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CLINT ALLEN (Design Projection)
Clint specializes in projection design. His most recent projects include: Sleepy Hollow (Washington Ballet, DC), Holed Up with Jason Moran (DaCamera Houston) The Widow Lincoln (Ford’s Theatre DC), Communicating Doors (Alley Theatre), The Laramie Project (Ford’s Theatre), Fly (Cincinnati Playhouse and St. Louis Rep), Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club (Alley Theatre), Ford’s Theatre production of Fly, Associate Designer for The Elephant Man and The Mountaintop (Alley Theatre), Other Regional Projection credits: The Farnsworth Invention, Rock and Roll, Underneath the Lintel (Alley Theatre), world premiere of The Heavens are Hung in Black (Ford’s Theatre). Other credits: Sunday in the Park with George (UMW Theatre), Bring It On and Reefer Madness (TUTS), Full Gallop (Stages Theatre), A Winter’s Tale, Faith Healer, and The Good Thief (Stark Naked Theatre), Ford’s Theatre’s 2011-2014 Gala. Now This, world premiere (University of Houston), Among the Thugs (Horse Head Theatre Co.), Hollywood to Broadway (Shanghai China). Member of USA829. www.newaspectdesign.net
Clint specializes in projection design. His most recent projects include: Sleepy Hollow (Washington Ballet, DC), Holed Up with Jason Moran (DaCamera Houston) The Widow Lincoln (Ford’s Theatre DC), Communicating Doors (Alley Theatre), The Laramie Project (Ford’s Theatre), Fly (Cincinnati Playhouse and St. Louis Rep), Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club (Alley Theatre), Ford’s Theatre production of Fly, Associate Designer for The Elephant Man and The Mountaintop (Alley Theatre), Other Regional Projection credits: The Farnsworth Invention, Rock and Roll, Underneath the Lintel (Alley Theatre), world premiere of The Heavens are Hung in Black (Ford’s Theatre). Other credits: Sunday in the Park with George (UMW Theatre), Bring It On and Reefer Madness (TUTS), Full Gallop (Stages Theatre), A Winter’s Tale, Faith Healer, and The Good Thief (Stark Naked Theatre), Ford’s Theatre’s 2011-2014 Gala. Now This, world premiere (University of Houston), Among the Thugs (Horse Head Theatre Co.), Hollywood to Broadway (Shanghai China). Member of USA829. www.newaspectdesign.net
BRETT ANDERS* (Stage Manager)
Our fantastic AEA Stage Manager Brett, has spent the last six theatre seasons at the Alley Theatre, and was most recently Assistant Stage Manager for As You Like It. Other Houston credits: Stage Manager, Legally Blonde with HITS at Miller Outdoor; ASM, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with TUTS at Miller Outdoor. Previously he worked at Perseverance Theatre, The Dallas Opera, and apprenticed at The Santa Fe Opera.
Our fantastic AEA Stage Manager Brett, has spent the last six theatre seasons at the Alley Theatre, and was most recently Assistant Stage Manager for As You Like It. Other Houston credits: Stage Manager, Legally Blonde with HITS at Miller Outdoor; ASM, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with TUTS at Miller Outdoor. Previously he worked at Perseverance Theatre, The Dallas Opera, and apprenticed at The Santa Fe Opera.
BRYAN EALEY (Lighting Design)
Light, Sound, Scenic - Bryan does it all, but will focus on lighting for this project. Bryan is the Associate Production Coordinator at Stages Repertory Theatre. He has toured across the country from the West Coast all the way to Madison Square Garden as an Audio Assistant with International R&B Artist, Teena Marie, all while being an Audio Engineer and Lighting Designer at House of Blues Houston and Lighting Director for River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas. He also has been Asst. Audio Engineer for musicals at Stages, such as Life Can Be a Dream, Next To Normal, The Winter Wonderettes, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway. Bryan has also done sound design for: A Little House; Christmas (Main Street Theater), Auntie Mame, Wittenberg, Marie Antoinette, and Panto Rapunzel (and Zombies) (Stages Repertory Theatre), Hamlet (Classical Theatre Company) You Never Can Tell and Boeing Boeing (Unity Theatre), Midsummer Night’s Dream Along (Stark Naked Theatre). Along with sound design, Bryan has also has done lighting design for Sexy Laundry, Xanadu, and The Spiritualist (Stages Repertory Theatre).
