Barefoot Theatre Company

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  • Barefoot Theatre

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  • BROOKLYN, New York, US
  • Last Login: 7/9/2009

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Barefoot Theatre Company

Francisco Solorzano - Producing Artistic Director
Victoria Malvagno - Managing Director
Michael LoPorto - Associate Director
Christopher Whalen - Company Manager
Stephen Gracia - Literary Manager
Anika Solveig - Director of Development
Susanne Bruno - Director of Outreach
Mark Cisneros - Marketing Director

Founding Members
Nicole Haran
Michael LoPorto
Victoria Malvagno
Francisco Solorzano

Advisory Board
Pierre Dulaine
Mary Gallagher
Israel Horovitz
Yvonne Marceau
Austin Pendleton
Joe Pintauro

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bare·foot (bârft) With nothing on the feet: walking barefoot in the grass; without shoes and stockings; to dance barefoot; often express emotions, fears, vulnerability, a down-to-earth attitude, and/or familiarity.

the·a·ter or the·a·tre (th-tr) n. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school. Dramatic literature or its performance; drama: the theater of Shakespeare and Marlowe. The milieu of actors and playwrights. The quality or effectiveness of a theatrical production: good theater; awful theater. Dramatic material or the use of such material: “His summation was a great piece of courtroom theater” The audience assembled for a dramatic performance. A place that is the setting for dramatic events.

In 1999, Barefoot Theatre Company was founded by a group of multicultural artists in order to produce stimulating and thought provoking theatre for the public. Since then, we have stood by the principles of ensemble collaboration and artistic risks to develop and foster plays, new and existing, with a broad range of social relevance, striving to keep the vitality of American Theatre alive and vibrant. By creating a visceral, more provocative manner of storytelling through our ensemble commitment, we provide emerging artists with the opportunity to explore and take artistic risks while engaging audiences of all ages.
Since its inception, the Barefoot Theatre Company has successfully produced over thirty productions including original works, readings, as well as contemporary and classical plays.

Barefoot Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductable.

"I work with young theatre-troupes around the globe, and Barefoot Theatre Company is one of my favorites, at the very top of my list, along with Cie Hercub in France and Teatro Plastico in Portugal. Barefoot Theatre Company is a serious, talented, meticulous, thoroughly professional troupe, reflecting the sort of ethnic mix that makes NYC such a vibrant, delicious city. If you want to see authentic NYC theatre, skip Broadway...hop to Barefoot Theatre Company."
- World renowned playwright, Israel Horovitz

"I had the pleasure and privilege of working with the Barefoot Theatre Company in 2007 on Nine Short Plays by Israel Horovitz. It was a totally professional production, skillfully mounted, and exemplified what true theatre is about -- the bringing together of serious and committed actors to make challenging and innovative theatre. It is the life's blood of the future of our theatre. "
- Lynn Cohen (Speilberg's Munich, Sex and the City, Vanya on 42nd St.)

"One night in 2007,, I went to see a production, in an unprepossessing little theatre space in New York, of a stage version of the great film Dog Day Afternoon. I went to it because a very fine actress I know, Amanda Plant, was in it. Apart from the prospect of watching Amanda work, however, I held little hope for the experience. Dog Day Afternoon is of course one of the great movies, made by a master at one of the many peaks of his powers, and I wondered what a theatrical version of the story could possibly add to it, or indeed not subtract from it substantially. Then I saw the Barefoot Theatre production. I think it's the most exciting theatre I saw in the year of 2007, and one of the most exciting that I've seen in several years. The immediacy of it, and the awareness of how the theatre can uniquely create that immediacy, the raw and disciplined power of the acting, the sheer inventiveness of the staging, and the sense of how that inventiveness can arise from the most limited circumstances, in a way even because of those circumstances, was thrilling. And will be thrilling again when the show is put before us again. And I suspect will be thrilling in the future productions of this remarkable company. I feel refreshed just thinking about it. I wish them well, because to wish them well is to wish us all well."
– Austin Pendleton (My Cousin Vinny, Catch-22, HBO's OZ)

"I have great respect and affection for The Barefoot Theatre Company,which is committed to producing theatre that explores the humancharacter and condition in truthful, complex ways, and which creates the work with enormous respect for the artists and the working process."
- Award winning playwright Mary Gallagher

"…of all the companies I've worked for in the Showcase arena, Barefoot is the one I most respect, most enjoyed working with, and most expect to see as a full-throttle professional, Off-and-On-Broadway company in the future."
– Anna Chlumsky (Company Member, My Girl, 30 Rock)

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Anyone interested in theatre. Or theater.

