▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁working ▁on ▁Three ▁from ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁with ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Television . ▁Three ▁from ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁a ▁television ▁program ▁of ▁three ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁theatre ▁pieces : ▁Pav ane ▁by ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁van ▁It all ie ; ▁Four teen ▁H undred ▁Th ous and ▁by ▁Sam ▁She p ard ; ▁and ▁The ▁Rec l use ▁by ▁Paul ▁F oster . ▁ ▁The ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁National ▁Edu c ational ▁Television , ▁Br ice ▁Howard , ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁any ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁actors ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁Three ▁from ▁La ▁Ma Ma . ▁Howard ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁actors ▁were ▁too ▁in ex per ien ced , ▁which ▁led ▁Stewart ▁and ▁O ' H organ ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁actor - training ▁work shop . ▁ ▁In ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁psych ological ▁acting ▁style ▁and ▁emphas is ▁on ▁method ▁acting ▁that ▁was ▁popular ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁work shop ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁acting : ▁external ized , ▁kin etic ▁techniques . ▁The ▁fifteen ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Tr oupe ▁had ▁work sh ops ▁in ▁movement , ▁voice , ▁and ▁acting ▁for ▁five ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁five ▁days ▁a ▁week . ▁These ▁work sh ops ▁included ▁hundreds ▁of ▁different ▁exer cis es , ▁which ▁are ▁best ▁represented ▁by ▁H air , ▁a ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁show ▁that ▁transferred ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Village ▁Vo ice ▁critic ▁Michael