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		"theatReR is pronounced theater-errrr" Male 29 years old BROOKLYN, NEW YORK United States Last Login: 5/28/2009

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Cuny Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY Graduated: N/A	2001 to Present
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY Graduated: N/A Student status: Alumni	1999 to 2003
Emerson College Boston, MA Graduated: 2003 Student status: Alumni	1999 to 2003
Suny At Binghamton Binghamton, NY Graduated: N/A Student status: Alumni	1998 to 2002

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newFangled theatReR is an ever-evolving ensemble theatre company dedicated to the production of affordable, audience-centric and provocative theatrical events. Over the past three years newFangled theatReR has been a work in progress, making theatre happen whenever and wherever possible. In that time, this group of twelve individuals has united through a series of projects and artistic endeavors. In March 2006, we decided to commit to a collective partnership where our artistic craft can be fostered. newfangled events include Harm's Way (March 2007 @ FRIGID New York; winner of Audience Choice Award), a TACK of an American Conscience (November 2006 @ The Kraine Theater), the AmerikAN trip, tik (April 2004 in Boston, October 2005 @ The Red Room and August ’06 @ The Kraine Theatre), the Carnevil of Lies (in conjunction with The Blank Collective), and Up On A-Farm (@ The Secret Community Garden-LES) ______________________________________________________________________________________ Founding Members: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Ashleigh Beyer, Megan E. Carter, Esra Cizmeci, David Kane, Howard Klein, Megan Raye Manzi, Seth Reich, johnmichael rossi, Niluka Samarasekera, Seth Soloway, Justin Sturges, Jason F. Williams ______________________________________________________________________________________ Active Members: ____________________________________________________________________________________ johnmichael rossi, is the artistic director of newFangled theatReR, has written, directed and produced newFangled’s premiere productions of Up On-A Farm, the AmerikAn trip, tik (Boston ’04, Red Room ’05, Krain Theatre ’06), a TACK of an American Conscience (November '06 @ The Kraine Theater) and directed Mac Wellman's Harm's Way (March '07 @ FRIGID New York; winner of Audience Choice Award). In May 2006, he took part in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where he served as Assistant Director/Stage Manager on New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. He received his MFA in Directing from CUNY Brooklyn College and he holds a BA in Playwriting/Directing from Emerson College. Directing credits include: The Burial at Thebes, Sincerity Forever, The Loman Family Picnic, The CarnEvil of Lies, The Zoo Story, Assassins, Holler Song and A Murder of Crows and POPAGANDA. His play, a TACK of an American Conscience was the recipient of the 2002 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship and was subsequently produced by Emerson Stage. Other writing credits include: Operation Ajax and The Country Behind The Curtain (Prospect Theater Lost & Found festival); the ORGASM play (produced at the Harry Warren Theater). Cameo acting credits include Deco in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict (dir. Helen E. Richardson), Gone In 60 Secs (dir. Rose Bonczek), Ashleigh Beyer’s The Lost Project and Astrov in Dave Kane's Uncle Vanya scene study. Upcoming writing projects of note include Gentle Fuck Nation, the Amerikings, One More Feast and the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre project based in NYC. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Ashleigh Beyer, a founding member, comes from the broken dream tradition of wanting to turn herself from an actor into an improvisational surrealist. she has been an actor in the past and graduated with her newFangled peers from emerson with a bfa in acting. however, thus far it seems, she has gotten her kicks out of believing in magic, in directing, in writing, and in sod farms. god and otherwise. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Esra Cizmeci, a founding member, is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting at CUNY Brooklyn College. A native of Turkey, Esra recently appeared in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where she played the Young Woman in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. She originated the role in the 2005 NY International Fringe Festival. She also originated the roles of First Lady and Doris in the October ‘05 and August ’06 productions of the AmerikAn trip, tik. Recent roles include Elida in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict and The Woman in Brecht's The Informer. Upcoming projects include Renee in Why We Have A Body at Brooklyn College and the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Howard Klein, a founding member, loves being a part of newFangled Theatrer with such a talented ensemble. Howard is the Production Manager and Lighting Designer for the world-renowned dance troupe, GALUMPHA. Some favorite credits include The Lincoln Center Institute, NYU Tisch School for the Arts and The Cider Mill Playhouse. Howard is a proud alumnus of Binghamton University. www.galumpha.