Light, Sound, Scenic - Bryan does it all, but will focus on lighting for this project. Bryan is the Associate Production Coordinator at Stages Repertory Theatre. He has toured across the country from the West Coast all the way to Madison Square Garden as an Audio Assistant with International R&B Artist, Teena Marie, all while being an Audio Engineer and Lighting Designer at House of Blues Houston and Lighting Director for River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas. He also has been Asst. Audio Engineer for musicals at Stages, such as Life Can Be a Dream, Next To Normal, The Winter Wonderettes, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway. Bryan has also done sound design for: A Little House; Christmas (Main Street Theater), Auntie Mame, Wittenberg, Marie Antoinette, and Panto Rapunzel (and Zombies) (Stages Repertory Theatre), Hamlet (Classical Theatre Company) You Never Can Tell and Boeing Boeing (Unity Theatre), Midsummer Night’s Dream Along (Stark Naked Theatre). Along with sound design, Bryan has also has done lighting design for Sexy Laundry, Xanadu, and The Spiritualist (Stages Repertory Theatre).
TIMOTHY N. EVERS (Playwright)
Our, playwright, is originally from Houston. Timothy's work has been produced by Mildred's Umbrella (Lonely Odd Creatures), and Classical Theatre Company (Doctor Faustus and most recently, the 2015 production of The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes). As an actor he has worked with the Alley Theatre, Mildred's Umbrella, Texas Repertory Theatre Company and Houston Grand Opera. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he earned a Masters Degree and was awarded a one month residency at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, England. After graduating, he performed the role of Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Our, playwright, is originally from Houston. Timothy's work has been produced by Mildred's Umbrella (Lonely Odd Creatures), and Classical Theatre Company (Doctor Faustus and most recently, the 2015 production of The Speckled Band: An Adventure of Sherlock Holmes). As an actor he has worked with the Alley Theatre, Mildred's Umbrella, Texas Repertory Theatre Company and Houston Grand Opera. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he earned a Masters Degree and was awarded a one month residency at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, England. After graduating, he performed the role of Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
PHILIP HAYS* (Actor and Co-creator)
Is an actor, director and theatre practitioner based out of Houston, TX. He is an Artistic Associate with the Prague Shakespeare Company, where he directed, co-wrote, and performed in both his original take on John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi — inspired by commedia dell’arte and the Grand-Guignol — and the new play The Murder of Gonzago, loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. As an actor, he has appeared in the Prague Shakespeare Company’s productions of As You Like It, Julius Caesar (directed by Tina Packer), Macbeth, Cymbeline, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and their bi-continental co-productions with Houston’s own Main Street Theater: Henry V, Richard III; and the Classical Theatre Company: As You Like It, King Lear. Philip is an Artistic Company Member of the Classical Theatre Company, where he has directed his own translation/adaptation of Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus (adapted by his frequent collaborator Timothy N. Evers), and an acclaimed new adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. He has been seen on the CTC stage in The Triumph of Love, Candida, and Tartuffe. Other Houston credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the upcoming Stage Kiss (Stark Naked Theatre); The Barber of Seville (Houston Grand Opera); This Is Our Youth (Mosaic Theatre Company); Among the Thugs (Horse Head Theatre); A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, Twelfth Night, and Cymbeline (Houston Shakespeare Festival); Love Goes to Press, Life is a Dream, the Coast of Utopia trilogy, and Dog Act (Main Street Theater). His performance as the titular Dog in Dog Act was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the 2012 Houston Theatre Awards. He was a founding member and board member of Houston’s alternative theatre collective BooTown, with whom he helped develop their successful Grown-Up Storytime series, as well as several devised works, including IMA ZO!!!, SHANTY CLO!!!, and Cut Down, which he also directed and performed in. Philip is a former member of Teatro delle Due in Reggio Emilia, Italy, where he taught and performed Shakespeare in English to Italian high schoolers. Philip is a graduate of the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance and has studied commedia dell’arte with Antonio Fava at the Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico. www.philiphays.com
