Taffety Punk Theatre Company - rocking the house! Winner of the first ever
John Aniello Award for
Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company
Helen Hayes Awards
28 Apr 2008, Washington, DC
PO Box 15392 Washington, DC 20003 | 202.261.6612 |
 
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Tiny Alice | Owl Moon | Reals | Julius Caesar | Burn Your Bookes | suicide.chat.room | The Great One-Man Commedia Epic
Measure for Measure | Burn Your Bookes (2009) | Troilus & Cressida | The Faithkiller | Romeo & Juliet
The Devil in His Own Words
 
 

The Car Plays
Three one-act plays about people in their cars.

 
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Wednesdays through Saturdays
April 13 through 23 at 8:00 PM

Saturday matinee April 23 at 3:00 PM

 
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Esther Williamson and Mark Krawczyk
join the road warriors of Taffety Punk's Car Plays.

Photo by Marcus Kyd

 
    

Eric M. Messner and Jason Lott as Buggy and Tyler in Taffety Punk's The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
    

Alex Vaughan, Sylvie Ashford, and Sheila Hennessey in Taffety Punk's The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
    

Alex Vaughan, Sheila Hennessey, and Sylvie Ashford in Taffety Punk's The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
    

Taffety Punk company member Esther Williamson in The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
    

Company member Esther Williamson and Mark Krawczyk in Taffety Punk's The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
    

Company member Esther Williamson and Mark Krawczyk in Taffety Punk's The Car Plays.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 
 
    

The cast of all three Car Plays.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company. Esther Williamson, Mark Krawczyk, Alex Vaughan, Sylvie Ashford, Sheila Hennessey, Eric M. Messner, and Jason Lott.

Photo by Teresa Castracane.

 

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Tiny Alice

 
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Two Nights Only

March 25th at 7pm
&
March 26th at 5pm

@ Arena Stage, Ammerman Rehearsal Hall

 
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Taffety Punk company members
Joel David Santner, Marcus Kyd,
Tonya Beckman Ross, and Daniel Flint
take on Tiny Alice
in the Edward Albee Festival at Arena Stage.

Photo by Lise Bruneau
 

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Owl Moon

 
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Opening & Press Night

Friday, February 4, 2011
8:00 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

 
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Esther Williamson,
Tonya Beckman Ross, &
Kimberly Gilbert

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Owl Moon

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Kimberly Gilbert,
Esther Williamson, &
Tonya Beckman Ross

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Owl Moon

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Joel David Santner as Isaac

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Owl Moon

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Esther Williamson & Kimberly Gilbert

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Owl Moon

Photo by C. Stanley Photography
 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Owl Moon

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Reals

 
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Opening & Press Night

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 -
8:00 pm

@ Corner Store

 
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Eric Messner as caped
crusader Nightlife.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Reals

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Julius Caesar

 
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Opening & Press Night

Monday, October 4, 2010 - 7:30 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Riot Grrrls present
Julius Caesar

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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Riot Grrrls present
Julius Caesar

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Burn Your Bookes

 
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Opening & Press Night

Friday, April 30, 2010 - 7:30 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

 
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Daniel Flint as Edward Kelley.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

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Joel David Santner as Muller.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

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Esther Williamson as Jane Dee and Daniel Flint as Edward Kelley.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

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Kimberly Gilbert as Westonia.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

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Joel D. Santner as Jakub Muller and
Daniel Flint as Edward Kelley

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Daniel Flint as Edward Kelley and Joel D. Santner as Jakub Muller.

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Burn Your Bookes

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suicide.chat.room

 
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Opening & Press Night

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 8:00 pm

@ Flashpoint's Mead Theater Lab

 
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Kimberly Gilbert

in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's suicide.chat.room

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Tonya Beckman Ross, Kimberly Gilbert, and Matthew R. Wilson

in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's suicide.chat.room

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Tonya Beckmoan Ross, with Liz Maestri and Paul Edward Hope

in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's suicide.chat.room

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Kimberly Gilbert, with Liz Meastri

in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
suicide.chat.room

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Kimberly Gilbert and Matthew R. Wilson

in Taffety Punk Theatre Company's suicide.chat.room

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Paulina Guerrero, choreographer of
Taffety Punk's suicide.chat.room, in rehearsal

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
suicide.chat.room in rehearsal

Kimberly Gilbert and Matthew R. Wilson

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
suicide.chat.room in rehearsal

Matthew R. Wilson, Liz Maestri, Paul Edward Hope, Kimberly Gilbert, Lise Bruneau

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 
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Taffety Punk Theatre Company's suicide.chat.room in rehearsal

