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Damon Krometis is a director and playwright currently residing in New York City. For Examined Man: Thinking Makes It So, When In Disgrace, The Empty Vessel. NY Credits: The Treatment (Center Stage), Sitting on the Edge of the World (Starving Artists’ Cafe), The Long Road Home (Test Tube Incubator), and Epic Encounter (House of Tribes). Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop: Mohammed and the Sleeping Cat, The Poison Project, Suzan Lori-Parks' 365 Plays. JMU: Angels in America, References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, Betty’s Summer Vacation, and Sunrise Over the Gulf.
As a playwright, Krometis has written When in Disgrace (Haply I Think on Thee), Thinking Makes It So, The Empty Vessel, Epic Encounter, When You Come This Way Alone, (MAY)/BE, and Take Two. Krometis is Assistant to the Artistic Director at Red Bull Theater, and has worked for the Tectonic Theater Project, Manhattan Theatre Club, Edge Theater, INTAR and the Farber Foundry, assisting on the acclaimed international tour of Molora. BA - James Madison University, where he studied at the London Institute under director Zeljko Djukic (TUTA, Chicago). He has also trained with LAByrinth Theater Company and INTAR.
Patrick Vaill For Examined Man: When In Disgrace, The Poison Project, The Empty Vessel. Theater includes: Edward the Second (Red Bull Theater), Jud in Oklahoma! directed by Daniel Fish, Birthtaint (The Brick), James V (Metric System), A Month in the Café (Theater For the New City), Mary Brigit Poppleton is Writing a Memoir (NY Fringe & Fringe Encores); Workshops and Readings include Dionysus in The Bacchae (The Public Theater, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis), Don’t Fuck With Love (Red Bull), and Prayer of the Expelled (Ohio). Training: Bard College & The Actors Center.
Jeffrey LaHoste is the Managing Director and co-founder of the award-winning Tectonic Theater Project, for which he has produced many plays, including the The Laramie Project and Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.
LaHoste was nominated for an Emmy Award as co-author of the HBO film The Laramie Project, which received 3 other nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie. The film won the National Board of Review Award, the Humanitas Prize and the GLAAD Media Award. It was the opening night selection at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival and was presented at the Deauville and Berlin Film Festivals.
David Anzuelo is a Chicano actor/director from El Paso, Texas. He is a long time member of Labyrinth Theater Co. and an associate artist at INTAR. Theater acting credits: Points of Departure (INTAR); Intringulis, Dreaming in Tongues (LAByrinth); Santos & Santos (Imua); September Shoes (Geva); Richard Schechner's Hamlet; Stand-Tragedy (Joseph Jefferson Award at Apple Tree Theater); Peter Sellars' Merchant of Venice. Anzuelo has also created 14 original interdisciplinary theater pieces. Estrellita Luminaria; Agua Aceite; Aire Arena; Camino Montana (all for INTAR) Queen Latina & the Power Posse vs the Evils of Society : 7 episodes: a comic book for the stage (Labyrinth Theater Co.). Fist (for HERE); Grasshopper (George Street Playhouse); Killing/Play (24 hour plays at Atlantic Theater Co.).
Anzuelo's work always has a strong influence from both Eastern and Western theater traditions and incorporates several modalities of movement styles including martial arts, dance, gymnastics and stage combat. He has a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo, has received two Mex-Am Foundation grants and a 2005 Alan Schneider Award for directing nomination.
Moisés Kaufman (Chair) is an award-winning writer and director. His plays Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project have been among the most honored and most widely performed plays in America over the last decade. His top credits include the Pulitzer and Tony award winning play I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright (Obie award for direction, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic's Circle and Lucille Lortel nominations) and the film adaptation of The Laramie Project on HBO (Emmy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Writer).
Other directing credits include 33 Variations (Arena Stage), MacBeth (Shakespeare in the Park), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Williamstown Theater Festival),This is How it Goes (Donmar Warehouse), Master Class with Rita Moreno (Berkeley Rep), Tennessee Williams’ One Arm (Steppenwolf), Women in Beckett, Machinal, In the Winter of Cities and The Nest. He is the recipient of the Joe A. Callaway Award for Directing and a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting. Mr. Kaufman is the founder and Artistic Director of Tectonic Theater Project.
