Actors from United Fruit Company in costume

Actors from United Fruit Company in costume

1986

In 1989, founding Artistic Director Abe Rybeck and a group of artist/activists formed The Theater Offensive to expand on the success of the gay men's guerrilla theater troupe, United Fruit Company. The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers, and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work. In addition, The Theater Offensive works to build community through education, outreach, and political activism.

In this photograph, Abe Rybeck (second from left) and other actors from United Fruit Company are posing in costume outside Boston City Hall.

Abe Rybeck is pictured second from the left, Read Weaver is pictured second from the right.

Debbie Rich

Theater Offensive

Rybeck, Abe

United Fruit Company

The History Project, Inc.

Please credit Debbie Rich. Email info@historyproject.org for information about rights, reproductions, etc.

GCN.ORG.00468

black and white photograph

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