Ilana Khanin on Richard Foreman's Legacy in YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE

When it comes to experimental theatre in North America, few have a legacy as long, dedicated, and influential as Richard Foreman. When Foreman died in 2025, he left an archive of over 50 years of work from his Ontological-Hysteric Theatre company, founded in 1968. Foreman’s theatrical explorations prioritized immediacy and the present over a fixed sense of narrative, focusing on the process of the play’s creation and the audience’s interpretation.

_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Interview-Ilana-Khanin-of-YOU-MUST-CHANGE-YOUR-LIFE-at-Alumnae-Theatre-20260617)._