1974 to 2024

Bonnie and Michael each participated in the social and political changes that occurred throughout the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, - including the Civil Rights Movement, protests against the Vietnam War, the Women’s Rights Movement, and the Gay Rights movement. Theater itself was changing. Theaters around the world were used to bring awareness, provoke dialogue, and promote change. Bonnie and Michael saw many of these revolutionary theatrical works here in the United States, France, England, and Germany. They saw how artists played a role in all aspects of life in these countries, how companies created work collaboratively, how performances were held in non-traditional spaces, how the works invited audience participation, and how theaters were telling stories that hadn't been seen on stage before. All of this foment fired the imagination of Bonnie and Michael as they developed ILLUSION THEATER.

A montage from the past 50 years…