▁Cha ik in ▁said : ▁" I ▁have ▁rarely ▁known ▁a ▁case ▁where ▁a ▁critic ' s ▁response ▁to ▁actors , ▁direct ors ▁or ▁writers ▁has ▁expanded ▁or ▁encourag ed ▁their ▁talent - ▁I ▁have ▁known ▁cases ▁where ▁by ▁p anning ▁or ▁pra ising , ▁the ▁critic ▁has ▁cr ushed ▁or ▁disc ou rag ed ▁cre ative ▁insp iration ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Cha ik in ▁formed ▁an ▁experimental ▁work shop ▁company ▁called ▁The ▁Winter ▁Project , ▁whose ▁members ▁included ▁Ron nie ▁Gilbert , ▁Core y ▁Fischer , ▁Rob bie ▁McC au ley , ▁Mark ▁Sam u els , ▁Robert ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Christopher ▁McC ann ▁and ▁Will ▁Pat ton , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁core ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁Open ▁Theatre , ▁among ▁others . ▁In ▁the ▁Winter ▁Project , ▁Cha ik in ▁proposed ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁expl or ations ▁of ▁the ▁boundary ▁between ▁life ▁and ▁death , ▁the ▁actor ▁as ▁story t eller , ▁listening , ▁found ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁more . ▁▁ ▁His ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Dy bb uk ▁at ▁the ▁Public ▁Theater ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 7 8 ▁was , ▁to ▁some ▁extent , ▁influenced ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁research es . ▁Cha ik in ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁working ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sam ▁She p ard ▁and ▁they ▁cow rote ▁the ▁plays ▁T ong ues ▁and ▁Sav age / L ove , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁premier ed ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁Magic ▁Theatre . ▁They ▁were ▁commission ed ▁to ▁write ▁When