- (1998 to 1999 season) He translated Dario Fo's play, "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!," at the Trinity Repertory Company Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island. Amanda Dehnert was director. David Jenkins was set designer. William Lane was costume designer. Pat Collins was lighting designer.
- (1958) He arrived in San Francisco, California. He had just completed a six month Fulbright scholarship with the mime artist Etienne Decourx in Paris, France. He was an assistant director at the San Francisco Actors Workshop In San Francisco, California.
- (1959 to December 1969) He was artistic director and founder at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California.
- (October 29, 1959) The play, "Mime and Words," was performed in an R.G. Davis Mime Troupe production at the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco, California.
- (1959) The play, "Mime and Words," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (Sunday 11:00pm; December 11, 1960) The play, "Eleventh Hour Mime Show," was performed in a R.G. Davis/San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Actors' Workshop Encore Theatre in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1960) The play, "Mime and Words," was performed in a R.G. Davis Mime Troup production at the Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, California.
- (1960) The play, "Mime and Words," was performed in an R.G. Davis Mime Troupe production at the Pacific Coast Arts Festival at Reed College in Oregon. Arthur Holden was producer. R.G. Davis was artistic director.
- (April 1961) Samuel Beckett's play, "Acts Without Words II," was performed in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Actors Workshop Encore Theatre in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1963) The play, "Event II," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1962) Samuel Beckett's play, "Acts Without Words II," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1963 to 1965) Steve Reich was sound designer and composer for the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1963) He severed ties with the San Francisco Actors' Workshop in San Francisco, California.
- (1961) Samuel Beckett's play, "Krapp's Last Tape," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1963) The film, "Plastic Haircut," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (November 1961) The play, "Event I," was performed in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Actors Workshop Theatre Encore in San Francisco, California with Lee Breuer in the cast. He was artistic director. Lee Breuer was sound designer.
- (1961) The play, "Purgatory," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1962) The play, "Who's Afraid" was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (Summer 1962) The troupe performed the play, "The Dowry," in an R.G. Davis/San Francisco Mime Troupe returned theater to the Open Air with two performances at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California with Yvette Nachmias in the cast. He was artistic director.
- (January 1962) Moliere and Goldoni's composite play, "The Dowry," was performed in a R.G. Davis/San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Actors' Workshop Encore Theatre in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1963) Alfred Jarry's play, "Ubu The King," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director. William Wiley was costume designer.
- (1964) The play, "Mimes and Movie (Plastic Haircut and Samuel Beckett's play, Act without Words II)," were performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California with Sandra Archer in the cast. He was artistic director.
- (1964) Moliere's play, "Tartuffe," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1964) The play, "Along Comes a Spider," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (May 1963) He relocated the newly renamed San Francisco Mime Troupe to a studio in an abandoned church at 3450 Twentieth Street at the Corner of Capp Street in the Mission district of San Francisco, California.
- (1963) The play, "Ruzzante's Maneuvers," was performed in an San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California for two performances. He was artistic director.
- (May 1963) Macchiavelli's play, "The Root," was performed in a R.G. Davis/San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the 3450 Twentieth Street in San Francisco, California and two performances at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1964) The play, "Chorizos," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Duboce Park in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1964) Sandra Archer, an actress, joined the company. She also was bookkeeper for the San Francisco Mime Troupe until the end of the decade. He was artistic director.
- (1964) He wrote an essay comparing alternative theater to commercial theatre.
- (Mid1960s) The company staff included Ann Reilly (secretary); Louise Aliamo (Secretary); Bill Graham (business manager 1965 to 1966); Peter Solomon and Roy Dahlberg (bookers for 1968 and 1969). Lew Harris was company manager (1967 to 1968). Bob Slattery was company manager. Bruce Bratton did publicity late in the sixties. He was artistic director.
- (1964) The play, "The Event III (Coffee Break)," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (mid1960s) Robert Hurwitt was a member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1965) Giordano Bruno's play, "Il Candelaio," was performed in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Lafayette Park in San Francisco, California with R.D. Davis (Brighella) and Luis Valdes in the cast. He was artistic director. They were scheduled for 48 performances but the permit was revoked after the third performance.
- (1960s) Sandra Archer; Joe Bellan; Peter Coyote; Judy Rosenberg Goldhaft; Jim Haynie; Arthur Holden; Joan Holden; Jerry Jump; Sau Landau; Joseph Lomuto and John Robb were members of the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (June 17, 1965) Saul Landau and his play, "A Minstrel Show or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel," was performed in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at Commedia Theatre in Palo Alto, California with George Mathews (Inkspot); John Broderick (Gimme); Kai Spiegle (Klinker); Willie Hart (Hokus); Julio Martinez (Snowball); Jason Marc-Alexander (Bones) ; Joe Lomuto and Robert Slattery (Interlocutor) in the cast. He was also artistic director and director. Steve Reich was composer. Carl Granich and Chuck Wiley were musicians.
- (1965) San Francisco Mime Troupe's offices was located at 924 Howard Street in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (May 1965) He directed Bertolt Brecht's play, "The Exception and the Rule," at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was also artistic director. Robert Scheer was lecturer.
- (1965) He published an essay on guerrilla theater published in the Tulane Drama Review.
- (1965) Moliere's play, "Tartuffe," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (Midsixties) Peter Coyote was a member of the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1965) The play, "O Dem Watermelon," was performed at the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director. Robert Nelson was director and editor. Bill Graham was presenter.
- (September 1965) Saul Landau and his play, "A Minstrel Show or Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel," was performed in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the University of California in Berkeley, California. He was also artistic director. Steve Reich was composer.
- (1965 to 1968) He wrote three essays on guerrilla theater.
- (1965) He played Brighella in Giordano Bruno's play, "Il Candelaio," in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Lafayette Park in San Francisco, California with Luis Valdes in the cast. He was also artistic director. They were scheduled for 48 performances but the permit was revoked after the third performance.
- (April 16, 1966) The San Francisco Mime Troupe performed at the Traps Festival benefit for the Bob Scheer for Congress Campaign in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1965 to February 1966) Bill Graham, an attorney, was hired to be a promoter for the San Francisco Mime Troupe in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (1966) The San Francisco Mime Troupe picketed the Crown Zellerbach headquarters in San Francisco, California. He was artistic director.
- (December 10, 1965) "Appeal II: For Continued Freedom in the Arts, was raised at a rented auditorium in Geary near Fillmore in San Francisco, California with Jefferson Airplane; The Great Society; Big Brother and the Holding Company; Quicksilver Messenger Service; The Charlatans; John Handy Quintet; Mystery Trend; Gentlemen's Band and the Grateful Dead (formerly the Warlocks) using their new name for the first time. Wes Wilson was the poster designer. He was artistic director.
- (August 7, 1965 2:00pm) He was arrested for his performance as Brighella in Giordano Bruno's play, "Il Candelaio," in a San Francisco Mime Troupe production at the Lafayette Park in San Francisco, California. He was also artistic director.
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