Marcia Isaacs
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In partnership with
at the Studio City Branch Library
Presents
The Prize Winners
Season IV
A Staged Reading Series
Featuring Five Iconic Plays
Honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
or the Tony Award® for Best Play
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THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR DRAMA
THE TONY AWARD® FOR BEST PLAY
American Theatre Wing, TM
Barry Heins
ITC Artistic Director & Series Producer
Kristen Egermeier
ITC Managing Director & Series Producer
BURIED CHILD
by
Sam Shepard
Directed by
Rob Brownstein
STUDIO CITY BRANCH LIBRARY
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
Assistant to the Director and Stage Manager/ Dramaturg
BAIRTON BROWN
Poster & Media Design
BARRY HEINS
Actors appear through an agreement between Interact Theatre Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
BAIRTON BROWN
Poster & Media Design
BARRY HEINS
Actors appear through an agreement between Interact Theatre Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
BURIED CHILD is presented by special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.
The Steppenwolf production of this version of Buried Child was first presented on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City on April 30, 1996, by Frederick Zollo, Nicholas Paleologos, Jane Harmon, Nina Keneally, Gary Sinise, Edwin Schloss and Liz Oliver.
First presented in New York City at the Theater for the New City, in 1978.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Los Angeles Public Library
Brian Cunningham, Senior Librarian, Studio City Branch Library
Ann Bowman, East Valley Area Manager
Diane Olivo-Posner, Principal Librarian/Associate Director
Kevin Awakuni
Celia Avila
Tina Lerno
Steve Orozco
Margaret Trtyan
Vu Le
The Library Foundation
for helping the Exploration & Creativity Department
manage the L.A. Made Fund
Friends of the Studio City Library
American Theatre Wing™ and The Tony® Awards
The Pulitzer Prize Board
Actors' Equity Association
Noho Copy and Print
Steven Culp
Don Fischer
Erròn Jay
Alison Ginebra Shanks
Dramatists Play Service
Concord Theatricals
David Elzer/ DEMAND PR
Tracy Lilienfield, CSA
ITC Board of Directors
Barry Heins, President
Anthony Wofford, Vice-President
Carol Doehring, Treasurer
Kristen Egermeier, Secretary
INTERACT SALUTES OUR GENEROUS DONORS
Benefactors
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
DANIEL AND SHARON LOWENSTEIN
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Partners
ANONYMOUS
KRISTEN EGERMEIER
DIANA FINK AND DAVID SMITH
BARRY AND TRACY HEINS
MICHAEL JAY SKLOFF
FRIENDS OF THE STUDIO CITY LIBRARY
Sponsors
PETER GOLDEN
THE LANDERS FAMILY
JEFF KAUFMAN AND MARCIA ROSS
TERRY LILIENFIELD, IN LOVING MEMORY OF TODD LILIENFIELD
W. COLIN MCKAY
JONATHAN MERSEL AND MARION PETERS
ANDREW HILL NEWMAN AND LESLIE HICKS
STACY RAY
ANDY WOLK
Supporters
Anonymous (6)
Tony Abatemarco
Mary Lou Belli
John Ross Bowie
Rob Brownstein
Anne Gee Byrd
Christina Carlisi
Steven Culp
Tyne Daly
Amanda Carlin and Fred Sanders
Jeffery Chernin and Peter Nardi
Larry Corsa
Diana Daves McLaughlin
Beajoir Days
Tate Ellington
Zia Garcia
Wendy Graf
Elin Hampton
Steve Heisler
Andrew and Leslie Heins
Mark and Jackie Heins
Joan Henehan and Jenny Williams
Elizabeth and Christopher Herron
Steve Heisler
John Hugo
Susan and Steven Hull
Colin Thomas Jennings
Gregory Jennings
Marta Kauffman
Anita Khanzadian
Karyn Kobayashi
Glen Kovacs
Yuri Lowenthal
Paul Mackley
Carolyn Mignini and Steve Vinovich
Clara Neves-Mireles and Miguel Mireles
Oliver Muirhead
Mary O'Malley
Amy Pietz
John Penzenas
Tracy Powell
Cynthia Paskos
Michael Peretzian
Triva Ponder
Francesca P. Roberts
Stephanie Satie and Rick Friesen
Alison Ginebra Shanks
Harris Shore
Marc Valera
Tommy Wallach
Allan Wasserman
Willow Cabin Productions
Barbara Kay-Wilks
Alexandra Wright
THE PRIZE WINNERS
is made possible by funding from the
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY LA MADE Fund,
a generous grant from the
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,
and supplemental funding from
Friends of the Studio City Library.
