alice) Ellen(encyclopedia)
Glasgow, Ellen (Anderson Gholson)(encyclopedia)
White, James (Springer) and Ellen (Gould)(encyclopedia)
Stewart, R(medicine)
Alice Stewart(health)

Stewart, Ellen (sh)




born งใ 1920, Alexandria, La., U.S.

U.S. theatre director.

In the 1950s she moved to New York City to become a fashion designer. In 1961 she founded Cafe La Mama, an experimental theatre specializing in total integration of music, dance, and drama. There she gave a start to many young actors and playwrights, including Bette Midler and Sam Shepard. Stewart became known as the mother of Off-Off-Broadway theatre. A European tour in 1965 made La Mama a mecca for European avant-garde directors. Its frequently distinguished productions have made La Mama a venerated institution and have won more than 50 Obie Awards.