▁Wilson ▁and ▁Sam ▁She p ard ▁began ▁producing ▁plays ▁at ▁La ▁Ma Ma . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁where ▁Stewart ▁started ▁her ▁tradition ▁of ▁sitting ▁outside ▁on ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁steps ▁during ▁performances ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁civ ic ▁authorities ▁didn ' t ▁interrupt . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁building ▁code ▁viol ations , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁again ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁re loc ations ▁were ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Build ings ▁Department ▁inspect or , ▁who ▁would ▁contact ▁the ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁who ▁would ▁then ▁contact ▁the ▁Police ▁Department ▁to ▁issue ▁a ▁summ ons ▁for ▁Stewart ' s ▁arrest . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁third ▁conv iction , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁her ▁a ▁fel on , ▁Stewart ▁moved ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁space ▁with ▁the ▁audience ' s ▁help . ▁Stewart ▁re called : ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁closing ▁performance ▁of ▁B alls , ▁Paul ▁F oster ' s ▁play . ▁There ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁ 3 5 ▁people ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁play . ▁Many ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁there ▁before , ▁I ▁told ▁them ▁just ▁to ▁strike ▁the ▁c afé . ▁Many ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁what ▁I ▁meant , ▁but ▁they ▁all ▁saw ▁the ▁others ▁pick ing ▁up ▁ch airs ▁and ▁tables . ▁Every body ▁picked ▁something ▁up ▁and ▁followed ▁me ▁down ▁the ▁street . ▁We ▁took ▁everything , ▁paint ings , ▁tables , ▁ch airs , ▁co ffe ep ots