Additional support for ITC is provided by the
LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
as part of CREATIVE RECOVERY LA,
an initiative funded by the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
is made possible by funding from the
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY LA MADE Fund,
a generous grant from the
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs,
and supplemental funding from
Friends of the Studio City Library.
Additional support for ITC is provided by the
LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE
as part of CREATIVE RECOVERY LA,
an initiative funded by the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
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www.interactla.org
Free concessions provided courtesy of
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Cast
Logan Leonardo Arditty
Vince
Amanda Carlin
Halie
David Denman
Tilden
Isabella Feliciana
Shelly
Harry Groener
Dodge
Andrew Hill Newman
Father Dewis
Micheal Petted
Bradley
Creative Team
Rob Brownstein
Director
Bairton Brown
Assistant to the Director/Stage Manager/Dramaturg
Barry Heins
ITC Artistic Director / Series Producer
Kristen Egermeier
ITC Managing Director / Series Producer
About Interact
”Invigorating...The ensemble is first-rate...."
“Exhilarating...”
"A delectibly versatile ensemble..."
- Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times ("Life Sucks.")
"Together they form, in my view, the very best acting ensemble to be seen currently in Los Angeles."
- Cynthia Citron, Santa Monica Press
"A company of hard-hitting professionals, with a rare combination of heart and expertise."
-NoHo News
"Since its inception, INTERACT THEATRE COMPANY has become known as one of the most exciting theatrical hamlets in the urban forest."
- F. Kathleen Foley, Los Angeles Times
HISTORY
In January of 1989, actor and director Barry Heins invited fifteen friends – all experienced stage actors homesick for the New York theatrical community – to a weekly play reading group held in a vacant apartment in Sherman Oaks. Before long, a pool of forty actors was involved in readings that consisted of everything from classic plays to new plays and screenplays. The quality of the work attracted other theatre professionals eager to collaborate. Directors came to hear plays, as well as playwrights and screenwriters who arranged to hear these talented actors breathe life into their new scripts. Ten months later, the group became the exclusive tenants of Theatre Exchange in North Hollywood, and Interact was born. On May 1, 1992, the company formally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater.
Interact’s loyal and supportive audience has followed the company to various stages and venues in the San Fernando Valley, the Westside, and Downtown LA, enjoying more than forty full-scale productions of plays and musicals since its founding. Interact also presents high-quality free or low-cost community programming, such as its lauded summer arts education program for underserved youth, hundreds of workshops, fundraisers and special events, and, to date, over a thousand public play readings.
AWARDS
ITC has received 95 performance and production awards (175 nominations), including Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, Ovation, Stage Raw, Garland, LA Weekly, Telly, and NAACP Awards.
Meet the Company
Logan Leonardo Arditty
Vince
Logan Arditty is a rising talent in film and television, quickly making a name for himself through his dedication and versatility as an actor. Despite being told as a child that his dream of acting was impossible, Logan’s passion for storytelling drove him to defy the odds and pursue his craft at the age of 18. In just one year, he has shown remarkable growth, solidifying his reputation as a committed and dynamic performer.
Beyond acting, Logan is also a gifted musician and songwriter, but his heart lies in bringing stories to life on screen. He approaches every role with a fearless commitment, determined to entertain, inspire, and connect with audiences. Logan’s ultimate goal is to make a difference, even if it’s for just one person, proving that powerful storytelling has the ability to move and uplift us all.
