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THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY STAFF
CRYSTAL FIELD - OBIE Award winning actress Crystal Field is co-founder and Artistic Director
of Theater for the New City (TNC). Under her leadership TNC has produced
over 800 new plays which have garnered a Pulitzer Prize and over 43 OBIE
Awards for excellence in every theatrical discipline. TNC has also nurtured
the talents of Sam Shepard, Maria Irene Fornes, Romulus Linney, Richard
Foreman, Lee Breuer, Miguel Piñero, Charles Busch, Moises Kaufman, Vin Diesel, Adrien Brody, Eduardo Machado, Jean-Claude van Itallie
and Tim Robbins. Ms. Field’s staunch belief in the civic necessity
of theater has manifested itself in the creation of several major New York
City events such as the original Village Halloween Parade, the Annual Native
American Pow-Wow and the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts. Ms. Field
is also thc Director, Author and Choreographer of TNC's award-winning 5-Borough
Annual Free Summer Street Theater Program, which tours an original musical
with an integrated company of 50 through under-served neighborhoods of New
York City. The unique multi-disciplinary format of TNC’s Arts-in-Education
Program was created by Ms. Field, who continues to serve as the Project
Director. Ms. Field was a member of the original Lincoln Center Company
under the direction of Elia Kazan, Harold Clurman and Robert Whitehead. She was also
a member of the Judson Poets Theater and Andre Gregory’s Theater of
the Living Arts. She won an OBIE Award for her performance in Arthur Sainer’s DAY OLD BREAD. Other notable performances include her work in
BIRDY, SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, RADIO DAYS, LITTLE CHILDREN, LAW & ORDER and most recently,
THE RAFT, with Ed Asner. Ms. Field was recently awarded the NY Post’s
Liberty Community Medal for her service to the Lower East Side.
MARK MARCANTE has been the Production Manager of TNC since 1984 and was responsible for organizing the relocation of TNC in 1986. He designed the lighting, scene shop and storage facility for the new building and is currently responsible for maintaining the facility and assisting in the technical realization of TNC's 30 to 40 new plays per year, including set design for several TNC productions per year and the installation of scenic elements and lights for all of TNC's Community Festivals. He is also an instructor for TNC's Arts-in-Eduction Program. Prior to working at TNC, Mr. Marcante was theatrical and technical consultant for the Arts Connection, visiting high schools in all five New York City boroughs to advise on upgrading of school theater facilities, including auditorium design, lighting, public assembly and sound. Mr. Marcante hails from Pennsylvania and worked as technical supervisor at the Allentown Arts Center. He was also a workshop instructor for the Youth Advocate Program in Allentown, where he developed and implemented a new treatment program for encouraging self-confidence through improvisational acting. As an actor, he has led the award-winning Annual Summer Street Theater ensemble since 1986 and played lead roles in several critically acclaimed productions at TNC.
KEITH NINESLING, Development Director of Theater for the New City, has been affiliated with the theater in various capacities since early 2007. A native of Newark, New Jersey, he is an alumnus of Hobart College and Columbia University and received his dramatic training at New School University and HB Studio. Prior to coming to TNC, his career was in journalism, public relations, information management and legal support. He is also a writer, musician and singer who has appeared as an actor at the Lower East Side Festival and in numerous staged readings, and has appeared as both host and guest on local listener-supported radio and public access television programs.
JONATHAN WEBER is the Administrator at TNC. He is in charge of the day-to-day Business Administration and Marketing of TNC. He has been at TNC since 2002. In addition to his administrative & marketing work, he is a longtime Assistant Director for TNC's Summer Street Theater tour and is also a member of the planning committees for the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts and the Love N' Courage Benefit. Among his administrative responsibilities, he is the Theater's webmaster, and is responsible for updating the content of the web site you are viewing right now. He is also in charge of TNC's Snail Mail and E-Mail lists. Jon is also an accomplished director, and has directed several shows in his time at TNC. He has also presented several samples of his written work at TNC's Lower East Side Festival of the Arts. Jon is the author of the popular New York Mets fan blog, The Ballclub.
ALEXANDER BARTENIEFF is TNC's Lighting Director. Alex has been performing with TNC since the age of 5. He has performed in numerous award-winning shows. He is a leading company member and Crew Chief for TNC's Award-winning Street Theater company. He has also been a lead teaching artist for TNC's Afterschool Arts-In-Education program. Currently, he is TNC's Resident Lighting Director and Resident Lighting Designer. He has designed many shows here at TNC, and also for shows at La MaMa, and the Cherry Lane Theatre. He has also served as the Lighting Designer for TNC's Festivals, including the Lowert East Side Festival of the Arts and the Village Halloween Costume Ball. Alex also works with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation's Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater, where he is a lead teacher and puppeteer. Alex is also the Manager and operator of TNC's Concession stand.
SARAH HARRIS is the Technical Director at TNC. She is in charge of handling most technical inquiries.
MICHAEL
SCOTT-PRICE is the Literary Manager at TNC. He is a director/creator
and artistic director of the Asteroid B612 Theatre Company. Michael has
written and directed productions presented nationally as well as in Canada,
Ireland, and England. As a playwright, Michael's play LYNCH PLAY was
selected for a performance residency at Antioch College (2006). He has studied
at the School of Physical Theatre in London, England and the Odin Teatret
in Hostelbro, Denmark. Mr. Scott-Price is a member of Lincoln Center Theater
Director's Lab. He also serves as curator of TNC's NEW CITY, NEW BLOOD Readings
Series and of its Summer DREAM UP FESTIVAL of New Plays.
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DAN KELLEY is the House Manager at TNC. He is present on all show nights.
BOB HOMEYER is the Box Office and Maintenance Manager at TNC. Bob has also worked as a production assistant on several TNC productions since 2009. Onstage, Bob has appeared as the Restaurant Manager in "Living in a Musical", Cabbie in "Only Love Will Do" and Tim in "Age Out", as well as his annual turn as Bob Cratchit in "A Christmas Carol". Bob has also appeared in TNC's Lower East Side Arts Festival and Annual Summer Street Theater Tour. Bob has also performed in TNC's Lower East Side Arts Festival, the Annual Summer Street Theater Tour and the Halloween House of Horrors (as "The Joker"). He also has appeared on the CBS-TV show "Blue Bloods."
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