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  • Apr 21 2009 1:14 AM

    ME
     
    You saw through me
    Saw that frightened little kid in me
    You said, Don't try to be somebody else
    Just believe and be myself
    Be me.

     
    You set me free
    Said, Look inside your heart and see
    And my feelings came off of the shelf
    In spite of myself
    I am me

    I'm tears and laughter
    Fears and rage
    I'm many people on the stage
    But they're all a part of me
                       
    Me...it happened to me
    I put my star up in the sky
    For the world to see
    My dreams have all come alive
    I'm bursting with pride
    I can't believe
    What's happened to me
        
    The kid in me came out to play
    I did it all in my own way
    In front of the crowd
    I'm taking a bow
    Look! On the marquee

    It's me!
     

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  • Apr 12 2009 3:46 PM

    Thanks for being a friend!!!
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  • Mar 17 2009 8:57 PM

    My Dear Friend,

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    Frédéric
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  • Feb 12 2009 12:37 AM

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  • Jan 29 2009 1:40 PM

    Thank you! And thanks for having us I had a great time
  • Jan 26 2009 5:20 PM

    hopefully we didn't wreck your speakers :)
    how have you been?
  • Jan 15 2009 12:45 AM

    Thanks so much for adding us back! Good luck on the 2009 season!
  • Dec 29 2008 11:26 PM

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    The Shotgun Theater Festival: A Series of Spontaneous Artistic Collaboration.


    Competition

    Currently, we are seeking actors, directors, playwrights, stage managers, technicians, per5formance artists, musicians, and volunteers of any sort. This is an exciting opportunity with great potential for growth in the future.


    Festival dates are either January 8,9,10, and 18 or January 15,16,17, and 18th.


    The concept is an innovative one.

    We get directors, actors, and playwrights in a room one night and over the course of a weekend,
    WRITE, REHEARSAL AND PERFORM
    Fourteen ten-minute plays
    IF FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.


    These plays compete for audience votes to appear again on the final day of the festival. On that day, audience votes, and an esteemed panel of judges will select a winning production. That group of people will be awarded a rent free weekend at the Gene Frankel Theatre to produce a full-length version of the mini play created.


    We hope to bring artists together and give them an opportunity to meet other people in the business as well as show off their skills. Participation is free and there is no audition necessary.


    Please send questions and submissions to shotguntheater@yahoo.com.
    Beginning January 2, 2009,

    Please feel free to stop by the theatre between the hours of 2-6pm
    M-F to submit in person and take a look around.


    The Gene Frankel Theatre is located at 24 Bond Street between Lafayette and Bowery. Take 6 to Bleeker or F to Broadway Lafayette.
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  • Oct 27 2008 10:15 PM

    Thanks for becoming a Friend!

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  • Oct 24 2008 7:47 AM

    I miss my crew
  • Sep 10 2008 8:08 PM

    Thanks for adding me.


    see you
    Irene
  • Aug 14 2008 4:18 PM

    happy birthday frankie!
    we all love you
    xoxo
  • Jul 21 2008 7:59 PM

    Dog Day Afternoon was better than the last few Broadway plays I've seen...well-cast, amazingly acted...congratulations on a fantastic production!
  • Jul 17 2008 11:39 PM

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  • Jul 16 2008 7:03 PM

    congrats to us for being on of NY Daily News "Top 10 things to do and see in NYC"!!
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  • Jun 23 2008 6:15 PM

    Thanks for connection.

    Keep up the creative energy.

    Kiss
    Renaissance Dell'Arte
  • Jun 8 2008 8:05 PM

    thank you for adding us and welcome to HAJDPARK


  • Jun 5 2008 6:40 PM

    Merritt and I will be down in the city quite a bit this summer. We will definitely come and see the show! CONGRATS to all for such an exciting event.


    Peter
  • May 27 2008 9:27 PM

    LOVE YOU BAREFOOT THEATRE!
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