The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble

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The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble is a theatre troupe based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2004 by a group of actors, designers and directors including artistic director Tom Burmester. The Ensemble states its mission is "to strike a balance between providing a venue for emerging artists and veteran artists; between the works of new playwrights, and revisiting timely and important classics."

Productions

On 3 August 2005, the Ensemble opened the production Wounded an original collaborative work based on the testament of wounded veterans returning from the Iraq War.

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