Category Archives: Theatre Couples

Georgia Ensemble Theatre, a.k.a. the Farley Family Business

The theatre brought Bob Farley and Anita Allen together nearly 50 years ago, and they’ve been intertwining their lives and their work ever since.

These theatremakers don’t just live and work together; their plays, including ‘The Upper Room,’ grow from and reflect their shared experiences.

Formative collaborative experiences in Brooklyn and Berlin inform this couple’s work with the Detroit-based company A Host of People.

We talked to 10 theatre artists about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of collaborating—in work and in life.