The New York City based Firebrand Theory has dedicated
itself to stir up public feelings by investigation of controversial issues and
dramatizing the infinite mystery of the extraordinary in the ordinary. It is
our Theory that Theater is a device to bring belief
into action yielding a lively mix of celebration, unrest, and adventure. This
phenomenon, much like our company, cannot be regulated.
Our seasons will entertain the public with revivals, adaptations, and homegrown,
company-created pieces. Led by the material, or in opposition to the material,
we will delve into the classical, experimental, and of course, the contemporary.
Staging will test our work in traditional, non-traditional, and site-specific
environments.
We exist for bold,
poetic, and playful assembly in order to challenge social conventions, to pursue
discovery, and to give everyone another true choice when they go to the theater.
Firebrand Theory Operations and Artistic Team
Jaime Robert Carrillo
Co-Artistic Director
Saar Harari
Choreographer
Saar was born in a farm in Israel to an artistic family
and danced in the professional dance schoolof Bat Dorin Tel Aviv. Some time later
he was accepted into Liat Dror, Nir Ben-gal Company as a leading dancer, performing
all over Europe and the U.S. After two years he left the company to create his
first work as an independent choreographer for a dance festival at Suzann Dalal
center in Tel Aviv and in the following year he performed with the Noa Dar dance
group in Tel Aviv, Europe and Japan. Later he received a scholarship from the
Art Gallery of Mosman-Sydney in Australiafor his new work with the actress Lee
Sher. The piece "Ester" which they made in Sydneywas performed in the
English version for two years in the city hall theater of Tel Aviv.
Javier Berzal
Resident Sound Designer
Jennifer Cummins
Director, Visual Documentation
A photographer and videographer who has been associated with Essence Magazine,
Museum of Modern Art, the Tony Award winning Crossroad's Theatre, the 42nd Street
All Stars Project, and the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Cummins served as
assistant director for "Taipei", the independent film shot in Taiwan,
and for Rome Neal's Audelco ward-winning solo performance of "Monk",
which went off-Broadway.
Catherine Aselford
Resident Dramaturg
Has directed staged readings of new plays at The Kennedy Center,
Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Horizons Theatre and The Playwright's Forum. She has
assisted in the development of numerous new scripts and researched original texts
and varying translations of classic plays. She is the author of three produced
scripts and the translation/adaptation of Moliere's l’Etourdi. Artistic
Director of The Georgetown Theatre Company. B.F.A. in Theater, Catholic University.
Joshua Twilley
Resident Business Manager
Currently a strategic consultant for Marakon Associates, a management
consulting firm, where he advises Fortune 500 companies on corporate strategy.
He also co-chairs the Community Service group within the firm, which has recently
completed a pro-bono financial strategy for a performance art company in lower
Manhattan. M.B.A. from Yale School of Management where he specialized in Strategy
and Finance, and a B.A. from Haverford College.
Johan Glozman
Staff
Mariel Matos
Staff
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