ABOUT US
Welcome to the New Studio on Broadway's production of The Clouds! Take a look around our site to learn a bit more about our project, those involved, and how to "attend" our virtual presentation.
The Clouds by Aristophanes was originally produced at the Athens City Dionysia of 423 BCE. It is perhaps the world’s first extant "comedy of ideas" and lampoons intellectual fashions in classical Athens.
THE COMPANY
THE COMPANY
The Cast
Production Team
Orlando Pabotoy (Director)
Head of The Physical Acting Intensive Lab at NSB. Mr. Pabotoy is an Obie winning New York City based multi-disciplinary artist. His recent work in devising and creation of new works included: writing/performing SESAR , commissioned by the Ma-Yi Theater Company and Directed by Richard Feldman. He was collaborator in The Object Lesson (NYTW, BAM, various International Festivals) Home (BAM, various International Festivals) and Holoscenes. Directed Everybody by Brandon Jacob Jenkins (Playmakers Rep) and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Arts Center, NYU-Abu Dhabi) Fall of 2019. Pabotoy recently a movement directed for Henry VI (NAATCO) and Marisol (Trinity Rep). As a playwright: That Beautiful Laugh and an adaptation of Goldoni’s The World In the Moon. His professional works in performance, direction and choreography has been seen in (selected venues): NAATCO, Ma-Yi Theater, The Public, NYTW, Yale Rep, Met Opera, Kirk Douglas, The Guthrie. American Airlines Theater, TFANA, The Lake Lucille Project, Salzburg Festival (Austria). He is a faculty member at NYU Tisch School of The Arts, ITW (Amsterdam). Awards: Obie Award (Magno Rubio with Ma-Yi) and a TCG Fox Fellow.
Gratitude: To this team of incredibly-curious-tenacious-group of misfits who search for “the possible” in anything. Their bravery, commitment and devotion through out this process is awe-inspiring. "Thank you” for the daily dose of inspiration. It’s been an honor and a privilege to have been a Physical Acting teacher these 10 years for NSB. To Chris for championing the child-like wonder and to my beautiful, kind and patient family at home and across the seas who define and re-define ‘courage, service and love’ during this time. I am your grateful student.
Peter Meineck (Translator)
holds the endowed chair of Associate Professor of Classics in the Modern World in the Classics Dept. at NYU and is an affiliated professor in Tisch Drama. He holds a PhD from the University of Nottingham where he is also Honorary Professor of Humanities. He works on ancient drama and culture and in particular cognitive theory applied to ancient performance. His most recent book is Theatrocracy (Routledge 2018) and he is currently working on a new book on the playwright Aeschylus that also examines the influence women's performance had on the development of Greek drama and democracy.He is the founding director of Aquila Theatre and had published several translations of ancient drama with Hackett including Clouds.
Caroline Ragland (Production Stage Manager, Broadcast Coordinator)
is thrilled to virtually be working on her first show with NSB. A graduate from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, she holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. Previous stage management credits include: ArtsPower National Touring Theatre - Fourscore and Seven Years Ago; Connelly Theatre - All Hallow's Eve (Dir. Martin P. Robinson); Mill Mountain Theatre - The Little Mermaid Jr., A Peter Rabbit Tale, Next to Normal (ASM); Lake Dillon Theatre Company - Tiny Beautiful Things (ASM); The Encore Musical Theatre Company - Camelot, 9 to 5; South Brooklyn Shakespeare - Winter's Tale; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre - Short Shakespeare! Macbeth. Resume. www.carolineragland.com.
Charlotte Seelig (Lighting Consultant, Layout & Title Creation)
is a professional lighting designer based in New York City. She is an alumna of the Department of Drama’s Production and Design Studio at NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, and a frequent collaborator at the New Studio on Broadway. Selected Credits: The Great Cat Massacre, The Scarlet Savior, #Adulting (Off-Broadway), In Her Own Words: The Diana Tapes (IRT), Fool’s Paradise (The Brick), Twelfth Night, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The American Clock, A Little Night Music, 1776, Red Noses, Merrily We Roll Along, Fun Home, Tuck Everlasting, Machinal, Bernarda Alba, Cabaret (NSB), Gun & Powder, Danny and the Rocket, REB+VoDKa+ME (Tisch New Musical Theatre Workshop), The Comedy of Errors, The 39 Steps, Shakespeare’s Will (regional, Lost Nation Theater). You can learn more about her work at www.charlotteseelig.com.
Nikki Amico (Assistant to the Director, Animation, Program Design)
is a recent graduate of NSB who participated in last year's physical acting intensive. She is thrilled to be back in this amazingly collaborative environment and working with such a multi-talented (and flexible!) group of artists. Endless thanks to Orlando for letting her be a part of this process and to Ellie, Caroline, Charlotte, Bri and everyone who has worked so tirelessly on the production! www.nikkiamico.net
Ellie Handel (Assistant to the Director, Website Design, Video Editor)
is a New York-based actor, director, and stage manager with a passion for storytelling and new play development. Off-Broadway: Emojiland, The Great Cat Massacre, The Scarlet Savior, Endangered! The Musical. Other favorite credits: Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad), The Drowsy Chaperone (Man in Chair), and Fun Home (Small Alison). As a stage manager, Ellie has worked on numerous projects Off-Broadway and with NYU Tisch. BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch’s New Studio on Broadway. www.elliehandel.com.
Camilla Dely (Costume Designer)
is a South-African born, multidisciplinary theater-maker, visual artist, and costume designer, which a special interest in highly physical, ensemble created work. She is a graduate of Headlong Performance Institute, was a 2015-16' Watson Fellow, and is currently a 2nd year MFA candidate at NYU Tisch Design for Stage and Film. Recent credits include: American Soil directed by Stevie Walker Webb, and Uncle Vanya, directed by Colm Summers.
Wesley Cornwell (Scenic & Props Consultant)
is a New York based scenic designer for theater and opera. Coming to scenic design with a background in anthropology, his work focuses on how physical environments shape storytelling. Recent credits include Chance (NYFM), Black Hole Wedding (NYMF), and Dog (Columbia U, Signature Theatre Center). At Princeton University, he was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. wfcornwell.com
Greg D. Chan (IT Consultant)
is a creative technologist and interactive media artist based in New York City. Originally trained as a filmmaker, his multi-disciplined work and focus meets at the intersection of performing arts, social activism, technology innovation and interactive communications. He is currently the Technology and Communications manager at NYU- Tisch Drama.
Michael Galligan (Editor)
is a performer, devised theater maker, and teaching artist. His company Tongue Honey has developed work with The Deep End, Irondale Center, the Upper Jay Art Center, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Devising credits include: Solarplexus (Edinburgh Fringe 2018), Birdbrains (Deep End, 2019), Tortle & Friends (FringeNYC, 2019), and Missing 411: The Musical (Upper Jay Art Center, 2020). He hosts a now-virtual clown variety show called Do The Funny Show every Tuesday night on Zoom. Michael is a former member of the 2013 Physical Acting Intensive and is thrilled to be working with this inspiring ensemble on The Clouds.
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Music
Enjoy this scrapbook of the ENTIRELY ORIGINAL music from this production of The Clouds.
Album composed and performed by Isaiah Spetz and Tuânminh Albert Đỗ.
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