{"id":9412,"date":"2026-05-19T14:52:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9412"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:52:53","slug":"brian-vaughn-about-the-artist-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=9412","title":{"rendered":"Bedlam: About the Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Committed to the immediacy of the relationship between the actor and the audience, Bedlam<\/a> creates works of theatre that reinvigorate traditional forms in a flexible, raw space, collapsing aesthetic distance and bringing its viewers into direct contact with the dangers and delicacies of life. In this new, fresh, active environment storytelling becomes paramount and the result is a kinetic experience of shared empathy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bedlam was founded in 2012 with a commitment to the immediacy of the relationship between the actor and the audience.  Bedlam creates works of theatre that reinvigorate traditional forms in a flexible, raw space, collapsing aesthetic distance and bringing its viewers into direct contact with the dangers and delicacies of life. Bedlam\u2019s shows have been noted as Ben Brantley\u2019s \u201cCritics\u2019 Picks\u201d for The New York Times<\/em> six times, noted on The New York Times<\/em> and New York Magazine<\/em>\u2019s \u201cTop Ten Best Show Lists\u201d five times, and on those of The Wall Street Journal <\/em>and Time Magazine<\/em>. The Wall Street Journal also noted Artistic Director, Eric Tucker as \u201cDirector of the Year\u201d in 2014 and 2021 and called him \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Classical Director\u201d.  Bedlam has won three Irne Awards, two Off Broadway Alliance Awards, and an Obie Grant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bedlam has also been nominated for two Lucille Lortel awards, two Drama League awards, and seventeen Elliot Norton awards, winning four awards to date. In addition to Bedlam’s seasonal shows, Bedlam also offers a Veterans Outreach Program, educational opportunities, and support for emerging artists through its DO MORE: NEW PLAYS series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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