"The subjects for our people's theatre will have to be new. Its
audience has changed, and now we must talk to this audience about itself.
As far as I am concerned, I now have nothing more to say to the
bourgeois."
-Jean-Paul Sartre
1955
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About the Crew of . . .
84
Scroll down to meet the fearless gang of behind-the-scenes-ians
who made everything come together!
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Brian Zybala*
(Director/Adapter)
Brian has been experimenting with physical theater
for the last nine years. As a student at SUNY at Buffalo, he directed a
student production of J.B. and worked with the experimental troupe RANT
while studying physical theater
under Sally Fox & Vincent O'Neill & directing under Kazimierz Braun
& the mentorship of Jerry Finnegan.
A long time member of Subversive Theatre, Brian has
appeared in a long list of our productions. He took his first crack at
directing with us crafting the beautifully mind-bending movement piece OUROBOROS
in January of 2009.
We're thrilled to see Brian continue to develop his
unconventional directing approach with this daring multi-disciplinary
production of 84.
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Kara Ashby
(Stage Manager, Lights & Sound Operator)
Kara is a sophomore theater major at Buffalo State
College where she has been seen on stage in their productions of THE GRAPES
OF WRATH (Narrator/Elizabeth Sandry) and IN THE BLOOD (Amiga Gringa/Beauty).
This past "infringement" Festival she was featured in CLOSER
as Anna.
Although she has worked in the back on the stage for
most of her life, this is her first stage managing job. Kara cannot be happier
to have the
pleasure of working with such talented, spirited people here at Subversive for
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Dyan O'Connell*
(Set Designer)
Dyan is excited to be working on yet another production with Subversive Theatre. Our
Troupe's co-Resident Set Designer, she's crafted sets for many of our productions
including WAITING
FOR LEFTY, NICKEL
AND DIMED, ...AND
THEY PUT HANDCUFFS ON THE FLOWERS., PALACE
OF THE END, DROP HAMMER,
and OUROBOROS.
Dyan has an MFA in Stage Design from
Southern Methodist University in Dallas and a BA in Theatre
Design and Technology from the University at Buffalo. Designs in Dallas include HAMLET and SPRING
AWAKENING.
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John Shotwell*
(Sound Designer)
Subversive Theatre's Resident Sound Designer, John is a freelance audio engineer and stagehand.
His extensive list of sound design credits include: New Phoenix Theatre, Road
Less Traveled Productions, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, and the Lazlo/Rozler Noise Project.
As a sound tech, John has toured the World with Rock
Groups The
John and Mary Band, Moxy Fruvous, The 10,000
Maniacs, The Horse Flies, and Enter the Haggis.
With Subversive Theatre, John has conjured soundscapes
for a long list of our productions from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO SHOOT THE CZAR
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Carlie Todoro-Rickus*
(Lighting Designer)
Resident Lighting Designer for both Subversive
Theatre and the Configuration Dance Company, Carlie has a degree in Fine Arts from the University
at Buffalo and is also proud to design and tech for UB Center for the Arts,
Studio Arena Theatre, RPM Productions, and -- of course -- Subversive Theatre!
Since coming on board
with our troupe, Carlie has provided lighting design for our Artie
Award-winning production of WAITING FOR LEFTY
(2008) as well as ...AND
THEY PUT HANDCUFFS ON THE FLOWERS. (2008), and PALACE
OF THE END (2008).
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Bryan Patrick Stoyle
(Costume Designer)
A
BFA graduate of UB’s Theatre & Dance Department, Bryan has worked with a
number of theatre companies in Western New York, including the Buffalo
Laboratory Theatre, Theatre of Youth, Theatre Helden, and Rare Birds
Productions.
On film, Bryan has starred in Key Pixel’s UCF:
TORONTO CYBERCIDE and Littleflick’s LIFE IN 3-D. He has
also appeared in Bidwell Productions/3C Multimedia’s television pilot DISCS,
and Buffalo Nickel Productions’ BANSHEE.
Bryan's first appeared with Subversive Theatre in
last January's OUROBOROS
(crafted by current director Brian Zybala). This is his first time
working as a designer for our team. |
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Monica Karwan*
(Movement Choreographer)
The proud mother of two daughters, Monica is a
graduate of UB's Department of Theatre and Dance who went on to get her M.A. in Expressive Arts Therapy in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. A skilled actress and dancer, Monica has appeared in
experimental genre-defying productions from London, England to Kingstown, Jamaica.
Monica has provided choreography for a long list of Subversive Theatre productions
including THE
EXCEPTION AND THE RULE for the 2007 "infringement"
Festival, ...AND
THEY PUT HANDCUFFS ON THE FLOWERS. for 2008's
"infringement" Festival, OUROBOROS
(Jan 2009), and -- most recently -- THE
HAIRY APE for the 2009 "infringement" Festival.
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Brian Milbrand
(co-Video Designer)
A multidisciplinary artist, working with video, film,
performance, audio and painting, Brian has worked collaboratively with a
number of groups including Kamikaze, The Real Dream Cabaret, Termite TV,
nimbus dance, & TornSpace Theatre.
Brian also creates solo works, including abstract
films and videos that have been shown nationally at The Museum of Modern Art,
Scope New York Art Fair, PS122, Richmond Moving Image Co-op, Artists
Television Access, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Philadelphia
Museum of Art, and many local venues.
This is Brian's second time working his video magic
for a Subversive Theatre production -- the first being TWILIGHT
for Curtain Up 2009. |
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Holly Johnson
(co-Video Designer)
Please check back for Holly's bio . . . and a picture
that's actually of her instead of a copy of Monica's!
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Kurt Schneiderman*
(Producer, Poster & Web Design, Theatre Set-Up)
Subversive Theatre's Founder & Artistic Director,
Kurt is the constant maintainer of the Troupe's website and has designed posters
for a long list of our productions.
Kurt is thrilled to be able help bring to life an
extraordinary piece like 84. He sends out his
congratulations to everybody who helped make this one happen and all his love
to wife Jenny and adorable recent arrival Lev (the ponderous- looking guy in
the bottom right of the picture)!!! |
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Tom Izard*
(Construction & Theatre Set-Up)
With Subversive Theatre, Tom is as both an actor and
as the Financial Secretary for our Troupe. In civilian life, Tom is a
free-lance computer programmer and engineer. Many's the time we have
called upon Tom to lend his engineering and just plain grunt labor abilities
to our endeavors.
For this project, Tom went all out designing and
constructing audience platforms and sweating his guts out arranging the
non-performance areas of the theatre. Thank you Tom for all your amazing
work!
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Michael Fanelli*
(Theatre Set-Up)
As Subversive Theatre's Executive Director, Board
Member, and Treasurer, Mike
routinely plays a variety of crucial roles in bringing our productions to
life.
Like he has so many times before, Mike once again
worked his guts out assembling chairs, moving platforms, lugging set pieces to
and fro, and taking care of all the inglorious work needed to get our space
ready for the public.
Thanks, Mike, we couldn't do it with out ya! |
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Tom Scahill*
(House Management)
A member of Subversive Theatre's Board of Directors
and the Organizer of our Troupe, Tom has long played an important role
tackling the unglamorous logistical tasks that make a theatre run . . . and,
as if this wasn't enough, he's also acted in a number of our productions!
On this project, Tom is once again playing a crucial
role overseeing the challenges of House Management and assembling a great team
of ushers, helpers, and do-ers, as well as doing the lion's share of the
postering. Way to go, Tom!
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* = indicates members of the Subversive Theatre
Collective
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