w right ▁and ▁primarily ▁producing ▁new ▁plays , ▁including ▁works ▁by ▁Paul ▁F oster , ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁van ▁It all ie , ▁Lan ford ▁Wilson , ▁Sam ▁She p ard , ▁Adri enne ▁Kennedy , ▁Har vey ▁F ier stein , ▁and ▁Ro ch elle ▁O w ens . ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁international ▁amb assador ▁for ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁theatre ▁by ▁tour ing ▁dow nt own ▁theatre ▁abroad ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁theatre ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁movement ' s ▁four ▁core ▁the at res ▁that ▁continues ▁to ▁th rive ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁three ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁the at res ▁that ▁composed ▁this ▁core ▁included ▁Joe ▁C ino ' s ▁C aff e ▁C ino , ▁Al ▁Car min es ' ▁Jud son ▁Po ets ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁Ralph ▁Cook ' s ▁Theatre ▁Gen esis . ▁More ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁Off - Off - B road way ▁producer , ▁Stewart ▁reached ▁out ▁beyond ▁the ▁East ▁Village , ▁forcing ▁rather ▁than ▁following ▁new ▁tr ends ▁in ▁theatre ▁and ▁performance . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁present , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁" the ▁people ▁who ▁make ▁art , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁them ▁that ▁we ▁give ▁our ▁support ▁with ▁free ▁theatre ▁and ▁re he ars al ▁space , ▁lights , ▁sound , ▁props