COMPANY HISTORY

In it's inaugural season alone, Theatre C received critical acclaim on multiple levels. Theatre C’s commission of dancer and choreographer Jesse Zaritt to create a dance-theatre piece for the soloNOVA Arts Festival, presented by the terraNOVA Collective, was extended and nominated for three New York Innovative Theatre Awards. Jesse Zaritt's BINDING won awards in all three categories for which it was nominated: Best Choreography/Movement, Best Solo-Performer, and Best Performance Art Production. BINDING was also extended by popular demand, the only production to be extended in the soloNOVA Arts Festival. Elia Kourlas for The New York Times writes “Virile and flamboyant … [Zaritt's] long line is magnified to powerful effect" and in a feature article for The Forward, Christopher Atamian writes "Rare is the performer who, like Zaritt, can be simultaneously physical and intellectual, and sensual and cerebral." The experimental production design also received critical praise from E. Michael Lockley for NY Theatre saying “The aural elements of the piece are mesmerizing."

Following the successful production of BINDING, Theatre C collaborated with ReVision Theatre to associate produce a revival of Pete Townshend’s The Who’s TOMMY presented in the old Carousel House in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Carlos Armesto directed and the production received rave reviews and was extended by popular demand. Peter Filichia for The Star-Ledger writes “a winning production...eye-arresting...excellent” and Alex Biese for MetroMix raves that this is "the 'Tommy' I've been waiting for!" In addition, Mr. Armesto was honored with “Best Director of a Musical” in The Star-Ledger’s 2010 New Jersey Tony and Obie Awards.  Theatre C also co-produced a reimagining of the critically acclaimed Spring Awakening for its regional premier in Asbury Park, NJ with ReVision Theatre.

Theatre C turned again to integrating dance in a less traditional manner. Theatre C’s production of Kyoung H. Park’s disOriented, directed by Carlos Armesto with choreography by Elisabetta Spuria, received The Princess Grace Foundation’s coveted Special Project Grant award of $20,000. disOriented, which integrated a mixture of traditional and modern Korean fan dance to advance the story of a full length play, ran for three weeks in February 2011 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Playwrights’ Horizons. Weston Clay of Theatre Is Easy calls disOriented “Compelling ... Complex ... Clever” and the production received an Editor’s Pick on FlavorPill with Patricia Contino highlighting the writing of the play saying that “disOriented's long-distance and generational conflicts are universal.” 

After receiving a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council grant, Theatre C commissioned immersive performance artists Calla Videt and the Kuperman Brothers to create a free audio adventure, Please Do [Not] Disturb, which maxed out reservations and extended its limited run by popular demand on the streets of NYC. In the 2015/16 season, Artistic Director Carlos Armesto is currently developing  Martian Chronicles, Cotton Candy & Cocaine and On the Eve.

FISCAL SPONSORSHIP

Theatre C is a Limited Liability Company working under the fiscal sponsorship of Fractured Atlas. Theatre C is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions in behalf of Theatre C may be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

STAFF

Carlos Armesto | Founding Artistic Director
Selected Theatre C credits include directing Radiant Baby (Joe's Pub at the Public), Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Spring Awakening, The Who’s Tommy (NJ Tony: Best Director), and disOriented. Other Directing Credits: Louis Armstrong Jazz Ambassador (Making Books Sing); Kingdom (ReVision Theatre; NJ Tony: Best Musical). Princess Grace Award (2005), Princess Grace Special Project Grant (2010); BS Chemical Engineering and Theatre (M.I.T). MFA Directing (Carnegie Mellon School of Drama). SDC, NAMT.

Arden Walentowski | Business Manager
She has a degree in Political Science from Columbia University and is a graduate of the Atlantic Acting School. Previous work includes Park&K Public Affairs, Atlantic Theater Company, and various local, state and federal political campaigns.

Attilio Rigotti | Associate Producer
Born and raised in Chile, Attilio is a performer, theatre maker, technology artist, and video game designer. He was an Associate Artist with experimental theater company Theater Mitu, where he co-created, developed and performed in productions like Hamlet/UR-Hamlet, the national and international tour of Juárez: A Documentary Mythology, and the company’s sold out production of Death of a Salesman at BAM. He has performed, trained, researched and taught around the world in countries such as Chile, Egypt, Lebanon, India, Indonesia, Japan, Italy, Cuba and the UAE, and has supported collaborations with The Juilliard School, ACT, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble, and Rutgers. Attilio was awarded the O-1 visa for extraordinary abilities in the arts in 2017

Rodrigo Bolaños | Marketing Manager
A resident of NYC since 2006, Rodrigo moved here from Southern California for a life in the theatre. He is no stranger to the merchandise world—he previously sold merch at Grey Garden and In The Heights on Broadway, and for the past 10 years, he has worked in promotional merchandising. As for his theatre life, he focused his skills as a director, and has collaborated with his husband Mark, a playwright, in several play and musical productions for the past few years. Additionally, he’s a volunteer singer and board Vice President with Empire City Men’s Chorus. In his free time, he enjoys road trips, drawing, iced coffee, spending time with his two cats, and learning new skills from YouTube videos.

Mark-Eugene Garcia | Social Media Manager
Mark-Eugene Garcia is an award winning playwright and a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and A.S.C.A.P. He is a graduate of the City College of New York and studied book and lyric writing with the Academy of New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles and the BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Writing Workshop in New York.

His musicals include STANDBY (Towle Theatre, New York International Fringe Festival- Encores Selection, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Next Link Selection), THE HOLY COWS OF CREDENCE SOUTH DAKOTA (PCTF- Outstanding Book of a new Musical and/or Play with Music- Nominee), and FACING EAST: A NEW MUSICAL (Vancouver Ovation Award Outstanding New Work- Nominee)

His plays include EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO (UnFringed Festival 2018 Best of Festival Award Winner) (UN)MISSED CONNECTIONS (Jacob Weiser Playwriting Award for a Fully Realized Drama), WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR , ONE NIGHT AT THE GOLDEN BOOT, INSCRIPTIONS, and KEYS.

ADVISORY BOARD

Elizabeth Bradley, Arts Professor, New York University Department of Drama  

Joyce Isabelle, Partner, Growth for Good, a non-profit consulting firm  

Paul Alexander Slee, Executive Director, The Ensemble Studio Theatre