Is an actor, director and theatre practitioner based out of Houston, TX. He is an Artistic Associate with the Prague Shakespeare Company, where he directed, co-wrote, and performed in both his original take on John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi — inspired by commedia dell’arte and the Grand-Guignol — and the new play The Murder of Gonzago, loosely based on Shakespeare's Hamlet. As an actor, he has appeared in the Prague Shakespeare Company’s productions of As You Like It, Julius Caesar (directed by Tina Packer), Macbeth, Cymbeline, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and their bi-continental co-productions with Houston’s own Main Street Theater: Henry V, Richard III; and the Classical Theatre Company: As You Like It, King Lear. Philip is an Artistic Company Member of the Classical Theatre Company, where he has directed his own translation/adaptation of Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus (adapted by his frequent collaborator Timothy N. Evers), and an acclaimed new adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. He has been seen on the CTC stage in The Triumph of Love, Candida, and Tartuffe. Other Houston credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the upcoming Stage Kiss (Stark Naked Theatre); The Barber of Seville (Houston Grand Opera); This Is Our Youth (Mosaic Theatre Company); Among the Thugs (Horse Head Theatre); A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, Twelfth Night, and Cymbeline (Houston Shakespeare Festival); Love Goes to Press, Life is a Dream, the Coast of Utopia trilogy, and Dog Act (Main Street Theater). His performance as the titular Dog in Dog Act was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the 2012 Houston Theatre Awards. He was a founding member and board member of Houston’s alternative theatre collective BooTown, with whom he helped develop their successful Grown-Up Storytime series, as well as several devised works, including IMA ZO!!!, SHANTY CLO!!!, and Cut Down, which he also directed and performed in. Philip is a former member of Teatro delle Due in Reggio Emilia, Italy, where he taught and performed Shakespeare in English to Italian high schoolers. Philip is a graduate of the University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance and has studied commedia dell’arte with Antonio Fava at the Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico. www.philiphays.com
KEVIN HOLDEN (Scenic Design)
is the founder and former Artistic Director of Horse Head Theatre Co., for which he has directed Red Light Winter*, Fault Lines* and Among the Thugs* and designed Essential Self Defense*, Your Family Sucks** and Spaghetti Code** (Winner of BroadwayWorld Houston’s “Best New Play or Musical” award in 2014). In October 2015, Kevin will design CHAD DIETY at Stages Repertory Theatre. Holden is also the Director of Theatre & Film at San Jacinto College, South and a freelance designer and director at Main Street Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, The Catastrophic Theatre, Rice University, Classical Theatre Company, The Back Porch players, Mosaic Theatre, Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company, Brave Dog Players, Stark Naked Theatre, CW Mitchell Center and Landing Theatre Company. Holdens’ design credit highlights include: Blue Finger**, LIfe is Happy and Sad**, Hunter Gatherers* and Spirits to Enforce with Catastrophic Theatre; Grey Gardens, Always… Patsy Cline, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical with Stages Repertory Theatre; Reckless with Brave Dog Players; and Three Penny Opera with Rice University. Holden’s directing credit highlights include: Macbeth with Stark Naked Theatre, American Buffalo with the Landing Theatre and his individual artist project Soulstice. Formerly, Holden served as a Architectural Lighting Designer at Bos Lighting Design, Props Master at the Alley Theatre, an Artisan for the Houston Shakespeare Festival and Master Electrician at University of Houston. In 2011, Holden was awarded an HAA IAG for his SOULSTICE project.*World / ** Regional Premiere.
