The Troupe runs itself as a collective membership, with total participation by all the performers. This week I'm a manager. And our actors can also design costumes and draw posters. Management decisions are made by everyone as well. It's wonderful, but horrific at the same time.
People tend to think of pantomime.
But we use mime in the classic sense, utilizing dialogue, story, song and musical satire. It's the oldest performing style of popular theater in the world. Every two or three years we say, let's change the name. But people have always known us by this one, and we've established a reputation by now. I came to the phone and thought it was a joke, because we'd had a pretty rough week, trying to pay for things.