Theatre C was founded in 2009 to move audiences and open minds by creating unique theatrical experiences that mix the seemingly un-mixable.
We create parties, plays, musicals and special events that meld puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop rock and salsa, and more.Blurring the line between disciplines and cultures, the company is a part of the next stage in AMERICAN theatre's evolution.
Carlos Armesto | Founding Artistic Director
Carlos has worked as a director and producer on festivals, plays, musicals, concerts, and events around the country. Carlos was an Associate Curator at the inaugural Pittsburg International Festival of Firsts, an Associate Artistic Director at The Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) and Co-Director for the EST/Sloan Project. He is also a recipient of the Bill Foeller Fellowship at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and a Princess Grace Fellowship. Through Theatre C, he has created over 50 theatrical works. Notable credits include THE WHO'S TOMMY (Best Director, Star Ledger's NJ Tonys 2010), BINDING (Best Choreography, Solo Performance and Performance Art Piece - Innovative Theatre Awards 2010), Echoes of Etta at Joe's Pub (MAC Award for Outstanding Cabaret Act 2014), and HEADING EAST (with BD Wong). He has directed and consulted for several university programs, including Rutgers Theater Company, NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and the Dramatic Writing Program, Fordham University, and the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Currently under development: COTTON CANDY & COCAINE, ODD MAN OUT, (with Teatro Ciego of Argentina), DIMES, and THE RITE. He is also Creative Director for Theatre C's LGBTQ+ Party Series RETRO FACTORY. MFA Directing Carnegie Mellon. BS Chemical Engineering & Theatre MIT. SDC.
Henry Hanson | Associate Producer
Henry is a director and stage manager. He has worked with companies such as the Adirondack Theatre Festival, Florida Studio Theatre, the Kansas City Fringe Festival, and Home Grown Theatre Company. He has also worked in Broadway ticketing as a Fulfillment Specialist for TodayTix, and as a Teaching Artist for Elmwood Day Camp. Outside of theatre, he is an audiobook narrator, with books narrated for Crossroads Press, Next Chapter Audio, and Lands Atlantic Publishing.
Luli Brindisi | Director of Communications
With a Degree in communications and a master in Cultural Management Lucila is also a producer, choreographer and dancer. During this past five years she has had the opportunity to live in countries such as Spain, France, England, Chile, Argentina and the US working in different productions such us musicals, TV , Film, concert dance and music videos. Currently base in New York she is part of the creative and production teams of Infernal the musical, PITCHBLACK IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, Tromb Shows (argentina) and Theatre C. She is a jury member of the Mobile Dance Film Festival in NY, and choreographer for several singers. In South America she choreographed and produced for FENIX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, TEATRO MAIPO, FIA FORMULA E and DADDY YANKEE. She is passionate about the arts and entertainment industry and loves to be part of innovative and engaging projects.
Anita Picazo | Social Media Manager
Anita is a graphic designer with a degree in Advertising. Passionate about dance and musical theater she has participated in innumerable productions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a dancer and actress . She teaches dance to teenagers and kids. As a graphic designer and community manager she works for various theater companies and brands creating their campaigns , visual identities and content. Every single one of her creations is unique and original.
Lauren Rayner, Attorney and Former Executive Producer of Theatre C
Elizabeth Bradley, Arts Professor, New York University Department of Drama
Benjamin C. Feldman, Esq., Broadway Producer
Joyce M. Isabelle, CFRE, Development Director, La Mama
Paul Alexander Slee, Former Executive Director, The Ensemble Studio Theatre
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.
Theatre C Artistic Director, Carlos Armesto, at the "Celebration of C" benefit at The Cutting Room
“Theatre is evolving into a medium of mixed disciplines, and the line is fading that separates theatre, dance, film, sculpture, music, circus or even sporting events. I want to be a part of that evolution – in a very focused way. Six years ago that’s why I created Theatre C, a melding of forms, including puppetry, burlesque, installation, video, hip-hop, projections, rock concerts, dance and much more! Theatre C engages, absorbs, rattles and excites in unusual ways.”