is the founder and former Artistic Director of Horse Head Theatre Co., for which he has directed Red Light Winter*, Fault Lines* and Among the Thugs* and designed Essential Self Defense*, Your Family Sucks** and Spaghetti Code** (Winner of BroadwayWorld Houston’s “Best New Play or Musical” award in 2014). In October 2015, Kevin will design CHAD DIETY at Stages Repertory Theatre. Holden is also the Director of Theatre & Film at San Jacinto College, South and a freelance designer and director at Main Street Theatre, Stages Repertory Theatre, The Catastrophic Theatre, Rice University, Classical Theatre Company, The Back Porch players, Mosaic Theatre, Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company, Brave Dog Players, Stark Naked Theatre, CW Mitchell Center and Landing Theatre Company. Holdens’ design credit highlights include: Blue Finger**, LIfe is Happy and Sad**, Hunter Gatherers* and Spirits to Enforce with Catastrophic Theatre; Grey Gardens, Always… Patsy Cline, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical with Stages Repertory Theatre; Reckless with Brave Dog Players; and Three Penny Opera with Rice University. Holden’s directing credit highlights include: Macbeth with Stark Naked Theatre, American Buffalo with the Landing Theatre and his individual artist project Soulstice. Formerly, Holden served as a Architectural Lighting Designer at Bos Lighting Design, Props Master at the Alley Theatre, an Artisan for the Houston Shakespeare Festival and Master Electrician at University of Houston. In 2011, Holden was awarded an HAA IAG for his SOULSTICE project.*World / ** Regional Premiere.
JACEY LITTLE (Director)
is the current Artistic Director of Horse Head Theatre Co., Managing Director of Obsidian Art Space and a theatre contributor to Arts + Culture Texas Magazine. Jacey recently directed SPAGHETTI CODE* by Abby Koenig with Horse Head, earning BroadwayWorld’s 2014 award for Best New Play or Musical in Houston; THE METAL CHILDREN** at San Jacinto College South/Horse Head; and will direct & produce THE WHALE, OR MOBY-DICK* by Timothy N. Evers and Philip Hays, and DOLLFACE* with Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Co. in April/May 2016, among other projects. Jacey also directed for The Landing Theatre’s staged reading series New American Voices in 2014 and 2015. She is the former Literary Manager and Dramaturg for the Alley Theatre and her Alley dramaturgy credits include WARRIOR CLASS* (Kenneth Lin), THE ELEPHANT MAN, THE MOUNTAINTOP** (Katori Hall, Arena Stage co-pro), RED, THE SEAFARER and WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST* (Theresa Rebeck). Also at the Alley, she assistant directed and dramaturged THE SEAGULL* (Adapted by Gregory Boyd) and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. As a freelance dramaturg, Jacey has worked with Obsidian Art Space, Horse Head, Houston Shakespeare Company, Mildred's Umbrella, Wordsmyth Theatre Co. and The Landing Theatre Co. Jacey received her MFA in Dramaturgy and Theatre Historiography from University of Houston and BFA in Dramaturgy and Acting at University of Oklahoma. * Indicates a world / ** regional premiere.
is the current Artistic Director of Horse Head Theatre Co., Managing Director of Obsidian Art Space and a theatre contributor to Arts + Culture Texas Magazine. Jacey recently directed SPAGHETTI CODE* by Abby Koenig with Horse Head, earning BroadwayWorld’s 2014 award for Best New Play or Musical in Houston; THE METAL CHILDREN** at San Jacinto College South/Horse Head; and will direct & produce THE WHALE, OR MOBY-DICK* by Timothy N. Evers and Philip Hays, and DOLLFACE* with Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Co. in April/May 2016, among other projects. Jacey also directed for The Landing Theatre’s staged reading series New American Voices in 2014 and 2015. She is the former Literary Manager and Dramaturg for the Alley Theatre and her Alley dramaturgy credits include WARRIOR CLASS* (Kenneth Lin), THE ELEPHANT MAN, THE MOUNTAINTOP** (Katori Hall, Arena Stage co-pro), RED, THE SEAFARER and WHAT WE’RE UP AGAINST* (Theresa Rebeck). Also at the Alley, she assistant directed and dramaturged THE SEAGULL* (Adapted by Gregory Boyd) and DEATH OF A SALESMAN. As a freelance dramaturg, Jacey has worked with Obsidian Art Space, Horse Head, Houston Shakespeare Company, Mildred's Umbrella, Wordsmyth Theatre Co. and The Landing Theatre Co. Jacey received her MFA in Dramaturgy and Theatre Historiography from University of Houston and BFA in Dramaturgy and Acting at University of Oklahoma. * Indicates a world / ** regional premiere.
