THE TEAM​
Jesse Berger
Founder and Producing Artistic Director
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Since founding Red Bull Theater in 2003, Jesse Berger (he/him) has directed productions of Pericles, The Revenger’s Tragedy, Edward the Second, Women Beware Women, The Duchess of Malfi, The Witch of Edmonton, The Maids, Volpone, Loot, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, The Changeling, and The Government Inspector for the company. Jesse’s adaptations of The Revenger’s Tragedy and Women Beware Women are published by Dramatists Play Service. Red Bull Theater produces a variety of classical and contemporary work under Jesse’s leadership, including the OBIE Award-Winning Revelation Reading Series, free Bull Session discussions, Shakespeare in Schools outreach, Master Classes for classical acting, the annual Short New Play Festival, and ....keep reading
Sherri Kotimsky
Managing Director
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Sherri (she/her) came to Red Bull Theater as General Manager in August 2015, after serving as bookkeeper for a year. Her career as General Manager, Finance Consultant, Production Manager and Producer extend back to years at The Mint Theater, Theater Breaking Through Barriers, Naked Angels, Pace University’s Schimmel Center, Pearl Theater and MCC Theater. During a 13-year break from Theater, was the Financial Controller for the Netherlands Board of Tourism.
Nathan Winkelstein
Producing Director
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Nathan (he/him) has been with Red Bull Theater for ten years. He is the Producing Director of the Revelation Reading Series as well as the host of Red Bull Podcasts, the Director of Education and the Casting Associate for Red Bull. Nathan has acted or directed for numerous companies around the country, including The Alley, NYU Grad, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Shakespeare Theater Company, LCT, The Folger, American Shakespeare Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and others. Dubbed 'The Pied Piper of Shakespeare' Nathan provides private acting coaching to select clients and has taught for Red Bull, STC, LCT, TGS and Maggie Flanagan Studio. Nathan received his BA in Theater from the University at Buffalo and his MFA in Classical Acting from the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the UK. Nathan is a proud member of Actors' Equity and SDC.
Jessica Fornear
Marketing and Operations Manager
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Jessica (she/her) has been working with Red Bull Theater for six years as a stage manager, OBS designer, administrative fellow, and marketing and producing associate. Jessica received her associate degree in theatre, film, and television from the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and her bachelors degree in business management from the College of Staten Island. Before Red Bull, Jessica worked as a freelance stage manager for numerous companies and universities in and around New York City and completed a stage management apprenticeship at the Juilliard School.
Alice Renier
Associate Director of Education
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ALICE RENIER (she,her) is a theater artist and educator who specializes in working with heightened text. Previous to joining the administrative staff of Red Bull Theater she has held positions as a teacher, consultant, and administrator for The Shakespeare Society, The Public Theater, Classic Stage Company, Red Bull Theater, The Classical Theatre of Harlem, and Columbia University. She is a certified facilitator with Alchemy Inc, a nonprofit that uses the power of myth and storytelling to mentor young people and adults. She is a founding member of Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble.
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Alexandre Bleau C.S.A.
Casting Director
Alexandre Bleau has been with Jim Carnahan Casting since 2013. Red Bull: The Imaginary Invalid, Two Gentleman of Verona, Country Wife. Broadway includes: Art, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Swept Away, Appropriate, Shark is Broken, A Doll's House, Lehman Trilogy, Moulin Rouge!, Plaza Suite, Betrayal, Burn This. San Francisco: Let the Right One In, Harry Potter, Swept Away. London: Plaza Suite, Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, Eureka Day, Mad House. Film: Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid.
Candi Adams PR
Press Representatives
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Current: Warriors by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, music by Jason Robert Brown, book by Taylor Mac. Broadway: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme (Sundance/Tour/Vegas); Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice; Brian Stokes Mitchell in Man of La Mancha. Off-Broadway: The Jonathan Larson Project; Fiddler on the Roof, dir. by Joel Grey; A Walk on the Moon; Picnic at Hanging Rock. Press for award-winning Public Theater: Hamilton, Fun Home, David Byrne’s Here Lies Love, free Shakespeare in the Park.
Powerful Communications
Culture and Community Consultant
Powerful Communications provides organizations with mission aligned strategies and engagements from the rehearsal room to the board room. Past partnerships: The Imaginary Invalid and Medea Re-Versed (Red Bull), The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (BAM and Broadway); Barrington Stage Company; HVSF; and others. Facilitation by Melle Powers and Alejandro Rodriguez.