Amanda Carlin
Halie
Amanda is a founding member of Interact., where leading roles include RECKLESS (Rachel), INTO THE WOODS (The Witch), OUR TOWN (Mrs. Gibbs), URINETOWN, The Musical (Penelope Pennywise), and OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY (Bea). Amanda's career began with featured roles OFF- and on BROADWAY in revivals of MAJOR BARBARA, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, and THE FRONT PAGE, and the original productions of THE DINING ROOM and THE HEIDI CHRONICLES. Regionally, she performed in multiple works by both Christopher Durang and A.R. Gurney, Jr.. After moving to the West Coast in the 1990s, REGIONAL THEATRE credits included a season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, multiple productions at The Pasadena Playhouse, and South Coast Rep. She was Pacific Opera Project's "Mrs. Lovett" in their 2012 critically acclaimed SWEENEY TODD. TELEVISION guest-star turns include Quantum Leap re-boot, Grace & Frankie, The Rookie, Lost, The West Wing, Without A Trace, Bones, Friends (recurring role of Rachel's OB/GYN), and many, many others. Some feature FILMS: Like Crazy, Seven Pounds, The Superhero Movie!, and Passion Fish. Representation: Greene & Associates Talent Agency. She has narrated over 40 audiobooks (find titles on audible.com) and is an accomplished painter.
David Denman
Tilden
DAVID DENMAN is continually cited for his standout performances on television, screen, and stage. David was most recently seen starring opposite Aaron Pierre in Jeremy Saulnier’s REBEL RIDGE for NETFLIX. He can next be seen in Season 2 of James Gunn’s PEACEMAKER for DC on MAX.
Denman’s other feature credits include THE EQUALIZER 3 with Denzel Washington, JOY RIDE, EMANCIPATION with Will Smith, GREENLAND with Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin. He starred in BRIGHTBURN opposite Elizabeth Banks, PUZZLE opposite Kelly Macdonald, Steven Soderbergh’s LOGAN LUCKY, Michael Bay’s 13 HOURS, POWER RANGERS, THE GIFT, Tim Burton’s BIG FISH, OUT COLD and many people remember Denman’s big screen debut as the deaf tight end in the Warner Bros. football comedy THE REPLACEMENTS with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman.
On television, David most recently starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the NETFLIX miniseries ERIC. Denman also starred opposite Kate Winslet in the HBO mini-series MARE OF EASTTOWN. Denman has recurred on BOSCH: LEGACY, THE RECRUIT, THE SERPENT QUEEN and Robert Kirkman’s OUTCAST. He recurred on NBC’S PARENTHOOD, starred in Fox’s comedy TRAFFIC LIGHT and recurred in Lifetimes DROP DEAD DIVA. Most people remember his performance as “Roy” in the Award winning series THE OFFICE. He’s appeared in numerous television shows including MAD MEN, TRUE DETECTIVE, TWO AND A HALF MEN, THE X-FILES and his small screen debut was on E.R.
On stage, Denman has performed over half of Shakespeare’s canon, but some of his favorite roles have included HAMLET, HENRY V, Petruchio in THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Brutus in JULIUS CAESAR and Caliban in THE TEMPEST. His professional stage debut was in Keith Reddin’s BUT NOT FOR ME at South Coast Repertory. He has performed in countless Greek tragedies with Theater of War Productions.
Denman grew up all over Southern California. After graduating from Fountain Valley High School, David attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco before receiving his B.F.A. from the famed Juilliard School in N.Y.C.
Isabella Feliciana
Shelly
Isabella is a born and raised Long Beach native. She stars in the feature film 'Maya' which premiered at Raindance Film Festival. She is also a proud IAMA theatre ensemble member, having made her debut in their world premiere play 'Smile'. She graduated summa cum laude from Loyola Marymount University with degrees in English and Theatre Arts.
Harry Groener
Dodge
(Broadway): Crazy For You,(Tony and Drama Desk Nom), Oklahoma! (Tony Nom. and Theater World Award), Cats (Tony Nom.), Harrigan and Hart (Drama Desk Nom.), Oh Brother!, Is there Life After High School, Sleight of Hand, George in Sunday In The Park With George, Imaginary Friends, Spamalot. Off Broadway: Twelve Dreams, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, If Love Were All. Regional: William Tecumseh Sherman in The March (Steppenwolf Theater), title roles in The Madness of King George (Jeff Award), Cyrano De Bergerac (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Lear in King Lear and Big Daddy in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (Antaeus), Prospero, The Tempest, (Shakespeare Orange County), Lincoln and LBJ in Appomattox, The Guthrie Theatre. Film: About Schmidt, Road to Perdition, Amistad, Patch Adams, Brubaker, Cure For Wellness, A Futile And Stupid Gesture, and Oppenheimer directed by Chris Nolan. Television: Over 70 TV credits include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dear John, Star Trek, How I Met Your Mother. He is a proud founding member of The Antaeus Company in Los Angeles and is happily married to his wife of 46 years, Dawn Didawick.
