About ANDHOW !

ANDHOW!'s Mission
Andhow! Theater Company is a community of theater artists (directors, designers, arts administrators, playwrights & a few actors) who try to re-examine the process of theater making and the product of theater storytelling through switching up the order of a traditional theatrical process. We are committed to storytelling, and entertaining audiences through an acknowledged examination of the elements of theater. Andhow! productions are firmly based in story, are highly theatrical, and create fantastical worlds whose elements are drawn from a variety of influences, from punk rock to Shakespeare, from musical theater to Tom Robbins to science fiction. We are drawn to theatrical experiences that present seemingly impossible design challenges, tickle our funny bones, and address the existence of soul. Andhow! tries to provide artists with a home to in which experiment by providing space, interesting projects that spark creativity and an environment that supports a strong work ethic while maintaining our sense of humor.

Beginning
The lunatic honesty of an actor's dry humor might have been the beginning of this company. A designer's squint, a writer's guffaw. The fabric of theater crept up on us as the number of inspirational, witty and talented artists has grown around us without warning. I can't pinpoint the moment in time ANDHOW! was born. I guess, like the best collaborations, ANDHOW! was waiting to be noticed by the people who formed it.

The Projects
Since its realized inception in 1999, ANDHOW! has worked to form a community of theater artists who create new and fantastic worlds and bring them to the stage.