Harm's Way

The Cast
Seth Reich SANTOUCHE	Seth Reich, (SANTOUCHE) is always pleased to work with this company of characters. His most recent credits include a TACK of an American Conscience and the AmerikAn trip, tik (newFangled theatReR). Other credits include Highway Ulysses and Richard II (American Repertory Theatre), Beware of Dog (Istanbul International Theater Festival), Henry V (Commonwealth Shakespeare), Paris in Troilus and Cressida (Publick Theatre), Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar (Shakespeare NOW!), and Iago in Othello (Swan Stage Co.). Seth graduated from Emerson College and is a founding member of the newFangled theatReR.
Megan Raye Manzi ISLE OF MERCY	Megan Raye Manzi (ISLE OF MERCY) is a founding member of nFt and an Emerson College alum. She has appeared in a variety of productions in the Boston theatre circuit, including Holler Song and A Murder of Crows, both directed by johnmichael. She also appeared in early workshops of theAmerikAn trip, tik as Suzie-Bee. Most recent New York credits include Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Sackett Group), Déjà vu Punked (RWM Playwrights Lab) and Not Enough Princesses (The Looking Glass Theatre).
Ashleigh Beyer BY WAY OF BEING HIDDEN	Ashleigh Beyer (ISLE OF MERCY), a founding member of nFt, comes from the broken dream tradition of wanting to sturn herself from an actor into an improvisational surrealist. She has been an actor in the past and graduated with her newFangled peers from Emerson with a BFA in Acting. however, thus far it seems, she has gotten her kicks out of believing in magic, in directing, in writing, and in sod farms, god and otherwise.
Jason F. Williams CROWSFOOT / FISHEYE / POPSTAR / WIZARD / MAN	Jason F. Williams, (FISHEYE, CROWSFOOT, POPSTAR, MAN, WIZARD, SOUND DESIGNER), a founding member, has been known to (without warning) visciously interpret text, sound, song and sentence. Usually seen as an overweight high school student or dying old man, Jason thanks all of the great character actors of his and every generation, for paving such a glorious road. Jason has been part of newFangled theatReR since its inception, trip tik-ing in October ’05 and August ’06 and a TACK-ing in November ’06. He performed in the Istanbul International Theater Festival as the Young Man in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. Jason is currently involved in the development of Joe Iconis' new musical The Black Suits and has appeared in Joe Iconis’ Things To Ruin.
Esra Cizmeci CHORUS 1 / MOTHER / SUGGS / CHILD 1	Esra Cizmeci, (CHORUS, CHOREOGRAPHER) a founding member, is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting at CUNY Brooklyn College. A native of Turkey, Esra recently appeared in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where she played the Young Woman in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. She originated the role in the 2005 NY International Fringe Festival. She also originated the roles of First Lady and Doris in the October ‘05 and August ’06 productions of the AmerikAn trip, tik. Recent roles include Renee in Why We Have A Body, Elida in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict and The Woman in Brecht's The Informer. Upcoming projects include the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey.
Justin Sturges CHORUS 2 / CHILD / BLACKMANGE	Justin Sturges (CHORUS, LIGHTING DESIGNER), a founding member, has lit theater, dance, circus, and spectacle in New York, London, Istanbul, and Vermont.
Niluka Samarasekera CHORUS 3 / COOK / CHILD 2	Niluka Samarasekera (CHORUS, SCENIC DESIGNER), a founding member of nFt, holds a MFA in Scenic Design from Brooklyn College. Niluka works as a free-lance designer, carpenter, scenic painter and stage technician for an assortment of theatres in NYC. Recent designs include sets for nFt’s a TACK of an American Conscience, the AmerikAn trip, tik ; On the Verge for Brooklyn College; Antigone , The Red Sneaks for Henry Street Settlement, where she is resident designer. Once on This Island, Aladdin and the upcoming Seussical for Arts Connection, where she is Production designer/Tech Director for their Broadway junior series program. Niluka is a recipient of NYSCA’s 2005 Individual Artist Grant and is thrilled to be part of this exciting new company.

