Joseph Paul Stachura

Joseph Paul Stachura is the founder and Managing Artistic Director of both the Knightsbridge Theatre and The National American Shakespeare Company as well as the director of Knightsbridge Theatre Films. Mr. Stachura is married to actress and writer Shari Shattuck and has two daughters Creason Carbo and Calee Modine.

Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, Mr. Stachura had already appeared in several stage plays and made his debuts on film and television by the age of fifteen. Seeking growth as a director, actor and artist Mr. Stachura relocated to England and started five years of traveling, learning and working all around the world. Spending long periods of time in London, Durham, Western Europe, Australia, Japan, China, India and South East Asia. His travels has given Mr. Stachura a unique perspective on the craft of directing and acting and has nurtured in him a true passion for film and theatre. At the age of 26, Mr. Stachura returned to Los Angeles and began directing and producing theatre, focusing on Shakespeare as well as pursuing his directing and producing career in film. He was the 'actors director' on the 35mm feature film "The Sand Castle" and directed the video cable film "Othello" in 1992, he then directed the 35mm feature film "Simple Gifts (film)" in 1998. Mr. Stachura focused on his directing and producing career at his Knightsbridge Theatres, and the National American Shakespeare Company where he has produced over 300 plays from 1993 through to the present. In 2007 he directed and wrote the television series "The Company".

Mr. Stachura's psychological thriller SCREAM AT THE DEVIL is now in post production and will be released in 2014. His recent 2011 feature film "Redemption", distributed by Mar Vista Entertainment, has won the 'Golden Ace Award' for film excellence at the Las Vegas Film Festival and has also been honored with an award of merit from the Los Angeles Movie Awards. To date Redemption is also an 'Official Selection' of the Almeria Western Film Festival -competing against major films such as 'True Grit'- and soon to screen at the Beverly Hills Film, TV and New Media Festival in 2011.

Realizing a true need for a classically based theatre company in Los Angeles, in 1993 Joseph built and opened the first Knightsbridge Theatre in Pasadena California and then opened a second Knightsbridge Theatre in Los Angeles in 2000. Mr. Stachura has produced a staggering 312 productions, from Shakespeare's entire canon to Mamet, Ibsen, O'Neil, Miller and many, many more. He has written numerous stage and screenplays, produced feature films and is currently in negotiations on his new feature film, entitled "SHADES of GRAY." He has won best actor awards for his performances as Hamlet, Cyrano de Bergerac, Macbeth, Richard III, and Lenny in "Of Mice and Men," and he has also won numerous awards for his directing and producing, including Best Director of the Year for his brilliant productions of "Much Ado About Nothing," "Cyrano de Bergerac," and "Macbeth." Knightsbridge productions have received well over one hundred awards and accolades since 1991, including an Award Resolution from the California State Senate and Senator Adam P. Schiff. With all of his accomplishments Mr. Stachura's greatest pride comes from his family and nurturing the growth of his fellow directors, actors and writers at his Knightsbridge Theatre and at the National American Shakespeare Company.

Joseph P. Stachura on IMDB: A detailed list of Mr. Stachura's credits can be found on IMDB.

FILM

SCREAM AT THE DEVIL Director/Writer/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Films REDEMPTION Director/Writer/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Films OTHELLO Director Century Cable Productions SIMPLE GIFTS Director/Writer/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Films THE SAND CASTLE Director (for actors) Out and About Pictures

