The Imaginists is an artist-run performing arts organization that explores the intersection of art and community, honoring the power of live performance as a vital communal space for questioning, dialogue, and invention. The company’s innovative work has led to groundbreaking partnerships with local youth, community organizations, Sonoma County residents, and artists to investigate the boundaries and frontiers of social connection. From original new works to community- based projects, education initiatives, site-specific works, and international collaborations, the Imaginists up-end convention, re-imagine public space, and cultivate radical inclusion as they continually re-think theater: who participates, where it happens and - what is it?
Photo credits on home page: #1: Theater in the Woods, the Imaginists #2: Nightlight 2023, Andie Thornton #3: Takeout Theater, Bob Stender #4: nightlight 2022, Bob Stender #5: Takeout Theater, the Imaginists #6: SDA, Robbie Sweeney #7: nightlight 2024, Andie Thornton #8: SDA, Robbie Sweeney #9&10: House of Sandwich, Bob Stender #11: The Book Not Yet Written (Xtevion), the Imaginists #12: SDA, the Imaginists #13: REAL, the Imaginists #14: Winter Pageant, the Imaginists #15: Takeout Theater, the Imaginists #16: REAL, the Imaginists
Tibidabo Photography, Robbie Sweeny, Andie Thornton, and the Imaginists
Ukrainian New Play Readings: A benefit for Ukrainian Artists, November 2022. Pictured: Stephen K. Patterson and Tessa Rissacher.