John
DelVecchio (Monroe Wheeler) Currently, John is a drama specialist
at PS 203 in Bayside, NY. He has directed over 30 children’s productions,
most recently Into the Woods. He holds a Master’s Degree in Educational
Theatre from New York University. John is also the co-founder of Amici Ensemble
Productions. He will next be seen this fall in The Death of Frank by
Stephen Belber. Past credits: John Merrick (The Elephant Man), Macbeth
(Macbeth), Polo Pope (A Hatful of Rain), Kurt (transfigured),
Phil (Hurlyburly), and Jimmy Bonaparte (Veins and Thumbtacks).
Daryl
Embry (George Platt Lynes) Daryl is excited
to be working on III again, after participating in the
initial workshop in June of 2007. This marks Daryl's third
collaboration with Joe Salvatore and John DelVecchio, having
previously worked on short plays by Thorton Wilder and transfigured,
written by Julie Marie Myatt. Other New York and regional
credits include: Fools In Love (Manhattan Ensemble
Theatre, BAM), The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged), Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Women
and Wallace, ART, Greater Tuna, and
Almost, Maine. Daryl is currently appearing off-Broadway
in The Awesome 80s Prom and is an adjunct professor
in the Program in Educational Theatre at NYU.
Joe
Salvatore (Glenway Wescott; Playwright and
Director) Original plays and performance pieces include “someone’s
in the kitchen with dinah”, Homage to Edvard
Munch, nsa, transfigured (with Julie
Marie Myatt), That’s Not How You Do It, full
of grace. . . (James Baldwin Playwriting Award) empty,
fag/hag (FringeNYC 2000), and At Wit’s
End: You Are Here. Recent directing projects include
What Can’t Be Seen, Medea Redux, The
Tempest, Twelfth Night, and Polaroid Stories.
Additional directing work has been seen at the Lincoln Center
Director’s Lab, LAByrinth Theater Company’s Barn
Series, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, New WORLD Theater, the Del
Corazon Festival, INROADS: The Americas, Jump-Start Performance
Space, Santa Fe Stages, NYU, and UMASS. Joe teaches in the
Program in Educational Theatre at New York University. MFA
in Theater (Dramaturgy/Directing), University of Massachusetts
at Amherst; BA in History, University of Delaware; Member,
Lincoln Center Directors Lab. For more information, visit www.joesalvatore.com. For Craig.
Troy Hourie (Scenic Design) Off Broadway
includes: The Dutchman and Havana is Waiting
(Cherry Lane Theatre); Esoterica (Daryl Roth Two);
Temporary Help (Revelation Theatre, 2003 Drama Desk
Nomination); Throw Pitchfork (NYTW); Tartuffe
(Acting Company); The Passion of Frida Kahlo (Directors
Company/ Arclight) and Classical Theatre of Harlem (Resident
Set Designer, 12 productions, 2005 Audelco Award, 2001, 2004
+ 2006 Nominations). Other NYC credits include: Brooklyn Academy
of Music, The Zipper Theatre, Theatreworks USA, The Culture
Project, INTAR, and numerous shows at Juilliard Drama School.
Regional includes: The Guthrie, Syracuse Stage, Bay Street
Theatre, New York Stage and Film, Westport Country Playhouse,
Williamstown, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Childrens Theatre
Minneapolis, Pioneer Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival,
The Asolo, and GeVa Theatre. Opera includes: Sarasota Opera
(6 productions), Music Academy of the West, Pine Mountain
Music Festival, and Juilliard Opera. 2005 Ford Foundation
Travel Grant to attend Bregenz Opera Festival. Troy is adjunct
faculty for NYU Steinhardt.
Emily Stork (Lighting Design) designs for
dance, opera, puppetry and performance art have been seen
worldwide, including festivals in Italy, France, Scotland,
and Israel. In the summer of 2003, she was the resident lighting
designer for the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy
where she had the pleasure of working with Maestro Gian Carlo
Menotti on Wagner’s Lohengrin. She has also
worked with Diamanda Galas, John Kelly, Doug Elkins, Kyle
deCamp and puppetry artist Janie Geiser. Recent projects include
The Captivation of Eunice Williams, a new opera by
Paula Kimper and Harley Erdman and Electric Haiku: Calm
as Custard by choreographer Cathy Weis. Emily received
her MFA from the University of Massachusetts and is now the
Lighting Director at The Juilliard School.
Traci DiGesu (Costume Design) is currently the head of the costume department at The Juilliard School. She has worked as a costume designer for film, theatre, dance, and television. Traci has had the pleasure of working with director Joe Salvatore on 5xWilder, transfigured, and Polaroid Stories. Other memorable past productions include (m)body directed by Nan Smithnerand Der Kaiser von Atlantis, an opera project directed by Ed Berkeley and conducted by James Conlon.
Benjamin Johnson (Sound Design) is thrilled
to be working with Joe Salvatore again this year. His past
productions with Joe have been: Polaroid Stories,
transfigured, 5xWilder, Romeo and Juliet
and Measure for Measure. He is also thrilled to be
working with such a talented design and dramaturgy team. He
has been working at The Juilliard School for the past six
years as Drama Theater Master Electrician and has enjoyed
every minute of it.
Jenni Werner (Dramaturg) is an arts administrator,
dramaturg and playwright, and currently the National Conference
director for Theatre Communications Group. For TCG, she produces
the largest gathering of theatre professionals in the non-profit
theatre field, held this year in Minneapolis, MN. She is also
an adjunct instructor in the Program in Educational Theatre
at New York University. Previously, Jenni was an artistic
programs associate at TCG, administering several pivotal grants
for artists and theatres. Prior to that, she was the program
coordinator for the Empire State Partnerships, an arts in
education initiative of the New York State Council on the
Arts and the interim director of education and producer of
the international, interdisciplinary conference, Intersection
II, for New WORLD Theater in Amherst, Mass. Jenni has
been the dramaturg on numerous projects, including an earlier
incarnation of this piece, produced at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange,
as well as the last four years of NYU’s Looking for
Shakespeare project. She has an MFA in dramaturgy from the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a BA in theatre
and history from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.
Ryan Weible (Assistant Director/Stage Manager)
is a current Master's candidate in the program in Educational
Theatre at New York University, who will be graduating this
summer and returning to the Bay Area to teach theatre. Ryan
holds a BA in Performance Studies and has won awards both
as a director and an educator. His most recent award was as
"Best Director" for the Northern California Regional
Premiere of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Other recent
directing credits include: Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
(NYC), Games People Play and Antique (NYC
Premieres). As an Assistant Director, Ryan worked on the Off-Broadway
revivals of: Mother Courage and Threepenny Opera
(The Jean Cocteau), and The Normal Heart (The Public
Theatre). He also worked as the Script Supervisor and Assistant
to the Writers of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Broadway.
When not studying, Ryan is the Personal Assistant to TONY
Award© Winners Victoria Clark and Joanna Gleason, and
is thrilled to once again be a part of this production. Thanks
to Joe Salvatore for all his leadership, mentorship, guidance,
and friendship. Thanks also to Ryan's partner and number one
fan: Derek.
