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Source Theatre Company was a
non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...
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company in
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, that operated from 1977 until 2002 and formally disbanded in 2006. Located at 1835 14th St NW in the 14th Street corridor, its theatre building had a 120-seat
black box In science, computing, and engineering, a black box is a system which can be viewed in terms of its inputs and outputs (or transfer characteristics), without any knowledge of its internal workings. Its implementation is "opaque" (black). The te ...
performance space with loading dock and dressing rooms. The second floor had a rehearsal room, conference room, and office space. The company aimed to help emerging theater artists, by producing new plays, reinterpreting the classics, non-traditional casting, and performing in non-established performance space. It received six
Helen Hayes Award The Helen Hayes Awards are theater awards recognizing excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are named in tribute of Helen Hayes, who is also known as the "First Lady of American Theatre." They are ...
s and was nominated for 44 more. Since the company disbanded in 2006, its facility has been used by several theatrical organizations, including: :* Constellation Theatre Company :* Washington Improv Theater :*The In Series


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