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ Megan Raye Manzi, a founding member, holds a BA in Theatre Studies from Emerson College and has appeared in a varietu pf productions in the Boston circuit. Recent New York credits include Picasso at the Lapine Agile (Sackett Group), Déjà vu Punked (RVM Playwrights Lab) and Not Enough Princesses (The Looking Glass Theatre). and She designed the make-up for the August production of the AmerikAn trip, tik and appeared in early workshops of the play as Suzie-Bee. She also designed the make-up for johnmichael’s thesis production, The Burial At Thebes. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Seth Reich, a founding member, is always pleased to work with this company of characters. Most recently he appeared as Constance in the August ’06 production of the AmerkAn trip, tik a character that evolved from his appearance as Tiresias in the October ’05 production. Other credits include Beware of Dog in the Istanbul Theater Festival in Turkey, Highway Ulysses and Richard II (American Repertory Theatre), Henry V (Commonwealth Shakespeare), Paris in Troilus and Cressida (Publick Theatre), Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar (Shakespeare NOW!), and Iago in Othello (Swan Stage Co.). He has a B.A. from Emerson College. Favorite collegiate roles include the five male characters in The Blue Room, Peter in The Zoo Story, and the title role in Thomas of Woodstock. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Niluka Samarasekera, a founding member, born in Sri Lanka and raised in Hong Kong, Niluka ventured to the United States to pursue her higher education. She received her BA in 2000 for Theatre, Art History and Studio Arts from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri and a MFA in Scenic Design from Brooklyn College in 2003. She designed both the October ’05 and August ’06 production of the AmerikAn trip, tik. Niluka has been the residential set designer for the last five years at the Henry Street Settlement Abrons Art Centre, where some of her recent designs include, Antigone (2006), The Subway One Acts (2006), The Red Sneaks (2005), and Ash Girl (2004). She also served as Production Designer and Technical Director for Arts Connection’s Broadway Junior series where she designed and managed Once on This Island (2006) and Aladdin (2006) this past spring. As a free lancer she has also designed On the Verge (2006), A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur (2005), and All in the Timing (2004) as a guest designer for Brooklyn College Theatre Department. Niluka also works as a free lance lighting designer, carpenter and scenic painter, and stage technician for such institutions as Brooklyn Centre for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Centre Institute and Spaeth Design’s Christmas windows for Saks, Lord and Taylor and Macy’s. Niluka is thrilled to be part of such an esteemed company as newFangled theatReR, whom she hopes to share many adventures with. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Justin Sturges, a founding member, has lit theater, dance, circus, and spectacle in New York, London, Istanbul, and Vermont. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Jason F. Williams, a founding member, appeared as Kristopher and Jacko in both incarnations of the AmerikAn trip, tik in October ’05 and August ’06. He also served as Sound Designer for the August production. He performed in the Istanbul International Theater Festival as the Young Man in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. Jason is currently involved in MCC's development of Joe Iconis' new musical The Black Suits and has appeared in Joe Iconis’ Things To Ruin. He also appeared in Ashleigh Beyer's The Lost Project. He holds a BFA in Acting from Emerson College. Favorite roles include: Booth (Assassins), Jerry (The Zoo Story), Hendon (Finding the Sun), Cheshire Cat (Alice! dir. Melia Bensussen) and Jesus H. Christ (Sincerity Forever). ______________________________________________________________________________________

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ashleigh beyer	Mar 16 2007 3:12 AM Harm's Way reviewed by Ross Chappell There is only one chance left to see the newFangled theatReR production of Harm's Way. Cancel your plans for Saturday night (10pm), and go to the East Village to see this show. Harm's Way is mostly the abstract story of a killer named Santouche, but it's also the story of the many people who are sooner or later caught in his path, including his lover, his friend, and the carny-like folk he meets along his journey. Playwright Mac Wellman uses a mix of heightened language and colloquialisms from different periods to give the entire play a slightly off-balance feel. "Scram" and "Hey, bud" are thoroughly mixed with "Nevertheless, I wish you well." The story is also designed to keep the audience off-balance, so that they are never quite sure of where reality stops and fantasy begins. A man who claims he is President McKinley demands that Santouche convince a "stiff" (i.e., dead guy) to bury him alive. A carnival con-man turned pimp panders with his Church of Jesus Christ, Fornicator, which is a brilliant indictment of both con-men and organized religion. Wellman's running theme of "it's all part of the show" begs us to question much of what we take for granted in human society and culture. Though perhaps not his best play, it is an entirely effective look at human interaction, motivation, relationships, and, most importantly, perception. Wellman does a marvelous job walking a fine line between absurdist and linear theatre, and this production brings out the best in his play. It's refreshing to see performers this outstanding directed so well. johnmichael rossi's use of a very small space is surprisingly creative. His staging is visually interesting and serves both the play and