The Cast

Seth Reich
SANTOUCHE

Seth Reich, (SANTOUCHE) is always pleased to work with this company of characters. His most recent credits include a TACK of an American Conscience and the AmerikAn trip, tik (newFangled theatReR). Other credits include Highway Ulysses and Richard II (American Repertory Theatre), Beware of Dog (Istanbul International Theater Festival), Henry V (Commonwealth Shakespeare), Paris in Troilus and Cressida (Publick Theatre), Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar (Shakespeare NOW!), and Iago in Othello (Swan Stage Co.). Seth graduated from Emerson College and is a founding member of the newFangled theatReR.

Megan Raye Manzi
ISLE OF MERCY

Megan Raye Manzi (ISLE OF MERCY) is a founding member of nFt and an Emerson College alum. She has appeared in a variety of productions in the Boston theatre circuit, including Holler Song and A Murder of Crows, both directed by johnmichael. She also appeared in early workshops of theAmerikAn trip, tik as Suzie-Bee. Most recent New York credits include Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Sackett Group), Déjà vu Punked (RWM Playwrights Lab) and Not Enough Princesses (The Looking Glass Theatre).

Ashleigh Beyer
BY WAY OF BEING HIDDEN

Ashleigh Beyer (ISLE OF MERCY), a founding member of nFt, comes from the broken dream tradition of wanting to sturn herself from an actor into an improvisational surrealist. She has been an actor in the past and graduated with her newFangled peers from Emerson with a BFA in Acting. however, thus far it seems, she has gotten her kicks out of believing in magic, in directing, in writing, and in sod farms, god and otherwise.

Jason F. Williams
CROWSFOOT / FISHEYE / POPSTAR /
WIZARD / MAN

Jason F. Williams, (FISHEYE, CROWSFOOT, POPSTAR, MAN, WIZARD, SOUND DESIGNER), a founding member, has been known to (without warning) visciously interpret text, sound, song and sentence. Usually seen as an overweight high school student or dying old man, Jason thanks all of the great character actors of his and every generation, for paving such a glorious road. Jason has been part of newFangled theatReR since its inception, trip tik-ing in October ’05 and August ’06 and a TACK-ing in November ’06. He performed in the Istanbul International Theater Festival as the Young Man in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. Jason is currently involved in the development of Joe Iconis' new musical The Black Suits and has appeared in Joe Iconis’ Things To Ruin.

Esra Cizmeci
CHORUS 1 / MOTHER / SUGGS / CHILD 1

Esra Cizmeci, (CHORUS, CHOREOGRAPHER) a founding member, is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting at CUNY Brooklyn College. A native of Turkey, Esra recently appeared in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where she played the Young Woman in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. She originated the role in the 2005 NY International Fringe Festival. She also originated the roles of First Lady and Doris in the October ‘05 and August ’06 productions of the AmerikAn trip, tik. Recent roles include Renee in Why We Have A Body, Elida in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict and The Woman in Brecht's The Informer. Upcoming projects include the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey.

Justin Sturges
CHORUS 2 / CHILD / BLACKMANGE

Justin Sturges (CHORUS, LIGHTING DESIGNER), a founding member, has lit theater, dance, circus, and spectacle in New York, London, Istanbul, and Vermont.

Niluka Samarasekera
CHORUS 3 / COOK / CHILD 2

Niluka Samarasekera (CHORUS, SCENIC DESIGNER), a founding member of nFt, holds a MFA in Scenic Design from Brooklyn College. Niluka works as a free-lance designer, carpenter, scenic painter and stage technician for an assortment of theatres in NYC. Recent designs include sets for nFt’s a TACK of an American Conscience, the AmerikAn trip, tik ; On the Verge for Brooklyn College; Antigone , The Red Sneaks for Henry Street Settlement, where she is resident designer. Once on This Island, Aladdin and the upcoming Seussical for Arts Connection, where she is Production designer/Tech Director for their Broadway junior series program. Niluka is a recipient of NYSCA’s 2005 Individual Artist Grant and is thrilled to be part of this exciting new company.