Andrew Hill Newman
Father Dewis
ANDREW HILL NEWMAN made his Broadway debut in Merlin as an understudy for both Nathan Lane and magician Doug Henning. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include Barnum, Big River, and Master Harold...and the Boys.
Off-Broadway, Andrew starred for two years as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors in the original production at the Orpheum Theatre. He created the roles of Tom Kelly in Only Kidding! and Dave Schoenfeld in Birds of Paradise, directed by Arthur Laurents at the Promenade.
His previous appearances at Interact include Counsellor-at-Law, Celebrity, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, Sex, & Sex, and most recently, the award-winning production of Life Sucks.
Also a proud WGA member for three decades, he has written and produced countless episodes of television. His play, Gravity, had its first staged reading in the Interact Playlab this past fall.
Micheal Petted
Bradley
Michael is an award-winning actor, director, writer, producer, musician, songwriter, and renowned acting teacher. Some of his on-screen credits include FX’s Emmy Award-winning American Horror Story, acting opposite Jessica Lange, FOX’s New Girl, the indy feature Mayor Cupcake, alongside Lea Thompson, Judd Nelson and Zoey Deutch, the indy film Spade, opposite Jorge Garcia, recurring on NBC’s The Late Late Show opposite Thomas Lennon and numerous award-winning independent films—most recently, Beautiful Dead Things, which has been featured in over 20 film festivals worldwide and is now available on Amazon Prime. Michael has been directed by George Clooney, Gene Reynolds, and Howard Deutch just to name a few.
On stage, Michael has appeared in critically acclaimed productions such as Eric Bogosian’s Suburbia at The Skylight Theater Company, Sam Shepard’s True West, John Patrick Shanley’s Italian American Reconciliation and Robert Bolt’s A Man For All Seasons, directed by Howard Deutch. He was nominated for the prestigious Los Angeles Ovation Award (Tony of LA) for Best Actor for his role in Lone Star (opposite Don Swayze and produced by Patrick Swayze and Doris Roberts). That same year, he starred in the Ovation-nominated A Gift From Heaven alongside Beth Grant and Tara Buck.
Michael’s latest directorial project, the short film Artie and Alice, has screened at film festivals around the globe this past year.
A passionate musician and professional percussionist, Michael has performed with icons like Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Bob Dylan, and many other touring bands. He also writes, records, and performs as a singer-songwriter, with his music available on all major streaming platforms.
For more than a decade, Michael taught at the Beverly Hills Playhouse—whose alumni include George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin, and Jim Carrey—developing a deep commitment to passing on his craft. Today, he teaches his own thriving scene study and on-camera acting class in Los Angeles at The Hudson Theatre and serves as the head acting teacher for the internationally acclaimed Hollywood Immersive Program.
Through these extensive acting programs he has mentored thousands of students, and trained them to master their skills artistically towards a professional acting career, nationally and internationally. He has provided incredible opportunities for his students to train with the very best, be inspired, and to get work in the industry.
Rob Brownstein
Director
Directing: Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins' NICE FISH with Interact Theatre Co. at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL and ARCADIA with Interact at UCLA. He has also directed at The Skylight Theatre, The Court Theatre, The Falcon, The Hudson Guild, The Wilshire Theatre in L.A., Triangle Opera in North Carolina, North Carolina Theatre, Yale, Riverside Shakespeare, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and others. He was a long-time member of the Circle Repertory Company Lab
in N.Y. and a founding member of Interact Theatre Co. here in L.A.