TROY STANLEY (Scenic Design & Fabrication)
is a Houston-based sculpture, mixed media artist and carpenter. Upon receiving his degree in sculpture from the University of Houston in 2005, Stanley began his professional career with a solo exhibition at Lawndale Art Center in Houston. In 2007 he attended the prestigious residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, and shortly after attended the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center Residency in Nebraska. He is also the recipient of a Houston Arts Alliance Emerging Artist grant, has been on the short list for the international residence at Artpace in San Antonio, TX. Troy’s work is currently on exhibition at the Bush Intercontinental Airport. His public art commissions through Houston Arts Alliance on behalf of City of Houston include an Art Recycling Truck, three Art Parking Meters located along Washington Avenue, PODA 2.0, and the upcoming Brown Foundation Building Wrap project. Troy is represented by Houston’s Barbara Davis Gallery. www.troystanleystudio.com
is a Houston-based sculpture, mixed media artist and carpenter. Upon receiving his degree in sculpture from the University of Houston in 2005, Stanley began his professional career with a solo exhibition at Lawndale Art Center in Houston. In 2007 he attended the prestigious residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, and shortly after attended the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center Residency in Nebraska. He is also the recipient of a Houston Arts Alliance Emerging Artist grant, has been on the short list for the international residence at Artpace in San Antonio, TX. Troy’s work is currently on exhibition at the Bush Intercontinental Airport. His public art commissions through Houston Arts Alliance on behalf of City of Houston include an Art Recycling Truck, three Art Parking Meters located along Washington Avenue, PODA 2.0, and the upcoming Brown Foundation Building Wrap project. Troy is represented by Houston’s Barbara Davis Gallery. www.troystanleystudio.com
FAITH TENNEY (ASM)
is a theatre student with a focus on playwriting and dramaturgy at the University of Houston. She has worked on different projects with Stark Naked Theatre, Eklektix Theatre, and Triple Rock Theatre. Faith is a budding Houston-based actress and playwright.
is a theatre student with a focus on playwriting and dramaturgy at the University of Houston. She has worked on different projects with Stark Naked Theatre, Eklektix Theatre, and Triple Rock Theatre. Faith is a budding Houston-based actress and playwright.
GERARDO VELASQUEZ (ASM)
Gerardo Velasquez is a young professional, born and raised in Houston. He studied acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood, California and has recently moved back to Houston to plant roots in the Houston theatre community. Since moving back in 2014, Gerardo has played Tranio in Taming of the Shrew at HITS Theatre, Nikkos/Padamadan in Legally Blonde the Musical with HITS at Miller Outdoor Theatre and has taken his first shot at the Alliance Auditions this year in hopes of branching out and working with new theatre companies.
Gerardo Velasquez is a young professional, born and raised in Houston. He studied acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Hollywood, California and has recently moved back to Houston to plant roots in the Houston theatre community. Since moving back in 2014, Gerardo has played Tranio in Taming of the Shrew at HITS Theatre, Nikkos/Padamadan in Legally Blonde the Musical with HITS at Miller Outdoor Theatre and has taken his first shot at the Alliance Auditions this year in hopes of branching out and working with new theatre companies.
YEZMINNE ZEPADA (Sound Design)
is a Houston based freelance Sound Designer and Audio Engineer. Local credits include Stages Repertory Theatre (Girls Night the Musical, The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes Caps and Gowns, and The Winter Wonderettes. Stark Naked Theatre Company (Ho Ho Humbug, The God Game, A Winter’s Tale, Faith Healer, The Good Thief, All Girls), Black Lab Theatre (Bad Jews,Tigers Be Still, Really Really, 4000 Miles, Assistance, Chinglish, The Submission, BOOM, and Our House) Catastrophic Theatre Company (Fleaven), Horse Head Theatre Company (Among the Thugs, Faultlines) Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company (Large Animal Games), Landing Theatre Company (American Buffalo) and Alley Theatre (Lead Audio Engineer 2002-2006). Chicago theatre credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, Red Orchid and Next Theatre Company. Yezminne holds a B.A. in Audio Design and Production.
