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DAN-san is a director of ENJOY. He is a founding member and co-artistic director of the Pig Iron Theatre Company. Dan has directed almost all of Pig Iron’s original performance works, including Poet in New York, Gentlemen Volunteers, Isabella, Pay Up, The Lucia Joyce Cabaret, and the OBIE Award-winning Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain. In 2001, Dan co-directed Shut Eye with Joseph Chaikin. Other projects include creation of audio works to accompany the paintings of Alexandra Grant at MOCA in Los Angeles, improvisation research with Headlong Dance Theater and Miguel Guttierez, and ongoing collaborations with Stockholm’s Teater Slava and the alt-comedy group The Berzerker Residents. Pew Fellowship in Performance Art (2002)
© Mimi Lien
MIMI-san designs set for ENJOY. She is a designer of sets/environments for theater, dance, and opera. Recent work includes Strange Devices (Berkeley Rep), Neighbors (Public Lab), and Welcome to Yuba City (Pig Iron). Her work has also been seen at A.R.T., Signature, The Joyce, and The Kitchen, among others. She is the recipient of a Barrymore Award, a Hewes Design Award nomination, and the NEA/TCG Career Development Program. Her sculptures are currently part of the exhibition, Landscapes of Quarantine, at the Storefront for Art and Architecture. www.mimilien.com
© Alex Torra
ALEX-san plays Actor 5 in ENJOY. He is a freelance director and performer, and currently serves as Associate Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theatre Company. Acting: Andoyne, 365 Plays/365 Days, PAY UP, Welcome to Yuba City (Pig Iron). Directing: PunchKapow (Team Sunshine Performance Corp.), Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare in Clark Park), Come to My Awesome Fiesta, it’s Going to be Awesome, Okay? (Pig Iron), Spoken Insects (Dixon Place); As I Pronounced it to You… (The Playwrights Tavern, NY); The Blessing of the Animals (Abingdon Theater); Power of Sail (Brown/Trinity Playwrights Rep); Richard III and Romeo & Juliet (Brown University); Anaerobic Respiration (The Shifting Company) at the 2005 NY International Fringe Festival. Awards: Princess Grace Award (Grace Le Vine Theater Award), Oregon Shakespeare Festival F.A.I.R. Directing Fellowship, Drama League Fall Directing Fellowship. Alex received his M.F.A. in Directing from the Brown University/Trinity Rep Consortium and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
© Frank Harts
FRANK-san plays Actor 2 in ENJOY. He is the son of an Irish Mother and African American/ Cherokee father, was raised in Rural Illinois and graduated from Rock Falls High School and Juilliard (Group 31). He equally enjoys working in Theater, Television , Films , and creating original material for the web and original songs for film soundtracks.
Some highlight of his career to date include the Broadway production of a Raisin in the Sun in 2004, The Baltimore production of Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation and the Juilliard Production of Lawrence Fishburne’s Riff Raff.
On film, Harts has worked with Jane Campion, Steven Soderbergh, Matt Aselton. And most recently with Philip Noyce. Home audience will recognize Harts from his performances in Law and Order, It Is Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Queens Supreme, Hope and Faith and Early Edition.Broadway—A Raisin In The Sun-revival (George) w/ Diddy, Phylicia Rashad.
Off Broadway—TBG: Lonnie-Jake (Det. Godfrey); Theater Row/Partial Comfort: Nelson (title role); US premiere of Oslo Elsewhere’s/Norway: Sa Ka La (Johannes); CSC: Monster dir. Michael Grief. Regional— Lynn Nottage’s Fabulation @ Baltimore Centerstage dir. Jackson Gay. Sketch Comedy— Freedom Toast @ The Triad: Political Idol (Obama, Carville, Rangel,etc).
Film/TV—In The Cut; A Jersey Tale; Gigantic w/Ed Asner. John Goodman (supporting), Salt w/Angelina Jolie(this Summer), Happy New Year/from producer of Wanted (this Winter); Law & Order; Always Sunny In Philly season4; Hope/Faith (recurring); Queens Supreme; Early Edition.
Music— Warner Bros. And Then Came Love starring Vanessa Williams (writer/performer various soundtrack songs); New album Zodiac from Shanghai Restoration Project (Warner Chappell) avail Itunes. Podcast—First Family Obama (original first season avail on Itunes soon), Education—Juilliard (Raul Julia Award). Professional—member, Partial Comfort Productions. More @ www.frankharts.blogspot.com
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© Daniel Kluger
DANIEL-san designs sound for ENJOY.
Welcome to Yuba City (Pig Iron Theatre Company), The Oldsmobiles (The Flea Theatre), Peter Pan (Arden Theatre Company), Dov & Ali (Playwrights Realm), The Temperamentals (MAN underdog/Barrow Group), Jailbait (Cherry Lane), Whore, The Ones That Flutter (SPF/The Public Theatre), Hardly Wonder (Columbia University), The Greeks Part III (Juilliard), Melissa Arctic, Heartbreak House, A Murder, A Mystery and A Marriage (Two River Theatre Company), The Persians (People’s Light & Theatre), Metamorphoses (Weston Playhouse), The Dining Room (Keen Company), Platonov, Uncle Vanya (Lake Lucille/Brian Mertes).
© Joseph Midyett
JOSEPH-san plays Actor 4 in ENJOY. He is happy and proud to be making his debut with The Play Company in Enjoy. Off Broadway: National Playwrights Festival (Rattlestick Theater), Twelfth Night (The Pearl Theater) Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Syracuse Stage) The Clay Cart (Oregon Shakespeare Festival),The Complete Works of Shakespeare, (abridged) (Delaware Theatre Co.), Amadeus (Texas Shakespeare Co.), Peter Pan ( Mark Lamos, dir.), Misalliance, Savages, Christians and Other Homosapiens (Adrian Hall, dir). Film: “Penance for the Slain” , “Hope Cafe” and “Kick Ball”.
© Maiko Matsushima
MAIKO-san designs costume for ENJOY. Her most recent design includes This (Playwrights Horizons),Welcome to Yuba City (Pig Iron Theatre Company), More (Headlong Dance Theatre), Don Giovanni (Prince Music Theatre) The Children of Vonderly (CSC) Adding Machine, Suitcase (La Jolla Playhouse), Brooklyn Bridge (Children’s Theatre Company) , Bomb-itty of Errors (The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis) , So Close, Year of the baby, Cat’s Paw( Soho Rep.) ,El Paso Blue (Theatre Row, NY). She also has worked as an associate costume designer on Broadway Spring Awakening, Radio Golf, Lestat, Assassins, Good Body and Pacific Overtures, and Wicked in Japan.
用心棒(Yojinbo) cannot wait to see ENJOY…
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