Acting: Film - MICHAEL directed by Antoine Fuqua, MAX DAGAN with Rob Morrow, Michael Madsen, BLONDE with Ana De Armas, Adrian Brody, HUMMINGBIRD, OH BOY!, VELVET BUZZSAW with Jake Gyllenhall, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, ST. JUDY with Michelle Monaghan, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON directed by F. Gary Gray, AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR, 2012 Oscar Winning Best Picture ARGO directed by and with Ben Affleck, PEOPLE LIKE US with Chris Pine, Michelle Pfeiffer, ATLAS SHRUGGED, LE with Emily Mortimer, LIGHTBULB with Jeremy Renner, Ayelet Zuhrer, CLOSING ESCROW, SHACKLES with D. L. Hughley, PURPOSE, VERY BAD THINGS among others.
Television - CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM, AMERICAN CRIME STORY: IMPEACHMENT, YOUNG SHELDON, THE SHRINK NEXT DOOR, MOM, TRUTH BE TOLD, 911, STAR TREK DISCOVERY, HERE AND NOW, THE LAST TYCOON, GRIMM, MODERN FAMILY, DOUBT, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, NCIS LA. CASTLE, CRIMINAL MINDS, BEYOND BORDERS, BOSCH, THE NOVACK MURDERS with Rob Lowe and Paz Vega, RETURN TO ZERO with Minnie Driver, GREY'S ANATOMY, VEGAS, MONDAY MORNINGS, MAD MEN, MAJOR CRIMES, HARRY’S LAW, BREAKING BAD, LAW AND ORDER, L.A., DETROIT 187, THE CLOSER, LIE TO ME, MONK, THE OFFICE, WITHOUT A TRACE, BOSTON LEGAL, LIFE, BONES, HOUSE, LINCOLN HEIGHTS, NCIS, GILMORE GIRLS, THE O.C., JOAN OF ARCADIA, FOR THE PEOPLE, L.A DRAGNET, CHICAGO HOPE, among many others. Recurring roles on PERCEPTION, UGLY BETTY, SHARK, JAG, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, PICKET FENCES as well as the pilots for ANATOMY OF HOPE created by J.J. Abrams, SNITCH with Robert Patrick, GEORGETOWN
with Helen Mirren, ASTRONAUTS and OUTREACH. Other TV Movies: SECRETS with Richard Kiley, Veronica Hamel; and HARD TIME – HOSTAGE HOTEL with Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning.
Theater -Otto Frank in ANNE, A New Play at The Museum of Tolerance, Peter Stockman in AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE with Interact Theater Company at UCLA. He created the role of Mike in the world premiere of BEAUTIFIED at the Skylight Theatre here in Los Angeles. He’s been in LA RONDE DU LUNCH also at the Skylight, TRUE WEST, and SPEED THE PLOW at the Odyssey; SPLITSVILLE, and THE NORMAL HEART at Interact. In New York and regionally, he’s worked at the Roundabout, Riverside Shakespeare Co.,
An Actor’s Space, Florida Stage Co., Williamstown Theatre Festival, among many others.
Rob teaches at his studio, An Actor’s Space, at The Commercial Class and coaches privately. He has also taught at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, The Circle Rep School of Theatre in N.Y., New York Film Academy and others. He’s been a guest director/instructor at Yale, USC, UCLA, and UNC/Chapel Hill.
And he has two remarkable children, Drew and Finney.
Bairton Brown
Assistant to the Director/Stage Manager/Dramaturg
Bairton Brown (he/they) is a multiracial, award-winning filmmaker and theatre practitioner. A 2023 Next-Up Playwriting Fellowship at Congo Square Theatre, Bair’s full-length play, “THE PLAY GROUNDS, or MOMENTO VIVIERE” received staged readings in Chicago, Denver, and Hollywood Fringe Festivals. Bair currently works as a writer and first AD for the web series BLACKSIDE. Bair also works as head writer for Syllble Studios’ multimedia series, BLACKTOPIA. Book One will be published on Amazon in 2024. BFA from DePaul University, MA from New York University. Media: @BairtonBrown | Bairbrown.com | stonehavenstudios.org
Barry Heins
ITC Artistic Director / Series Producer
Most recently, Heins produced and directed the critically acclaimed Los Angeles premiere of Aaron Posner's "Life Sucks" at the Broadwater Main Stage. The production earned a coveted spot on L.A. Times theater critic Charles McNulty’s Top 9 List of 2023 and received seven nominations from the L.A. Drama Critics Circle, including wins for Best Ensemble and Best Writing–Adaptation.