is a Houston based freelance Sound Designer and Audio Engineer. Local credits include Stages Repertory Theatre (Girls Night the Musical, The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes Caps and Gowns, and The Winter Wonderettes. Stark Naked Theatre Company (Ho Ho Humbug, The God Game, A Winter’s Tale, Faith Healer, The Good Thief, All Girls), Black Lab Theatre (Bad Jews,Tigers Be Still, Really Really, 4000 Miles, Assistance, Chinglish, The Submission, BOOM, and Our House) Catastrophic Theatre Company (Fleaven), Horse Head Theatre Company (Among the Thugs, Faultlines) Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company (Large Animal Games), Landing Theatre Company (American Buffalo) and Alley Theatre (Lead Audio Engineer 2002-2006). Chicago theatre credits include Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Victory Gardens Theatre, Red Orchid and Next Theatre Company. Yezminne holds a B.A. in Audio Design and Production.
* Actors Equity Association (AEA)
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MISCHA HUTCHINGS
Mischa Hutchings is a actor and arts administrator who has been deeply involved in the Houston theatre community since graduating from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Fine Arts. She first started her professional acting career with a three year tour of duty at Main Street Youth Theater as a company member and teaching artist. She then turned her attention to theatre administration and fundraising, working closely with both Nova Arts Project and Opera Vista. She received her certificate from the Rice University Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives and went to work with Stages Repertory Theatre as Sales Manager. She has also continued to work as an actor and collaborator with many theaters and local playwrights in Houston. Recent roles include world premiere works such as: Stacey in Abby Koenig's Spaghetti Code (Horse Head Theatre Co.); Elizabeth Keel's Rainbow Lands (14 Pews) and Notions of Right and Wrong (Mildred's Umbrella) and Leighza Walker's Fishing (Cone Man Productions); Mary in Detroit (Catastrophic Theater).
Mischa Hutchings is a actor and arts administrator who has been deeply involved in the Houston theatre community since graduating from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Fine Arts. She first started her professional acting career with a three year tour of duty at Main Street Youth Theater as a company member and teaching artist. She then turned her attention to theatre administration and fundraising, working closely with both Nova Arts Project and Opera Vista. She received her certificate from the Rice University Leadership Institute for Nonprofit Executives and went to work with Stages Repertory Theatre as Sales Manager. She has also continued to work as an actor and collaborator with many theaters and local playwrights in Houston. Recent roles include world premiere works such as: Stacey in Abby Koenig's Spaghetti Code (Horse Head Theatre Co.); Elizabeth Keel's Rainbow Lands (14 Pews) and Notions of Right and Wrong (Mildred's Umbrella) and Leighza Walker's Fishing (Cone Man Productions); Mary in Detroit (Catastrophic Theater).
ABBY KOENIG
A HH company member, received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing from the Dramatic Writing Conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase. Since graduating she has performed her own work in numerous showcases such as the Astoria Performing Arts One Act Competition, the Baby in the Corner Arts Expo and “What the F*#@ Do I do With a BFA?” and her one-woman show, “Notes of a Serial Monogamist” was presented at the 2008 Houston Fringe Festival, among others. Several theater companies have produced her work including Horse Head, Mildred’s Umbrella, Big Head Productions, Six of One Productions, Horse and Cart (Denver, CO). She is a published author of creative non-fiction, in addition to being a regular contributing writer to the Houston Press and Arts + Culture Magazine. Horse Head Theatre Co. produced her last full-length play, "Spaghetti Code," which was recognized as "The Best New Play or Musical" in 2014 by BroadwayWorld Houston. HH also produced “Your Family Sucks” in December 2012. In December 2014, Koenig's original one-woman performance art and installation piece, “The Jew Who Loves Christmas,” was performed at the annual Horse Head Holiday Huzzah!, first debuting at the Fresh Arts Gallery in 2013. Abby is a professor of communication at the University of Houston Downtown and Houston Community College and a 2019 Ph.D candidate in Technical Communication and Rhetorical Theory from Texas Tech University. www.abbyk.info
