Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Mad aba ▁Governor ate <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Po ets ▁Theatre ▁was ▁an ▁influ ential ▁theatre ▁company ▁active ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁by ▁James ▁War ing , ▁Le R oi ▁Jones , ▁Alan ▁Mar low e , ▁Fred ▁Her ko ▁and ▁D iane ▁di ▁Prima . ▁It ▁st aged ▁only ▁one - act ▁plays ▁by ▁po ets . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁wave ▁of ▁produ ctions ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁Off - B ow ery ▁Theatre , ▁behind ▁an ▁art ▁gallery ▁located ▁at ▁ 8 4 ▁East ▁ 1 0 ▁St . ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Village , ▁As ▁Di ▁Prima ▁describes ▁it , ▁the ▁space ▁was ▁a ▁" large , ▁dark , ▁back ▁room ▁with ▁a ▁stage ▁and ▁little ▁else . ▁. ▁the ▁back ▁room ▁had ▁minimal ▁stage ▁light ing ▁and ▁very ▁little ▁heat ." ▁Produ ctions ▁included ▁Di ▁Prima ' s ▁The ▁Dis content ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Prince , ▁written ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁Fred ▁Her ko , ▁and ▁The ▁P ill ow ▁by ▁Michael ▁Mc Cl ure . ▁ ▁From ▁February ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁a ▁second ▁series ▁of ▁produ ctions ▁was ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Bow ery ▁Theatre ▁on ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁Place ▁off ▁Third ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁" real ▁theatre ▁. ▁. ▁with ▁h anging ▁sign , ▁and ▁a ▁sto op , ▁entry ▁and