A graduate of The Juilliard School and an alumnus of The Acting Company, Heins has performed on Broadway and Off-Broadway, at leading regional theaters across the U.S., and in both film and television. His notable Los Angeles stage credits include "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Ford Theatre (Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Performance), ITC's celebrated production of "Counsellor-At-Law" with John Rubinstein (Ovation Award for Best Ensemble), the 2018 ITC revival of Jerry Sterner's "Other People's Money," and the West Coast premiere of Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins' "Nice Fish."
Heins is also an accomplished voice-over artist, lending his talents to everything from film trailers to political ads, and has served as a dialect consultant on Broadway productions and for PBS. He has taught at several professional actor training conservatories, including NYU Tisch School of the Arts/Playwrights Horizons Theater School and SUNY Purchase College.
During the summers, Heins serves as executive producer of the company’s summer theater camp for underserved youth, INTERPLAY, which was integrated into the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs’ five-week Summer Performing Arts Camp in 2023. Heins curates the ITC Play Lab for established local playwrights and has spearheaded four annual staged readings series in partnership with the Los Angeles Public Library’s LA Made cultural enrichment program, where he directed "You Can’t Take It With You," "The Great White Hope," and "Driving Miss Daisy," and performed in "Art."
Heins also produced and directed two impactful short films written by Catherine Butterfield for ITC: "Faultless" and "Just Another Birthday in Bedlam." Both films garnered international recognition, winning multiple awards at prestigious film festivals, including a 2021 Bronze and 2022 Gold Telly Award. These films are available on ITC's official YouTube channel, @InteractTheatreCompanyLosAngeles.
Kristen Egermeier
ITC Managing Director / Series Producer
Kristen is thrilled to continue her work with ITC as the new Managing Director. While she is a trained Actor first, Kristen has served as operational support for theatres across the county for the past 15 years. She has also produced, written, and managed multiple productions on stage and film. As a graduate of Cal State University, Northridge with a BA in Theatre Arts and a minor in Chemistry, her well-rounded education has combined her love of theatre with her organizational business skills.
After working and studying with multiple theatre companies back east, she returned to Los Angeles to dive further into her roles as an actor and operational consultant, with an emphasis on nonprofit organizations. Kristen has aided in administratively supporting and developing multiple theatre and community programs.
Her 20 years of experience in management and hands-on roles in accounting, data analytics, editorial writing, and operations management have created her specialty in working with small businesses and nonprofit organizations to develop business practices and streamline financials. A background in industries outside of the theatre world includes environmental research and services, federal and state government services, manufacturing, and GIS data services.
Our Ongoing Programs
THE PRIZE WINNERS
Season IV
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UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW
Staged Readings Series
Join us for our 26th Season
of presenting one staged reading each semester.
Our 2025 Season begins February 24th.
RED
by John Logan
Feb. 24th at 7:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
385 Charles E. Young Dr. East
RM 1347
Los Angeles, CA
Free and open to the public.
Directions, parking instructions and map:
interactla.org/programs/ucla
Co-hosted by the Center for Liberal Arts and Free Institutions (CLAFI), the readings aim to evoke discussion of the ethical and societal issues raised in the plays, stimulate interdisciplinary consideration of the law and the humanities, and, of course to entertain.
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ITC PLAY LAB
Established playwrights and screenwriters present new works for public readings performed by the ITC Ensemble and guest artists. Lab Director Anita Khanzadian moderates audience discussion following the readings. Free and open to the public at the Lankershim Arts Center, no RSVP required.
View the Play Lab schedule at:
interactla.org/programs/playlab
ITC welcomes the submission of new plays written by established writers for consideration. Please submit a .PDF of the work along with playwright's bio and a detailed description of the play (including a breakdown of the characters) to:
submissions@interactla.org
ITC MASTER CLASSES
Join Interact Theatre Company for an inspiring weekly evening acting class designed for professional actors, led by ITC Ensemble Member James Eckhouse. A celebrated actor, director, and educator, James brings his expertise in the Meisner Technique to help you deepen your craft, sharpen your instincts, and elevate your performance skills in a supportive and engaging environment.
Classes begin February 18th.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.interactla.org/itc-master-classes