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"Audience. Actor. Space."

Rabbit Hole Ensemble is a Brooklyn, NY based not-for-profit, Off-off Broadway theatre company. Under the Artistic Direction of Edward Elefterion, the ensemble has produced seven original works throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan, and is currently in its third season.

1 Mission Statement
2 Aesthetic
3 Support
4 Upcoming
5 Works
6 Awards and Honors
7 Community
8 Members
9 References
10 External Links

[edit] Mission Statement

Rabbit Hole Ensemble emphasizes the communal nature of theatre through a distinctly minimalist aesthetic that focuses on space, audience, and the performer (especially the basic tools of physicality and voice) to produce a uniquely direct and candid experience.

Strong stories, told simply and theatrically, without much technology.^[1]

[edit] Aesthetic

“If it isn’t absolutely necessary, get rid of it.”^[2]

Rabbit Hole eschews technology in favor of the collective imaginations of performers and audience. Productions are stripped-down affairs in which the actors create everything onstage, often providing music and sound effects, as well as lighting with hand-held clip lights. Sets, costumes, and props are always as simple as possible. By depending on the actors to communicate everything from the character and content of a piece to the atmosphere, setting, and soundscape, the ensemble develops a creative relationship with audience members, who are asked to complete the onstage images in their own imaginations.

[edit] Support

Rabbit Hole Ensemble is a 501(c)3 non-profit company that relies on donations from supporters. The company is a member of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York, and receives production assistance from New York Theatre Workshop, New York University, Urban Stages, and Sun Microsystems.

[edit] Upcoming

Rabbit Hole Ensemble will premiere Big Thick Rod, by Resident Playwright Stanton Wood, in the New York International Fringe Festival, in August of 2008.^[3]

[edit] Works

2005 – The Transformation of Dr. Jekyll (also 2006; New York International Fringe Festival)
2006 – The Siblings (Midtown International Theatre Festival)
2006 – Nosferatu: Part I
2007 – The Land of the Undead
2007 – Nosferatu: The Morning of My Death (Midtown International Theatre Festival)
2007 – The Night of Nosferatu (picked up from Manhattan run by Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre; Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
2008 – A Rope in the Abyss

[edit] Awards and Honors

2006 – Outstanding Direction: Edward Elefterion

For Nosferatu: The Morning of My Death, Midtown International Theatre Festival “Best of the Fest Award”

2006 – Nominated:

Outstanding Overall Production of a New Play

Outstanding Ensemble: Danny Ashkenasi, Matt W. Cody, Paul Daily, Emily Hartford, Jenna Kalinowski, David Miceli

Outstanding Lead Actress: Jenna Kalinowski

Outstanding Lighting Design: Edward Elefterion

For Nosferatu: The Morning of My Death, Midtown International Theatre Festival “Best of the Fest Awards”^[4]

2007 – “Top 10 of 2007,” Popshifter.com: The Night of Nosferatu^[5]
2007 – “Best Cape Theatre 2007,” Cape Cod Times: The Night of Nosferatu^[6]

[edit] Community

In the spring of 2008, Rabbit Hole Ensemble founded a new initiative to bring theatre to underserved communities. With its original production, A Rope in the Abyss, as its cornerstone, the project brought free performances to sites throughout Brooklyn, NY, including homeless shelters, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. A Rope in the Abyss, a new play about neuroscience, brain injury, and the tenuous nature of identity, was presented in partnership with the Brain Injury Association of New York State. The project brought together hundreds of Brooklyn residents across five different neighborhoods, and will be continued annually by Rabbit Hole Ensemble as part of its regular season.

[edit] Members

[edit] Founding Members

Paul Daily
Edward Elefterion
Emily Hartford

[edit] Management Team

Edward Elefterion, Artistic Director
Emily Hartford, Director of Development
Jessica Quimby, Director of Fundraising
Kelly Aliano, Literary Manager

[edit] Resident Artists

Danny Ashkenasi, Actor/Composer
Arthur Aulisi, Actor
Amanda Broomell, Actor
Matt W. Cody, Actor
Edward Elefterion, Director
Tatiana Gomberg, Actor
Kevin Hardy, Lighting Designer
Emily Hartford, Actor
Dan Ajl Kitrosser, Actor
Stanton Wood, Playwright