Theater

Carlos Armesto

Initial PGF Award: Theater Apprenticeship, 2005
Additional PGF Awards: 2010 Special Project Grant

Carlos Armesto is Artistic Director of Theatre C, a New York-based theatre company whose mission is to move audiences and open minds by creating vibrant theatre through the unexpected fusion of disparate art forms. A director and producer, Mr. Armesto is a former Associate Artistic Director of The Ensemble Studio Theatre. Current Project: disOriented by Kyoung Park (at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre). Projects with Theatre C include "Binding" by Jesse Zaritt (Extended by P.S. 122/soloNOVA Arts Festival and Nominated for three Innovative Theatre Awards), "The Who's Tommy" (at ReVision Theatre), "The Ugly Swan" by Sammy Buck & Dan Acquisto, "Displaced" by Lori Fischer, and "(e)vaporate" by christopher oscar peña and Parker Ferguson. Notable directing credits include: "Kingdom" (ReVision Theatre; Best Musical of the Season - Star Ledger) and "Serendib" by David Zellnik (EST-Sloan Mainstage 2007). Mr. Armesto also served as Artistic Associate for the 2004 Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts. Education: MFA Directing, Carnegie Mellon; BS Theatre & Chemical Engineering, M.I.T. Honors: Bill Foeller Director's Fellowship (Williamstown), Audelco Award Nomination 2006 (Dramatic Production of the Year, Relativity); Princess Grace Award 2005, Special Project Award 2010. Affiliation: SDC, ISPA

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