Activate! Benefit for Theatre C, Nov 2-

Artistic Director, Carlos Armesto, launches a new theatre company, Theatre C, at The Barrow Street Theatre on November 2, 2009.  Theatre C’s purpose is to create vibrant theatre through the fusing of different forms of expression.  The company will meld puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop, rock and salsa, and much more.

"Theatre is evolving into a medium of mixed disciplines," said Artistic Director Carlos Armesto.  "The line is fading that separates theatre, dance, film, sculpture, music, circus or even sporting events is fading.  I want to be a part of that evolution – in a very focused way.  That’s why I’m creating Theatre C."

  

Throughout the evening performers will present short numbers that evoke the style and work of the company. Emceed by award-winning book writer/lyricist Sammy Buck, the performance will include a number from Aaron Jafferis and Ian Williams' powerful hip hop/rock/salsa musical, Kingdom, acrobats from FuerzaBruta pirouetting in a live installation, Sesame Streets Nitya Vidyasagar frolicking with puppet monkeys in a scene from David Zellnik's Serendib, members of the Bessie Winning Third Rail Projects careening away, songs from christopher oscar peña and Parker Ferguson's gender-twisted rock-concert adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice tale, and more! 

ACTIVATE! A launch benefit for the brand new theatre company, Theatre C will be on Monday, November 2 at The Barrow Street Theatre (27 Barrow Street at 7th Avenue, south of Christopher Street). The evening will begin at 7pm with an open bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Performances will begin promptly at 8pm. Tickets to this exciting evening of live theatre are $100 and can be purchased at www.tix.com. Enter the word ACTIVATE and follow the online instructions. For more information visit www.theatrec.org or call 212-491-3084. 

CARLOS ARMESTO is Artistic Director of Theatre C, a New York based theatre company devoted to creating innovative and arresting theatre through the unexpected fusion of different artistic forms.  A director and producer, Mr. Armesto is a former Associate Artistic Director for The Ensemble Studio Theatre. Current Projects with Theatre C include Kingdom, by Aaron Jafferis and Ian Williams, DisOriented by Kyoung Park, (e)vaporate by christopher oscar peña and Parker Ferguson, and Displacedby Lori Fischer.  Notable credits include: Kingdom (ReVision Theatre; Best Musical of the Season - Star Ledger); Pinning Hope by Matt Schatz (Creative Destruction, Obama Drama Festival); The Seven Year B*tch by Sammy Buck and Dan Acquisto (York Theatre and NYMF); Serendib by David Zellnik (EST-Sloan Mainstage 2007);The Bus to Buenos Aires  (EST Marathon 2006) and Triangle (Williamstown Theatre Festival) both by Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer. Mr. Armesto also served as Artistic Associate for the 2004 Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts.  Education:  MFA Directing, Carnegie Mellon; BS Theatre & Chemical Engineering, M.I.T. Honors:  Bill Foeller Director's Fellowship (Williamstown), Audelco Award Nomination 2006 (Dramatic Production of the Year, Relativity); Princess Grace Award 2005.  Affiliation:  SSDC

Theatre C exists to create vibrant theatre through the fusing of different forms of expression.  Through the organization's Associated Artists, Theatre C joins the next evolution of theatre by melding puppetry and burlesque, video and dance, acrobatics and installations, hip hop, rock and salsa, and much more to tell the most compelling and moving of stories.