Matthew R. Wilson, Lise Bruneau, Elizabeth Abt,
Liz Maestri, Kimberly Gilbert, Paul Edward Hope

Photo by Marcus Kyd
 

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The Great One-Man Commedia Epic

 
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Two Shows, One Night

Friday, October 12, 2009
6:00 pm and 8:00 pm

@ The Corner Store

 

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Riot Grrrls:
Measure for Measure

 
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Opening & Press Night

Friday, September 18, 2009 - 7:30 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

 
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Suzanne Richard as Friar Peter
and Michelle Shipe as the Duke

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Tonya Beckman Ross as Mistress Overdone
and Kate Debelak as Pompey

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Sara Waisanen as Barnardine
and Michelle Shupe as The Duke

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

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Kimberly Gilbert as Angelo
and Esther Williamson as Isabella

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

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Esther Williamson as Isabella,
and Kimberly Gilbert as Angelo

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

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Kimberly Gilbert as Angelo
and Esther Williamson as Isabella

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

Photo by Kristin Holodak
 
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Esther Williamson as Isabella,
and Kimberly Gilbert as Angelo

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

Photo by Kristin Holodak

 
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Kimberly Gilbert as Angelo

Taffety Punk Theatre Company's
Measure for Measure

Photo by Kristin Holodak
 

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Page-to-Stage Festival
Burn Your Bookes

 
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  Sunday, September 6, 2009 - 6:00 pm
@ The John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, Family Theatre
 
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Richard Byrne, author, "Burn Your Bookes"

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one-night only bootleg production of

Troilus & Cressida

 
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Monday, July 27, 2009 - 7:00 pm
@ Folger Shakespeare Theatre

 

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The Faithkiller

 
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Opening & Press Night

Friday, March 30, 2009 - 7:30 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
 
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Andy English as Albert, Steve Beall as Henry,
and Michael John Casey as Frankie
on sound effects.

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Company member Kimberly Gilbert as Mary. Tanera Hutz in Background.

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Tanera Hutz as Mother Manda, and company member Kimberly Gilbert as Mary.

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Michael John Casey as Frankie,
Sound Effects Operator.

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Joseph W. Lane as Elijah.

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Kasaun T. Wilson as the title character
in "The Faithkiller."

Photo by Marcus Kyd
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Maura Stadem as the Leader of the Revolt
in the TV portions of "The Faithkiller."

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Kimberly Gilbert gets her
make-up touched-up
on location at Inner Ear Studios.

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Company member Lise Bruneau
discusses camera angles with director
of photography Kris Holodak,
while assistant director Liz Maestri looks on.
Taffety Punk's "The Faithkiller."

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Director Marcus Kyd works on a scene
with actors Maura Stadem and
Kimberly Gilbert, while sound engineer
Josh Anderson, writer Gwydion Suilebhan,
and director of photography Kris Holodak
wait for a take. On location at
Inner Ear Recording Studios.

Photo by Kip Pierson

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Marcus Kyd directs company member
Kimberly Gilbert in one of the
TV scenes of "The Faithkiller"
on location at Inner Ear Recording Studios.

Photo by Kip Pierson
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Marcus Kyd directs Kris Holodak with camera.
On location at Inner Ear Recording Studios.

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Josh Anderson with boom mic
on location of "The Faithkiller."

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Marcus Kyd, Maura Stadem, Kimberly Gilbert
work on a scene in "The Faithkiller."

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Gwydion Suilebhan
Author of "The Faithkiller"

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The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedie of

Romeo and Juliet


 
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Opening & Press Night

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7:30 pm

@ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop

 
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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo) and
Kelsey Grouge (Juliet).

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Learning the fight choreography at rehearsal. Kimberly Gilbert (Mercutio, obstructed) and Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo).

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Cast of Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet does push-ups before every rehearsal. From L to R: Esther Williamson (Benvolio), Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo), Abby Wood (Tybalt), Lorraine Ressegger (Fight Director, standing in back).

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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo) and
Kelsey Grouge (Juliet).

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Learning the fight choreography at rehearsal. Kimberly Gilbert (Mercutio, obstructed) and Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo).

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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Lorraine Ressegger, fight director,
demonstrates a move at rehearsal.

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Taffety Punk's Romeo and Juliet.
Learning the fight choreography at rehearsal. Kimberly Gilbert (Mercutio, obstructed) and Rahaleh Nassri (Romeo).

Photo by Teresa Castracane
 
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Photo of Lise Bruneau.
Director of Taffety Punk's
Romeo and Juliet.

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The Devil in His Own Words
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Press Release

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Opening & Press Night Thursday
August 10, 2007

8:00 pm
@ Flashpoint’s
Mead Theatre Lab
 
               

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