The Kennedy Center's Presentation of SITI Company's War of the Worlds: About SITI Company

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The Kennedy Center Presents
Theatrical Adaptation of

[The words: "War of the Worlds", and a drawing of a oldtimey microphone.]

Presented on the Millennium Stage February 8, 2000

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Background | The Cast | About SITI Company

Anne Bogart's
The SITI Company
In Association with Scott Griffin

The SITI Company, entering its eighth year of activity, began as an agreement between Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart to establish a new venture in the United States that would emphasize international cultural exchange and collaboration. SITI believes in a commitment to the power of the theater as a source of spiritual strength in the contemporary global environment. Originally envisioned as a summer institute in Saratoga Springs, New York, SITI grew quickly into a year-round theater company based in New York City. Saratoga Springs is now SITI's summer home.

An ensemble-based theater company, SITI's work is an example of the disciplines it practices and the artistic values it develops. The company's mission is: 1) to create new works for the theater. 2) To perform and tour these productions domestically and internationally. 3) To provide ongoing training for young theater professionals in an approach to acting that forges unique and highly disciplined artists for the theater. 4) To foster opportunities for cultural exchange with theater professionals and audiences from all over the world.

Most recently, the SITI Company created a new production, Cabin Pressure, which opened at the Humana Festival of New American plays. Our immediate touring schedule includes national and international tours of Cabin Pressure, Alice's Adventures, and Bob. Other SITI productions include: Orestes; The Medium; Small Lives/Big Dreams; Going, Going, Gone; Ms. Julie; Private Lives; and Culture of Desire. The company is currently developing its large scale production of War of the Worlds, to premiere at the 2000 Humana Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.