Anne Towne - Chair
Damon Krometis
Lynn Pritchard
Examined Man Associates
The Members of Examined Man Theatre
Lauryn Fay Sullivan For Examined Man: When In Disgrace, Workshop of The Empty Vessel. Theatre: Twelfth Night (L. Howard Fox Theatre), Parade (NJ Premiere, Alexander Kasser Theatre), Regional: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Carousel (Forestburgh Playhouse), Film: Almost Lover (NYU), A Good Night’s Sleep (SVA), National Anthem soloist: Bally’s, Caesar’s (Atlantic City), Oneonta Tigers, Training: Hartwick College Music Institute, BFA from Montclair State University
Lauren Murphy New York: Semester (Manhattan Repertory Theater), Beautiful Noises (Gene Frankel Theater); Opera: The Tempest (Folkwang International Shakespeare Festival, Germany), Big Love (Setkani Encounter Festival, Czech Republic), Werther (New Repertory Theater, Boston), Don Giovanni (Alumnae Hall, Boston)
MFA from Columbia University, B.A. from Tufts University
Daliya Karnovsky New York: Pericles (NY Neo-classical), Twelfth Night (The Wild Project), Goodnight Moon (Manhattan Children’s Theatre); National Tour: Encore! (Chamber Theatre Productions); Chicago: Mefistofeles (Lyric Opera of Chicago), American Voices (Piven Theatre Workshop)
BFA from NYU Tisch School of Arts
MFA from the New School (2012)
Bill Griffin Theater: Two Gentleman of Verona (Lake George Theatre Lab), Henry VI, Part One (American Theatre of Actors), Twelfth Night (NY Neo-Classical Theater Ensemble), The Life of Galileo (The Skirball Center), Suburbia (Colloquial Theater Company); Film: Hard Dealings (NYU Student Film), Shake Hands with the Twilight (Purchase Student Film)
BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Evan Enderle Theater: Bingo with the Indians (Flea Theatre/Adam Rapp, Director), Anything Goes (Williamstown Festival/Roger Rees, Director), The Gamester (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), and Tell Sad Stories (Williamstown Festival Workshop); Film & Television: The Human Footprint (National Geographic Channel), Across the Universe (Julie Taymor, Director), The Good Shepherd (Robert DeNiro , Director), As the World Turns (CBS)
BFA from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri
Alex Brown For Examined Man: When In Disgrace, Workshop of The Empty Vessel. Theater: Julius Caesar (Hangar Lab Company), Pinocchio (Hangar Lab Company), Moonchildren (Callan Studio Theatre), Film: Friends with Benefits (What were we thinking films), Fort Stanwix (Northern Light Productions) Awards: Kennedy Center ACTF Region 1 Second Alternate, Irene Ryan Nominee (2003 & 2005)
Technical Company
Board of Directors
Artistic Advisory Board
Performance Company
Damon Krometis - Artistic Director
Chelsey Donn For Examined Man: When In Disgrace, Workshops of The Poison Project and The Empty Vessel. New York Theater: Demon (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Kind Ness (Linhart Theater), Laundry and Bourbon (Lee Strasberg Theater) Regional Theater: Williamstown Theatre Festival--The Corn is Green (Directed by Nicholas Martin) and Mommy Says I’m Pretty on the Inside. Walnut Street Theatre--David and Lisa Training: BFA from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, Lee Strasberg Institute, Stonestreet Studios, and Upright Citizens Brigade. www.chelseydonn.com
Dan Cullen For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. Previous credits include Sir Harry - Once Upon a Mattress, Tom—No No Nanette, Lucky—Waiting for Godot, Romeo etc—Shakespeare's R and J, Curly—Oklahoma, Keith—Betty's Summer Vacation, and Brian—Rennaisance. He holds a BA and a BM from James Madison University.
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Ashley Alvarez, Byron Asher, Rachel Bauder, Amanda Brandes, Jody Christopherson, Joe Curnutte, Jim deProphetis, Christine Fisichella, Adam Henry Garcia, Frederick Gerriets, Lisa Maley, Jacob Murphy, Gerardo Rodriguez, Eric Schulman, Megan Tusing, Deanna Weiner
Danelle Eliav For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. Theater: Goodnight, Sister (Dir. James Lapine) & Speaking of Tushy (Dir. Israel Horovitz) -NY Playwrights Lab, Cherry Lane; Beirut Rocks (Dir. Horovitz); Burning Cities (NY Fringe); Romeo and Juliet & A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Allentown Shakespeare); Mothergun (MITF); Cymbeline (RADA). Readings/Workshops: LAByrinth at Public, RedBull, Atlantic & Classic Stage Company. Film: And the Winner Is (Winner Picturestart), Have a Nice Day (Winner TIDFF). Training: Neighborhood Playhouse, RADA. Actor-Member of NY Playwrights Lab.
Tobias Squier-Roper For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. New York: The Poison Project (Workshop), Peter and the Starcatchers (Workshop, Disney Theatrical). NYU: All’s Well that Ends Well (Bertram), Richard III (Richard), Taming of the Shrew (Bianca/Grumio). Training: NYU Tisch, Williamstown Theatre Festival..
Cesar Alvarez (Sound) is a Brooklyn-based songwriter, composer, and sound artist. He studied at Interlochen Arts Academy, received a B.M. from Oberlin Conservatory and an MFA from Bard College in Music/Sound. He's been performing with his band The Lisps for three years. He recently debuted his sci-fi indie rock musical called FUTURITY at the Zipper Factory (RIP). www.musicisfreenow.org
Rebecca Bernstein (Costumes) For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. Recent credits include: Anna Christie (Metropolitan Playhouse); Ward 9 (NYMF); Hoodoo Love, Dutchman, Bhutan, Huck and Holden, Mentor Projects 2005-08 (The Cherry Lane Theatre); The Rise of Dorothy Hale (The Theatre at St. Luke’s); Bhutan (NYS&F); Welcome to my Garden/Air (The Neta Dance Company); Savages (Back House Prod.); See Rock City (The Miniature Theatre of Chester); Miss Julie (A-BC Productions); Twenty Fingers, Twenty Toes! (York Theater), Honor and the River (SPF); The Brothers Karamazov (LaMama, ETC.); The Very Hungry Caterpillar (American Repertory Ballet).