the actors well. He has a clear vision for the piece and executes it to near perfection. Dance numbers and music (courtesy of a washboard, cake tin, guitar, and saxophone) evoke images that are part gypsy, part fireside hobo. They serve the play and the scene transitions extremely well, and the music and Esra Cizmeci's wonderful choreography are performed so well that the numbers are genuinely fun to watch. The performances aren't just good, they are stunning. I was captivated for the first time in a long time. Such complete devotion to individual moments in a play and a character's reality are rare in a company so young. Most of the actors play multiple parts, and they all do a marvelous job of injecting humor into what could be an overly serious play. Megan Raye Manzi and Ashleigh Beyer are by far the most consistent actors I've seen in the last year on any stage. As Santouche's lover, Manzi's pained and tortured looks are only matched by her looks of resolve. Her moments onstage are beautiful and heart-wrenching. Beyer's unrestrained glee would turn campy for most every actor I've ever seen, yet she somehow manages to make every second of it real. Jason F. Williams is the chameleon of the bunch in this show. From the creepy, carny con-man to the hesitant friend who guards the back door, more effort would be apparent in the changing of one's socks than that which Williams displays while slipping from one character to the next. The constant urgency Seth Reich brings to Santouche is impressive, and it helps push his final scene to a very real and disturbing close. Esra Cizmeci, Justin Sturges, and Niluka Smarasekera shift seamlessly from being part of the environment of the story to vital characters within it, without ever once appearing out of place or pasted on. All of the actors do wonders with rossi's transitions, from the sly grin that spreads onto Manzi's face as a sad scene ends and the music and dancing begin, to Williams's knowing, raised eyebrow that warns of bad things to come. The actors all slip flawlessly from character to dancing vagabond and back again. Howard Klein's costume design concept presents the actors as vagabonds in coattails, complete with patches, worn silk strands, and even a tartan rag. The style blends remarkably well with Smarasekera's props. The RIP headstones that are hidden here and there are both oddly amusing and unsettling. The umbrellas used throughout the show are the perfect choice to suggest a New Orleans funeral, lending a disconcerting celebratory feel to the murders and pain in the show. Sturges's lighting is excellent. He uses a simple plot in surprisingly subtle ways and moves the scene from roadway to rock concert and back again. Though this is my first experience with nFt, it's clear that this production is not just a lucky success. It's easy to see the excellence present in talent of this caliber.
Joe Iconis Music	Mar 7 2007 10:34 PM Yo Yo Yo, New Fangled folks... Much good luck on the first night of "Harm's Way." Kindly kick the motherfucking shit out of it. Yes.
just chris	Jan 31 2007 8:17 AM i hope everyone is well and thriving. for me, a shot of nostalgia is always good for morale. you should already know, but let me tell ya; I'm a big newFangled Fan! all my best, c' (the mAestro)
Megan Raye	Jan 26 2007 5:58 PM tonight- we bring it! and another bastard lovechild will be conceived. and we will call him- "harm's way"
Brooklyn College Center for Diversity	Jan 1 2007 5:45 PM Happy birthday and happy new year!
Raymond	Nov 20 2006 3:23 PM Dear JohnMIchael: Had to send this way, messages not working for some reason...saw a TACK yesterday afternoon... I think it was your last show... Terrific work!!! Love all the Brechtian stuff, the Cohan musical number, the casting, the concept... I would love to lend my talents (whatever you can use) to your next production... We are shortly getting word on whether our CD is going to be produced by ESP-disk, which has recorded some of the free jazz greats... see www.myspace.com/comeuppanceforthelynchmob and also I am going to narrate a film on Terrorism and also am doing some interviews... maybe you would be a good interview subject... you and members of your company, and a TACK as a response to 9-11. Talk to you soon, Best, Raymond Todd (the guy you met at CTI)
BOBBYBASEBALL	Nov 17 2006 5:19 PM Best of luck to all the cast menbers in this weekends show! Wish I could see the show again!
cheryl	Nov 13 2006 6:10 AM still happy tonight to have been there today at a Tack of an American Conscience... I really appreciated the cast; the voices of those in it; the sounds chosen to move the play; the costumes-- in particular, the layering of George's costume; beautiful George; Marilyn's face when she last hears her father -- so very moving; Martha's jarring way of putting down of her foot; Sam singing to us; Teech on the stageside providing amazing "Amen!"-like reinforcements; the cacophony of the American Chorus of Sorts; the layers overall of it all.
Cristin	Nov 10 2006 2:17 PM Happy Opening, newFangled!!!
EmersonMafia	Nov 3 2006 10:57 PM MAFIAFEST 2006 November 8th, CineSpace, Hollywood! BE THERE!
Witch Orphans	Oct 9 2006 8:47 AM I've got friends.... And You've Got Friends... Let get to gother and "what...huh" those friends.... Get Readyyyyyyyyyy... Times 'a wastin'....
Abundant Buddha	Sep 19 2006 9:29 PM hey, i used to know these guys!!!
ashleigh beyer	Sep 1 2006 6:27 AM my friend daniel and i were talking about the show tonight and he specifically (without any prompting) said his fav scene was 2.2. downright made me glad we didn't cut it.

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