A HH company member, received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing from the Dramatic Writing Conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase. Since graduating she has performed her own work in numerous showcases such as the Astoria Performing Arts One Act Competition, the Baby in the Corner Arts Expo and “What the F*#@ Do I do With a BFA?” and her one-woman show, “Notes of a Serial Monogamist” was presented at the 2008 Houston Fringe Festival, among others. Several theater companies have produced her work including Horse Head, Mildred’s Umbrella, Big Head Productions, Six of One Productions, Horse and Cart (Denver, CO). She is a published author of creative non-fiction, in addition to being a regular contributing writer to the Houston Press and Arts + Culture Magazine. Horse Head Theatre Co. produced her last full-length play, "Spaghetti Code," which was recognized as "The Best New Play or Musical" in 2014 by BroadwayWorld Houston. HH also produced “Your Family Sucks” in December 2012. In December 2014, Koenig's original one-woman performance art and installation piece, “The Jew Who Loves Christmas,” was performed at the annual Horse Head Holiday Huzzah!, first debuting at the Fresh Arts Gallery in 2013. Abby is a professor of communication at the University of Houston Downtown and Houston Community College and a 2019 Ph.D candidate in Technical Communication and Rhetorical Theory from Texas Tech University. www.abbyk.info
LEAH SHORT
holds a B.F.A. from University of the Ozarks in Theatre and Sociology and an M.A. in Theatre Historiography from University of Houston. Professional credits include dramaturgical work for the Alley Theatre, Catastrophic Theatre, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Horse Head Theatre Company, and Black Lab Theatre, with directing and design credits at Clarksville Children's Company, and stage management credits with Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, MA and Horse Head Theatre Co. in Houston, TX. Leah currently teaches Theatre and directs student productions in Alvin ISD. She specializes in ancient Greek theatre and translation.
holds a B.F.A. from University of the Ozarks in Theatre and Sociology and an M.A. in Theatre Historiography from University of Houston. Professional credits include dramaturgical work for the Alley Theatre, Catastrophic Theatre, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Horse Head Theatre Company, and Black Lab Theatre, with directing and design credits at Clarksville Children's Company, and stage management credits with Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, MA and Horse Head Theatre Co. in Houston, TX. Leah currently teaches Theatre and directs student productions in Alvin ISD. She specializes in ancient Greek theatre and translation.
DRAKE SIMPSON
Drake is a founding member of Horse Head Theatre for which he has both acted and directed. Some of his favorite theatre acting credits include: Houston - Horse Head Theatre: Red Light Winter, Fault Lines, Among The Thug, The Aliens, and Spaghetti Code.. Stark Naked Theatre: Dinner With Friends, Body Awareness, God of Carnage, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. -Stages Repertory Theatre: The Laramie Project, Shakespeare’s R&J, Heart of A Woman-Infernal Bridegroom Productions/Catastrophic Theatre: Paradise Hotel, Tamalalia 2000,Roberto Zucco-Atomic Café: The Man Who Had Three Arms, This Is Our Youth-Houston Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Nights Dream. Landing Theatre Company: American Buffalo Los Angeles-TheatreTribe: Recent Tragic Events, Baby Dance- The 49th Parallel: Zastrozzi-The Hudson: Kith and Kin. Drake’s Film/Television acting credits include: Notes From The Underbelly/ABC, Todd’sComa/Happy Madison Productions, Canooks/Those Darn Canadians and in the independent films The Riot Act, Dirty Mary, Worms, and Palps.
Drake is a founding member of Horse Head Theatre for which he has both acted and directed. Some of his favorite theatre acting credits include: Houston - Horse Head Theatre: Red Light Winter, Fault Lines, Among The Thug, The Aliens, and Spaghetti Code.. Stark Naked Theatre: Dinner With Friends, Body Awareness, God of Carnage, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. -Stages Repertory Theatre: The Laramie Project, Shakespeare’s R&J, Heart of A Woman-Infernal Bridegroom Productions/Catastrophic Theatre: Paradise Hotel, Tamalalia 2000,Roberto Zucco-Atomic Café: The Man Who Had Three Arms, This Is Our Youth-Houston Shakespeare Festival: Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure, A Midsummer Nights Dream. Landing Theatre Company: American Buffalo Los Angeles-TheatreTribe: Recent Tragic Events, Baby Dance- The 49th Parallel: Zastrozzi-The Hudson: Kith and Kin. Drake’s Film/Television acting credits include: Notes From The Underbelly/ABC, Todd’sComa/Happy Madison Productions, Canooks/Those Darn Canadians and in the independent films The Riot Act, Dirty Mary, Worms, and Palps.