Television

THE COMPANY Director/Writer/Producer Knightsbridge Entertainment

Theater

-Richard the Third, 1991 Director/Producer Magnolia Playhouse -The Taming of the Shrew, 1991 Director/Producer Magnolia Playhouse -A Mid Summer Nights Dream, 1992 Director The Playhouse of the Foothills -Othello, 1992 Director Playhouse of the Foothills -Boojum, 1993 Director Pasadena Pops -The Good Doctor by Neil Simon, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Waiting for Godot by Samuel Becket, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -As You Like It, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Twelfth Night, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Richard the Third, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Mid Summer Nights Dream, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by William Inge, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Odd Couple by Neil Simon, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Romeo and Juliet, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Tempest, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Dead Authors Party, 1993 Director/Producer Pasadena Public Library -Cyrano de Bergerac, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw, 1993 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Christmas Carol, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Much Ado About Nothing, 1993 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronté, 1994 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Joan of Arc by Jean Anouilh, 1994 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw, 1994 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, 1994 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Much Ado About Nothing, 1994 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, 1994 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Macbeth, 1995 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Hamlet Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -I Must Be Dreaming (World Premier by David Artuso) Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Loves Labors Lost Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Spoon River Anthology Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Black Coffee by Agatha Christie Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Dracula Writer, Director, Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Jingle Nights and Holly Days Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -I Ought to be in Pictures by Neil Simon Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Thread Men by Thomas C. Dunn (World Premier) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Ways of the Heart (Original World Premier Musical) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Situation Comedy by Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Hasty Heart by John Patrick Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -'CUCKOLD' Scanarelle & The Imaginary Cuckold by Molière Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -The Crimes of Danny Segal by Bobby Wittenberg Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Ladies Not For Burning by Christopher Fry Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Spiders Web by Agatha Christie Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Hamlet, Best Actor Award Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -P.S. Your Cat is Dead by James Kirkwood Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Wuthering Heights (U.S. Premier by Charles Vance, Emily Bronté, 1994) Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -The Mouse Trap by Agatha Christie Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Wait Until Dark by Fredrick Knott Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Late Great Authors Party 96 Producer Pasadena Public Library -The Tempest, 1996 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer '96' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Witness for the Prosecution Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Petrified Forest by Robert Sherwood 96 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Lion In Winter by James Goldman Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Accomplice by Rupert Holmes Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Dirty Day by Brian Mc Graiel (World Premier) Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesserling 1996 & 2009 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -BENT by Martin Sherman Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -The Lark by Jean Anoulih Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Hollow by Agatha Christie Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Les Liaisons Dangereuses Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Julius Caesar Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Twelfth Night, Shakespeare 1996 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 1996 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Critics Choice Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Becket by Jean Anouilh Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -MACBETH Shakespeare 1997 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -STEEL MAGNOLIAS '97' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Henry the Fifth, Shakespeare '97' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -PICNIC by William Inge Critics Pick Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë adapted by Tia Odium Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -TARTUFFE by Molière '97' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Merry Wives of Windsor by Shakespeare '97' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY '97'by Alberto Casella adapted by Gabriel DeCure Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Winters Tale by Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Hedda Gabler by Henrick Ibsen '97' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Death Trap Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -AMADEUS Critics Choice 1998 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -THE ROVER Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Engaged Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Rivals 1998, 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The House of the Seven Gables World Premier 1998 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, 1999 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Measure for Measure by Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Shadowlands 1998 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Shut Your Eyes and Think of England Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Family's Affair Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde 1999, 2011 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -FAUSTUS '99' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Loves Labors Lost '99' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Play it Again Sam by Woddy Allen Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Duchess of Malfi '99' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Passion of Dracula '99' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Miracle Worker '99' & 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Othello, by Shakespeare 1999 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Nightengale and the Rose Oscar Wide World Premier Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Richard the Second Shakespeare 1999 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -MEDEA 1999 & 2010 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Tis a Pity She's a Whore '99' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -GODSPELL 1999, 2001, 2011 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Titus Andronicus 2000 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Woman of No Importance Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Lysistrata Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Fantastics 1996 & 2000 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Mid Summer Nights Trip, 2001 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Trumpet to the Morn, 2000 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -GLENGARY GLENROSS by David Mamet Critics Choice Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Wuthering Heights U.S. Premier by Charles Vance, Emily Bronté, 2001 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -The Changeling 2000 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Charles Dickens Ghost Stories World Premier Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -RUDDYGORE 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -HAMLET 2001 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -All's Well that End's Well by Shakespeare2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -She Stoops to Conquer Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Lady Windemer's Fan 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, 2001 Director/Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre -Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw, 1994 & 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Antony and Cleopatra, 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Henry Four Part 1 by Shakespeare 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Henry Four Part 2 by Shakespeare 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Recruiting Officer 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Boys in the Band 2001 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -Dancing at Lughnasa Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -ASSASSINS by Stephen Sondheim, 2002 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 2001 Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim 2002 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre -As Ya like It Pardner by Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Pasadena -The Mouse Trap by Agatha Christie 2002 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Much Ado About Nothin' 2002 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The House of Yes 2002 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Pasadena -Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie 2003 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Henry the Fifth, Shakespeare '03' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Edward the Third by Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Pasadena -The Diary of Anne Frank 2003 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Pasadena -BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell 2003 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -COMPANY by Stephen Sondheim (2003 Critics Choice nominated for 9 LA Weekly Awards) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -CABARET, CRITICS PICK Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR Critics Pick Winner Best Ansamle Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -TENDER by David Preece (World Premier 3 LA Weekly Award Nominations) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Ruling Class 2004 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -CHESS U.S. Premier Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Beautiful Bodies Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Edgar Allan Poe; Unpluged Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW w/ Jayma Mays Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Mother Courage and Her Children by Behrtold Breckt Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -HAIR, 2004 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -A Piece of My Heart, 2004 Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Richard the Third, by Shakespeare2004 Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -GUYS AND DOLLS Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -MAGGIE'S RIFF West Coast Premier Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Butler Did It '05' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -LADY MACBETH '01' Director/Producer/Adaptation Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -12th Night '05' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Three Musketeers '05' (WORLD PREMIER adaptation by Carolee Shoemaker) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -SHAKESPEARES GREATEST HITS '05' Director/Producer/Adaptation Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -It's All in the Timing by Mr. Ives '05' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -A Mid Summer Nights Dream '05' Producer (European Tour) -Macbeth '05' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Into The Woods by Stephen Sondheim '05' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Closer Than Ever '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Arsenic and Old Lace '06' Producer/Director Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Romeo and Juliet '06' Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stopard '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -HAMLET '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -King Lear '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Lisbon Traviata '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Dames at Sea '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Best Christmas Pageant Ever '06' '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Trojan Women '06' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Comedy of Errors Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Eight Reindeer Monologues '07' Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -A Christmas Carol '05, 06, 07, 08, 09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Lark '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Julius Caesar '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Much Ado About Nothing '07' Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -X ONE ACTS '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Marat Sade '08' Award Winning, Critics Choice Producer/Set Designer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -In the Heart of America '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Strangers on a Train '07' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Importance of Being Earnest '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -La Cage a Folles '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -FROST and FIRE Set Designer Zena Bethune Dance Co. at the Alex Theatre -Molière Plays Paris '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Best Christmas Pageant Ever '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Eight Reindeer Monologues '08' Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Why Factor '08' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Greater Tuna '09' Director/Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -A Flea in Her Ear '09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -GODSPELL '09' Critics Choice Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Fuente Ovejuna '09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -As You Like It '09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Snoopy the Musical '09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -LITTLE SHOP of HORRORS '09' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -'22' by Julia Morizawa (World Premier 2010) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Slanted Salon '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Mystery Plays '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Eva Perone an Enigma of Destiny '10' (World Premier) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Soda Pop '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Romeo and Juliet the Comedy '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Medea '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Candida by Oscar Wilde '10' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -MACBEEZY '10' (World Premier Musical by Kelly and Mark Petrie) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -12th Night '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stopard '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Audience '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Some Sweet Day '11' (World Premier) Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -An Ideal Husband '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Bikini Beach Baccai Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Godspell '11' Critics Choice Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Ghost of a Chance '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Misanthrope '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Six Characters in Search of an Author '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -Sweet Charity '11' Producer Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles -The Lion in Winter '2011' Producer/Actor Knightsbridge Theatre Los Angeles

