Friday, August 8, 2008
THE LATEST BUZZ....
Click here to read Timothy Nolan's interview with NYTheatre.com's Michael Criscuolo, where we learn how stories are always and never autobiographical, what it's really like to work with Christine Simpson, why using Dylan for inspiration is always a good idea.
Also, scroll down to Who Are We? to see the newest members of our team, Assistant Director Greg Enbrecht, choreographer Deb Silver, and production assistant Olivia Nolan.
More later!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
A MUSE IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
WHO ARE WE?
The Cast
Kyle Knauf* (Tom) will be featured in a book about the technique of Comedia del Arte written by Nicky Woltz and Arnold Arronson. In New York he has performed in New York Classical Theater's Love's Labours Lost, Classic Stage Company's Young Company version of Tartuffe and Scapin, and the Flea Theater's Obie winning production of Benten Kozo as Benten. Internationally he took part in two festivals: The Schauspiel Festival in Essen, Germany with Comedy of Errors and The Arezzo Festival in Italy with Scapin. Regional credits include: Romeo Y Julieta (Quantum Theater, LA), Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare by the Sea, CA), Naked Angels (Sacred Fools, LA). He is a member of the Present Company's artist workshop The Pool. Other projects include: Fete de la Nuit – Charles Mee (Columbia Stages), 365NYC Final Presentation– Suzanne Lori Parks (Ars Nova) at the Public, I-Claudius (Theater Askew) and various independent films. Kyle is a graduate of Columbia University's MFA acting program.
Christine Simpson is a Korean-American writer/director based in Manhattan. As a director, Ms. Simpson has directed with Ma-Yi Theatre Company, New Georges, Reverie Productions, Peculiar Works Project, Blue Heron Theatre, Bumblebee & Blackbird Productions, Present Tense Productions, Fluid Motion Theater & Film, Happy Lady Productions, at The Public Theater and the NYC International Fringe Festival. Plays penned by Ms. Simpson have been produced at the Blue Heron Theatre, Baruch Performing Arts Center, the New York City International Fringe Festival (2003 and 2006), and Theatre Row. She has also written and directed two short films that have screened globally. In 2005, Ms. Simpson was selected as one of five filmmakers to compete in the Asian American International Film Festival Michelob Light Music Video Contest. In 2006, she was named one of nytheatre.com's People of the Year. Happy member of The Pool and the HKK.
The Writer
GREG ENGBRECHT (Assistant Director) Greg has worked as an actor, director, and stage manager in New York for nearly two years. This is his first Fringe experience and he would like to thank Christine, Kyle, Jake, Elizabeth, and Tim for their patience and great vibe! Also Mrs. H for getting him into this whole mess. Thanks as always to the Debber
DEB SILVER (Choreograper) has been training, performing, and choreographing (mostly modern) dance in New York for the last two years. She has worked with Lynn Barr, Bliss Dance Company, and various choreographers at Dance New Amsterdam. She’d like to thank the cast and crew of Not Dark Yet for inviting her to explore a new world of dance.
OLIVIA NOLAN (Production Assistant) has played Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory performed in the P.S.41 Auditorium Theater. She is also the production assistant for Not Dark Yet and Present Tense Production’s Mascot. This basically means she stays out of her parents’ way as they get their plays off the ground. Other jobs include braving IKEA to buy a bed for the set, lugging stuff from their Brooklyn apartment to Walkerspace and Atlantic Theater Co., passing out press kits, etc…
The Company
Present Tense was founded a dozen years ago by three playwrights, and has grown into a thriving hotbed of original, cutting-edge work for the stage and screen. The writers and actors of Present Tense have developed scripts that have gone on to triumph not only in the New York International Fringe Festival but in the American Globe Theater Play Festival, Samuel French Short Play Festival, the Strawberry One-Act Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, Taos Film Festival, Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and others. Working in collaboration with our company actors, the writers sustain and nurture their one consistent vision from beginning to end, while preserving the process essential to making compelling drama - to create life on stage in the “present tense.”