Production and Design Staff
DIRECTOR johnmichael rossi	johnmichael rossi, (DIRECTOR) is the co-artistic director of newFangled theatReR, and has written, directed and produced newFangled’s premiere productions of Up On-A Farm, the AmerikAn trip, tik (Boston ’04, Red Room ’05, Krain Theatre ’06) and and a TACK of an American Conscience (The Kraine Theater, Nov. ’06). This past summer, he took part in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where he served as Assistant Director/Stage Manager on New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. He recently received his MFA in Directing from CUNY Brooklyn College and he holds a BA in Playwriting/Directing from Emerson College. Directing credits include: The Burial at Thebes, Sincerity Forever, The Loman Family Picnic, The CarnEvil of Lies, The Zoo Story, Assassins, Holler Song, A Murder of Crows and POPAGANDA. His play, a TACK of an American Conscience was the recipient of the 2002 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship and was subsequently produced by Emerson Stage. Other writing credits include: the ORGASM play (produced at the Harry Warren Theater). Cameo acting credits include Deco in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict (dir. Helen E. Richardson), Gone In 60 Secs (dir. Rose Bonczek), Ashleigh Beyer’s The Lost Project and Astrov in Dave Kane's Uncle Vanya scene study. Upcoming writing projects of note include Gentle Fuck Nation, the Amerikings, One More Feast and the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey.
DRAMATURG Megan E. Carter	Megan E. Carter (DRAMATURG/PRODUCER) is a founding member of nFt. For the last seven years, she has worked as a dramaturg and artistic administrator in Seattle and New York. Favorite credits include Red Ranger Came Calling, Travels with Charley (Book-It Repertory), a TACK of an American Conscienceand the AmerikAn trip, tik (newFangled theatReR), The Burial at Thebes and Sincerity Forever (New Workshop Theatre). Last year, she curated Building Bridges, a new play festival celebrating Brooklyn College’s 75th Anniversary. Megan recently joined the Women’s Project as Artistic Associate and is currently a collaborator on Lynn M. Thomson’s work-in-progress, Parlor Song (in residence at Tribeca PAC). She received her MFA in Dramaturgy from Brooklyn College.
MOVEMENT / CHOREOGRAPHY Esra Cizmeci	Esra Cizmeci, (CHORUS, CHOREOGRAPHER) a founding member, is currently pursuing her MFA in Acting at CUNY Brooklyn College. A native of Turkey, Esra recently appeared in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where she played the Young Woman in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. She originated the role in the 2005 NY International Fringe Festival. She also originated the roles of First Lady and Doris in the October ‘05 and August ’06 productions of the AmerikAn trip, tik. Recent roles include Renee in Why We Have A Body, Elida in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict and The Woman in Brecht's The Informer. Upcoming projects include the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey.
SET & PROP DESIGN Niluka Samarasekera	Niluka Samarasekera (CHORUS, SCENIC DESIGNER), a founding member of nFt, holds a MFA in Scenic Design from Brooklyn College. Niluka works as a free-lance designer, carpenter, scenic painter and stage technician for an assortment of theatres in NYC. Recent designs include sets for nFt’s a TACK of an American Conscience, the AmerikAn trip, tik ; On the Verge for Brooklyn College; Antigone , The Red Sneaks for Henry Street Settlement, where she is resident designer. Once on This Island, Aladdin and the upcoming Seussical for Arts Connection, where she is Production designer/Tech Director for their Broadway junior series program. Niluka is a recipient of NYSCA’s 2005 Individual Artist Grant and is thrilled to be part of this exciting new company.
LIGHTING DESIGN Justin Sturges	Justin Sturges (CHORUS, LIGHTING DESIGNER), a founding member, has lit theater, dance, circus, and spectacle in New York, London, Istanbul, and Vermont.
COSTUME DESIGN Howard Klein	Howard Klein, (COSTUME DESIGNER) a founding member, loves being a part of such a talented ensemble. Howard is the Production Manager and Lighting Designer for the world-renowned dance troupe, GALUMPHA. Some favorite credits include The Lincoln Center Institute, NYU Tisch School for the Arts and The Cider Mill Playhouse. Howard is a proud alumnus of Binghamton University. www.galumpha.com
SOUND DESIGN Jason F. Williams	Jason F. Williams, (FISHEYE, CROWSFOOT, POPSTAR, MAN, WIZARD, SOUND DESIGNER), a founding member, has been known to (without warning) visciously interpret text, sound, song and sentence. Usually seen as an overweight high school student or dying old man, Jason thanks all of the great character actors of his and every generation, for paving such a glorious road. Jason has been part of newFangled theatReR since its inception, trip tik-ing in October ’05 and August ’06 and a TACK-ing in November ’06. He performed in the Istanbul International Theater Festival as the Young Man in New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. Jason is currently involved in the development of Joe Iconis' new musical The Black Suits and has appeared in Joe Iconis’ Things To Ruin.
STAGE MANAGEER David Benson	David Benson (STAGE MANAGER) Although having worked with many different groups throughout the city as an actor or in other capacities, this is David's first endeavor into Stage Management. He is overjoyed to be taking on this new challenge with such a talented and creative group. David holds a B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College.

Production and Design Staff

DIRECTOR
johnmichael rossi

johnmichael rossi, (DIRECTOR) is the co-artistic director of newFangled theatReR, and has written, directed and produced newFangled’s premiere productions of Up On-A Farm, the AmerikAn trip, tik (Boston ’04, Red Room ’05, Krain Theatre ’06) and and a TACK of an American Conscience (The Kraine Theater, Nov. ’06). This past summer, he took part in the Istanbul International Theatre Festival where he served as Assistant Director/Stage Manager on New York Ensemble Theatre's Beware of Dog. He recently received his MFA in Directing from CUNY Brooklyn College and he holds a BA in Playwriting/Directing from Emerson College. Directing credits include: The Burial at Thebes, Sincerity Forever, The Loman Family Picnic, The CarnEvil of Lies, The Zoo Story, Assassins, Holler Song, A Murder of Crows and POPAGANDA. His play, a TACK of an American Conscience was the recipient of the 2002 Rod Parker Playwriting Fellowship and was subsequently produced by Emerson Stage. Other writing credits include: the ORGASM play (produced at the Harry Warren Theater). Cameo acting credits include Deco in Local Subjectivities and Global Visions in Conflict (dir. Helen E. Richardson), Gone In 60 Secs (dir. Rose Bonczek), Ashleigh Beyer’s The Lost Project and Astrov in Dave Kane's Uncle Vanya scene study. Upcoming writing projects of note include Gentle Fuck Nation, the Amerikings, One More Feast and the development of Tiyatro Global, an international theatre festival in Turkey.

DRAMATURG
Megan E. Carter

Megan E. Carter (DRAMATURG/PRODUCER) is a founding member of nFt. For the last seven years, she has worked as a dramaturg and artistic administrator in Seattle and New York. Favorite credits include Red Ranger Came Calling, Travels with Charley (Book-It Repertory), a TACK of an American Conscienceand the AmerikAn trip, tik (newFangled theatReR), The Burial at Thebes and Sincerity Forever (New Workshop Theatre). Last year, she curated Building Bridges, a new play festival celebrating Brooklyn College’s 75th Anniversary. Megan recently joined the Women’s Project as Artistic Associate and is currently a collaborator on Lynn M. Thomson’s work-in-progress, Parlor Song (in residence at Tribeca PAC). She received her MFA in Dramaturgy from Brooklyn College.

MOVEMENT / CHOREOGRAPHY
Esra Cizmeci

SET & PROP DESIGN
Niluka Samarasekera

LIGHTING DESIGN
Justin Sturges

Justin Sturges (CHORUS, LIGHTING DESIGNER), a founding member, has lit theater, dance, circus, and spectacle in New York, London, Istanbul, and Vermont.

COSTUME DESIGN
Howard Klein

Howard Klein, (COSTUME DESIGNER) a founding member, loves being a part of such a talented ensemble. Howard is the Production Manager and Lighting Designer for the world-renowned dance troupe, GALUMPHA. Some favorite credits include The Lincoln Center Institute, NYU Tisch School for the Arts and The Cider Mill Playhouse. Howard is a proud alumnus of Binghamton University. www.galumpha.com

SOUND DESIGN
Jason F. Williams

STAGE MANAGEER
David Benson

David Benson (STAGE MANAGER) Although having worked with many different groups throughout the city as an actor or in other capacities, this is David's first endeavor into Stage Management. He is overjoyed to be taking on this new challenge with such a talented and creative group. David holds a B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College.