Awards

Las Vegas Film Festival, Redemption, Golden Ace Award, Excellence in Film making, 2011 Winner - "Redemption" (Feature Film) Los Angeles Movie Awards, 'Redemption', Honorable Mention, 2011 Honorable Mention - "Redemption" (Feature Film) Almeria Western Film Festival, Spain. "Redemption", Official Selection, 2011 'Redemption' was chosen to compete with TRUE GRIT, BLACKTHORN and many others in the this 2011 Film Festival. Beverly Hills Film, TV and New Media Festival Redemption, Official Selection, 2011 Drama Logue Awards, BEST DIRECTOR, Much Ado About Nothing Drama Logue Awards, BEST PRODUCER, The Two Gentlemen of Verona Gold Crown Awards, Outstanding Theatre Pasadena Weekly Awards Winner, Best Live Theatre in Los Angeles Drama Logue Awards, Best Actor, Lenny in Of Mice and Men Back Stage West Garland Award, PRODUCER, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Back Stage West Garland Award, Actor, Hamlet Back Stage West Garland Award, Actor, Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights

Employment Details

Work History: Music Video, Film, Theater, Internet, Commercial, Television Job Categories: Cinematography, Editing, Casting, Writing, Production, Producing, Directing Are you willing to work unpaid?: No Authorized to work in United States: Yes Primary Citizenship: United States Valid Passport: Yes Prior Job Title 1: Managing Artistic Director, Knightsbridge Theatre 1993 to current Prior Job Title 2: Director/Writer/Producer REDEMPTION 2011 Prior Job Title 3: Director/Writer/Producer THE COMPANY 2009