Andy Donald and John Alexander Join Naked Angels Company
By: Gabrielle Sierra Sep. 16, 2009
New York's Naked Angels has officially announced two key additions to the company. Joining Artistic Director Geoffrey Nauffts is Andy Donald as Associate Artistic Director, and John Alexander joins the company as the new Managing Director. Brittany O'Neill relinquishes her title as Managing Director for the newly created role of Producer, a position designed to keep O'Neill on board as part of a fast-growing team while she pursues an MFA in Columbia's Producing/Theater Management program (O'Neill was instrumental in shepherding this summer's Next Fall to its extraordinary success Off-Broadway).
Artistic Director Nauffts commented, "On the heels of last season's successes, Naked Angels is thrilled to be welcoming Andy Donald and John Alexander into the fold. Andy, who produced our last Issues Project in 2007, brings a fresh and vibrant new energy to the company, while John brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from years of managing non-profits across the country. In addition, our very own and accomplished Brittany O'Neill takes on her new role as resident Producer, doubling our staff for the first time in over a decade, and allowing us the opportunity to develop and produce several more provocative new works in the upcoming season."
Naked Angels is a group of theater artists united by a desire to strengthen their community and individual artistic life through the creation of new work. Formed in 1986 by a group of restless and ambitious artists, the name was taken from John Tytell's book, Naked Angels, which referred to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and other Beats as "a generation that wanted to break out of convention and scream." Sometimes outraged, often irreverent, occasionally absurd, and always intelligent, enthusiastic and fun, Naked Angels' work was a spark to which audiences were quickly drawn. Dedication to the emerging artist has lead to the company's reputation for developing and producing outstanding, innovative plays. Over the years, Naked Angels has presented hundreds of readings, workshops, and full-scale productions. From Warren Leight's Tony Award winning Side Man to John Robin Baitz's The Substance of Fire, Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger to David Marshall Grant's Snakebit, Naked Angels has always been a place where new work flourishes. Some of their more recent efforts, Stephen Belber's Tape, Will Eno's Thom Pain (based on nothing), Elizabeth Meriwether's The Mistakes Madeline Made, and Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell have gone on to receive critical acclaim both here and abroad. Most recently, Naked Angels' production of Next Fall, written by Artistic Director Geoffrey Nauffts, received critical acclaim for its run at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre last summer.
Details of the 2009-10 Naked Angels season will be announced shortly.
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