Gwyneth Arnold-Starr (Assistant Stage Manager) For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. A graduate of Hampshire College, she majored in theatre and dance. Past productions include Area Of Rescue at Andhow! Theatre.
Scott Needham (Lighting) For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. Most recent lighting designs include the Rodney Graham Band at Henry Street Settlement, Oliver!, Mid-Summer’s Night Dream and Children’s Hour at The Chapin School, Voice 4 Vision’s Puppet Festival, and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress at Shetler Studios and the International WOW Company’s production of Surrender and You Belong to Me. Scott just got back from Detroit, where he was focusing lights on cars.
Portia Krieger is currently collaborating with Lucy Alibar on her play Marietta Christmas Spectacular (EST), and with actor Amir Levi on his solo show, Te Busco. In February, she collaborated with Slant Theatre Project to conceive Playground Rules, an evening of short plays about childhood secrets. Recent directing includes The Parting Glass (Origin/59E59), The Lover and Sam Forman's Please Stop Talking (Williamstown), Forman's The Brother Sister Thing (Slant), Tommy Smith's Sunrise, On the Verge, Clinically Negative, Welcome to the Moon, Look Back in Anger, and Vern Thiessen's The Flud. Favorite assistant directing: Saturn Returns (Lincoln Center Theater), Three Sisters (Williamstown), Port Authority (Atlantic), and Pumpgirl (MTC). Ms. Krieger is a member of the Drama League Assistant Directors Project and the 2009 Lincoln Center Directors Lab, and is a Smith college alum.
John Sundling (Scenic) A graduate of DePaul University, John has been living and working in New York for almost three years. Recent set design credits include Iphegenia and Other Daughters and Proof for Umbrella Hat Productions, Greek! for Chicago Opera Vanguard, Peter Pan for Friends Seminary, When In Disgrace for Examined Man Theatre, Beauty and Beast and Babes in Hollywood for the Arundel Barn Playhouse and L'Orfeo for the Yale Baroque Opera Project. John has worked in varying capacities for New York City Opera, Prospect Theatre Company, The Actors Company Theatre and Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre.
Johanna Thelin (Stage Manager) is excited to finally be in New York after working on countless shows at Tufts University and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. For Examined Man: When In Disgrace.
Paul Toben (Lighting) For Examined Man: When In Disgrace. Recent New York credits: The Story of my Life (Broadway), The Redheaded Man (Fringe Encores/Down Payment). Three seasons at Williamstown including designs of Caravan Man and Demon Dreams. Associate/Assistant designer: Sunday in the Park with George and Pal Joey (Roundabout), National Tours of A Bronx Tale and Annie, Regional productions of White Christmas, Broadway: Three Generations at the Kennedy Center, and Shamu Rocks! at SeaWorld.
Portia Krieger - Resident Artist
Jesse Berger As founding artistic director of Red Bull Theater in New York, Jesse Berger has adapted and directed productions of Pericles, The Revenger’s Tragedy, Edward the Second, and Women Beware Women. All four productions received critically-acclaimed extended Off Broadway runs. Jesse’s adaptation of The Revenger’s Tragedy is now published by Dramatists Play Service. He continues to produce an eclectic variety of classical and contemporary work, including the OBIE Award-Winning “Revelation Reading” Series.
Jesse has also directed in New York and across the country at such theaters as Denver Center Theatre Company (Richard III) The Old Globe (Othello), Pittsburgh Public Theatre (The Laramie Project, I Am My Own Wife, Life X 3, A Number), New York Theater Workshop, SoHo Rep, Theaterworks, the Pearl, Urban Stages, Dorset Theatre, Lincoln Center Theater Director’s Lab, Theatre J, the Utah, Arizona, Hamptons, and St. Louis Shakespeare Festivals, the Asolo Theatre Company, Washington Shakespeare Company (Marat/Sade), among others. Jesse has also helped develop new plays at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center and the Playwright’s Center, and he received a Helen Hayes Award for his direction of Marat/Sade.
Jenny Beth Snyder (Director/Choreographer): graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. She has had the privelege to work on such shows as Let us go out into the Starry NIght (Director), Witness (Director), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Director), Wednesdays (Director), Terrible Things (Assistant Director), A New Asylum (Director/Script Development), The Gospel According to Adam (Assistant Director), Ten Thousand Ways (Choreographer), YesPlay (Choreography/Lighting), Peter (Lighting), A Class Act (Lighting), For Flow (Lighting), Behold the Bowery (Lighting) and The Forgetting of Things (Lighting).
Vella Lovell: Currently rehearsing: Andromache, with Full of Noises Theatre Company, The Bacchae, The Public, Kaspsar Hauser at The Flea Theatre, Political Subversities at Joe's Pub, Ways to Survive the World, Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop. Training: BFA at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. Experimental Theatre Wing and The Classical Studio.