PROJECT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LOGAN SEBASTIAN BECK
is a professional sculptor, carpenter, photographer and visual artist. He holds a BA in Visual Arts from Rice University and has had solo exhibitions at The Joanna, Projet Row House, Mavis C. Ptiman Exhibition, Matchbox Gallery and Lawndale Art Center. In 2014, Logan received an HAA individual Artist Grant, and is a previous winner of the Jessie Matthews Memorial Award in Art, Hale Travel Fellowship, Leadership Rice Envision Grant and Lovett Travel Fellowship, among others. www.loganbeck.com
is a professional sculptor, carpenter, photographer and visual artist. He holds a BA in Visual Arts from Rice University and has had solo exhibitions at The Joanna, Projet Row House, Mavis C. Ptiman Exhibition, Matchbox Gallery and Lawndale Art Center. In 2014, Logan received an HAA individual Artist Grant, and is a previous winner of the Jessie Matthews Memorial Award in Art, Hale Travel Fellowship, Leadership Rice Envision Grant and Lovett Travel Fellowship, among others. www.loganbeck.com
ERIC HESTER
is a freelance craftsman with a strong background in both physical and digital creation. Over the last 15 years, he has accomplished tasks ranging from the design and production of transport crates for priceless fragile art works, directing the custom metal parts fabrication for a Solar Decathalon house, designing and fabricating high grade furniture and cabinetry, creating 3D architectural models digitally and physically, to envisioning and implementing structural supports for a 40’ tower to withstand 50 MPH winds. Hester has 15 years experience in residential construction, CAD ; and eight years of welding and 3D modeling experience, among other skills. Hester holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Rice University. www.darnart.com
is a freelance craftsman with a strong background in both physical and digital creation. Over the last 15 years, he has accomplished tasks ranging from the design and production of transport crates for priceless fragile art works, directing the custom metal parts fabrication for a Solar Decathalon house, designing and fabricating high grade furniture and cabinetry, creating 3D architectural models digitally and physically, to envisioning and implementing structural supports for a 40’ tower to withstand 50 MPH winds. Hester has 15 years experience in residential construction, CAD ; and eight years of welding and 3D modeling experience, among other skills. Hester holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Rice University. www.darnart.com
MAT KUBO
is a Houston-based artist, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawai’i and received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kubo’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include the traveling “10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition”, “Amalgamations 25: 28 Artists for 25 Great Years” at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, and “Open Archive” at Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas. Kubo will work with most any material that can be manipulated, tangible or non-tangible. His work runs the spectrum from intense investigations in sound compositions, to public campaigns that aim to explore relations with his community. He can be at once a sound engineer, installation artist, and carnival barker. matkubo.blogspot.com
is a Houston-based artist, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Hawai’i and received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Kubo’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent exhibitions include the traveling “10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition”, “Amalgamations 25: 28 Artists for 25 Great Years” at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, and “Open Archive” at Red Arrow Contemporary, Dallas. Kubo will work with most any material that can be manipulated, tangible or non-tangible. His work runs the spectrum from intense investigations in sound compositions, to public campaigns that aim to explore relations with his community. He can be at once a sound engineer, installation artist, and carnival barker. matkubo.blogspot.com
VOLUNTEERS
Dome Construction, Scene Shop & Voice Overs
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Nev Arsekin
Brandon Barber Nathan Bodiford H.R. Bradford, III Colin Brock Aaron Christian Lane Coates Greg Cote Brooks Cruzen Melissa Derbyshire Drunken Monkey Privateers Luke Elms Dave Harris |
Will Hilliard
Halley Homen Jac Jones Bryan Kaplun Nathan Key Elissa Levitt Joseph Machado Manolo Mata Hank Mattice Benjamin McClelland Mike McDermott TJ Middleton Oskar Noriega Simon Palacio |
Doug Parsons
Zach Penland Ross Patterson Claire Randall San Jacinto College South Students David Stagg Barry Stagg Tom Stell Raa Shane Tansiel Ru Shan Tansiel Robert Thoth David Toscano Adam Zarowski |
This project was funded by grants from the Houston Arts Alliance on behalf of City of Houston.
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