ot . ▁▁▁ 6 6 ▁East ▁ 4 th ▁Street ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁purchased ▁ 6 6 ▁E . ▁ 4 th ▁Street , ▁which ▁is ▁two ▁doors ▁down ▁from ▁ 7 4 A ▁E . ▁ 4 th . ▁Initial ly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Anne x , ▁ 6 6 ▁E . ▁ 4 th ▁includes ▁a ▁flexible ▁theatre ▁space ▁with ▁a ▁se ating ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 9 9 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁upper ▁floor ▁d orm itory ▁for ▁visit ing ▁artists . ▁This ▁space ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁forty - e ight ▁by ▁one ▁hundred ▁feet ▁television ▁sound stage ▁with ▁thirty - foot y ▁high ▁ce il ings . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Anne x ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Ellen ▁Stewart ▁Theatre . ▁▁ ▁International ▁presence ▁and ▁influence ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁has ▁presented ▁and ▁produced ▁work ▁by ▁artists ▁from ▁over ▁sevent y ▁nations . ▁▁ ▁Early ▁European ▁t ours ▁ ▁While ▁frequently ▁moving ▁locations ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁also ▁travel ing ▁intern ation ally . ▁Stewart ▁wanted ▁broad ▁public ity ▁for ▁her ▁play w right s ▁but ▁she ▁wasn ' t ▁finding ▁this ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁due ▁partially ▁to ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁" hit ▁or ▁miss ▁quality " ▁and ▁partially ▁to ▁the ▁short ▁runs ▁of ▁produ ctions . ▁Crit ics ▁also ▁found ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁" ded ic ated ▁dev otion ▁to ▁novel