La MaMa Galleria

Ellen never stopped working, and her dedication to and influence on experimental theatre was enormous. She believed that what artists needed more than anything else was the freedom to create without interference. She referred to her family of artists as her children, and she would support them with the money she continued earning designing. Before each performance, she would appear onstage and ring a bell, announcing La MaMa’s dedication “to the playwright and all aspects of the theater.” La MaMa productions travelled abroad, and Ellen became off-off-Broadway’s ambassador to the world, producing performances in France, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Austria, Turkey, the Philippines, Africa, Brazil, Haiti, Morocco, Israel, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia.