- Richard Kimmel
Richard Kimmel is a New York-based
theatre director ,writer , andtheatrical producer . He is Executive Director of The Box, a venue for theater, music, and nightlife in theLower East Side ofManhattan , and Artistic Director of Cannon Company, a performing ensemble.He has created and directed live performances and special events such as "Pandora" (The Box), Jennifer Hudson's New York concert debut "One Night Only" (Hammerstein Ballroom), and "Schwarzwald" (Roseland). In 2007, "Schwarzwald" was also made into a feature film, written and directed by Kimmel— it is the first "movie you can dance to", set entirely to music and shown in nightclubs. Following premieres in New York (NewFest) and Los Angeles (OutFest Platinum Selection), the film recently screened in Paris, Amsterdam, and Montreal.
Kimmel's other New York directing and producing credits include: "Puss" (The Performing Garage), "Pleasuredome I and II" (Combustive Arts), "Witches MacBeth" (
HERE ,Angel Orensanz , WAH Center) and "Three Sisters" (28th Street Theater), "The Secret Agent " (Dactyl). He also produced and directed the "Pleasure Blister"cabaret series at downtown nightclub Filter 14, and the "New Lost City" 2004New Year's Eve extravaganza at theLunatarium inDUMBO ,Brooklyn .His international and regional credits include: "
The Tooth of Crime " (New Grove Theatre,London ), "Endgame" (Actor's Workshop,Boston ), "American Buffalo" (14th Street Playhouse,Atlanta ), "Twelfth Night " (Alliance Theater,Atlanta ) and "The Comedy of Errors " (Theatre Emory,Atlanta ).For many years, Kimmel has been an associate with
The Wooster Group , working in a variety of roles ranging from producing the Performing Garage Visiting and Emerging Artist Series to helping secure funding for special projects. He is Assistant Director of the Group's rep production "To You, The Birdie!" (PHEDRE), and has toured to more than 20 cities internationally with the show including London,Paris ,Berlin ,Amsterdam ,Barcelona , andIstanbul .Kimmel is a graduate of
Columbia University ’s MFA program in Directing, a member of theLincoln Center Director's Lab, and recipient of awards from theNEH , the Princess Grace Foundation, and theNew York State Council on the Arts .External links
* [http://www.theboxnyc.com The Box, New York City]
* [http://www.saintatlarge.com/promo/schwarzwald/trailer.htm Schwarzwald Trailer]
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