A Moon for the Misbegotten
*indicates member of AEA
† indicates member of BNW Rep
Alex Dmitriev † (Phil Hogan)
Most recently Papa Bettinger in AMT Theater’s production of Albert M. Tapper’s Bettinger’s Luggage. A member of the Workshop Theater, he was seen in Leegrid Steven’s Mesquite, NV and Alan C. Brindel’s Through The Darkness. Primarily a director, Alex has work at regional theaters across the country, in Canada and London. In NYC, seven shows for the York Theater Company including the Drama Desk nominated Lost in the Stars; the Abingdon Theatre, Pearl Theater and the Irish Rep. For BNW he director Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge on the barge in Red Hook. He spent the pandemic rereading the Greeks, out of which he wrote The House of Atreus, a series of connected monologues starting with Zeus and tracing the lineage from Tantalus to Orestes; BNW presented a workshop of this piece at the Greek Temple in Prospect Park. He studied in London and while there got to work with the incredible Ken Campbell on his Road show with Sylvester McCoy and he performed at the Royal Court with Vanessa Redgrave in her Show for Peace. He worked for six years in Canada working in film, television and stage before moving to NYC.
Dexter McKinney * † (T. Stedman Harder)
With BNW: Hamlet; The Plantation, Haitian Spring Celebration. Actors Theatre of Louisville: Skeleton Crew. Syracuse Stage: Airborn; Deliverance. Off-Broadway: 48 Hours in Harlem; 3/Fifths. TV: When They See Us; Mrs. America; The Perfect Murder. Film: Irrefutable Proof. Dexter has 2 master’s degrees from Syracuse University and resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
John Edmond Morgan * † ( James Tyrone )
John is a co-founder of BNW and Associate Artistic Director. Brave New World credits include: “The House of Atreus,” “Shakespeare on Stratford,” “The Hook,” “The Plantation,” “NUN$” “Moby Dick, Rehearsed,” (director) “Street Scene,” “The Merry Wives of Windsor Terrace” (director) “The Crucible,” “The Tempest,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” The Great White Hope,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “The Importance of Being Earnest” New York stage includes:“The Last Empress” at Lincoln Center, “Love’s Labour’s Lost” at The Samuel Beckett Theatre, “Sure Thing” at Soho Rep, the title role in “Zastrozzi” and “The Rover” at The Basic Theater, and “How I Learned to Drive” as a guest artist at Brooklyn College. Regional credits include “Sideman” at Florida Rep, “Candida” at Pennsylvania Stage, “Master Harold and the Boys” for Portland Rep, “Romeo and Juliet” at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival and “Hamlet” as a guest artist at Northern Michigan University. Television appearances include “All My Children” and “As the World Turns.” John has performed in and choreographed fights for numerous Shakespeare Festivals and independent films. Also for The Basic Theatre he directed “Downtown” at The Samuel Beckett, and he has directed for The Neighborhood Theatre for kids in Brooklyn. Teaching credits include NYU, Webster University, Northern Michigan University, SUNY Rockland, Brooklyn College, and The Brooklyn School For Music and Theater for 15 years.
Christopher Sears * (Mike Hogan)
Christopher Sears came from a theatre family. His parents raised him and his siblings while running their very own theatre company in St. Louis, Missouri. He started writing songs for their productions as a teenager. While getting his BFA at Rutgers University for Acting he played Feste the Fool in Shakespeare's 12th night. Christopher found a kindred spirit in Feste, and the role of the fool in life. This vantage point along with the mercurial transformation into adult society are the guiding inspirations for his album Bread Boy. He lives in New York City where he continues to act, paint, compose, and play!
Erin Treadway * † (Josie Hogan)
Erin Treadway is a frequent collaborator with playwright/director Leegrid Stevens and their company Loading Dock. With Loading Dock: Molly in Spaceman (Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance), Jesse in War Dreamer (Wild Project), Kailey in A Peregrine Falls (Wild Project), Julie in Miss Julie, Asian Equities (The Dock at Loading Dock), Cleo in The Twelfth Labor (Gene Frankel), and Clara in The Dudleys! (HERE). She is company member of Brave New World, where she played Julie in a site-specific production of Leegrid Stevens' Miss Julie, Asian Equities and Therese in The Hook (Arthur Miller premier). Upcoming: playing the demi-god Achilles in Leegrid Stevens' The Trojans (The Cell), and is currently in a production of The Voices in Your Head by Billy McEntee with Egg and Spoon Theatre.
Claire Beckman † (Director)
Claire Beckman is the Producing Artistic Director and Co-Founder of BNW. BNW credits include: A View From The Bridge (Beatrice), The Hook (Director), Shakespeare on Stratford (Co-Director), A Muslim in the Midst (Director), The Plantation (adapted from The Cherry Orchard) (Adaptor/Director), Picasso’s Masterpiece, (Director) Street Scene (Director, named #22 of 25 Best Stage shows of 2013 by L Magazine), The Long Christmas Dinner (Director), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Terrace) (Mrs. Ford), The American Clock (Rose Baum), The Halloween Plays (Doctor/Gretel in Too Much Candy), As You Like it (Director), The Crucible (Director, NY Magazine Critic’s Pick), The Tempest(Director), The Member of the Wedding (Director), On The Waterfront (Director), Fahrenheit 451 (Mildred), Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (Adaptor/Director), The Great White Hope (Ellie), To Kill a Mockingbird (Jean Louise/Director), The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn). Off Broadway credits include The Torchbearers at Drama Dept., Snakebit for Naked Angels, the title role in Bella Belle of Byelorussia directed by Christopher Ashley at the WPA, The Last Empress at Lincoln Center and Kevin Kline’s Hamlet at The Public. Regional credits include leading roles at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville,Asolo Theatre, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Capital Rep, GeVa, Syracuse Stage, The Pittsburgh Public Theatre, A new adaption of The Pianist (in development) by Emily Mann at The McCarter, and several leading roles at various Shakespeare Festivals including Lady Macbeth at Shakespeare on the Sound. Films include: “The Tollbooth,” the award winning “The Wormhole,” “Revolution #9,” “Pollock,” “Fallout,” “The Door in the Floor” with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger and “The Thing About My Folks” with Peter Falk and Paul Reiser. Crystal Prism Award Best Actress: “Better Than Escape” (“Bolje od Bekstva” Serbia/Montenegro.) Best Producer nomination at NYC’s Visionfest for “The West Begins on Fifth Avenue.” TV: “Law & Order,” “Law & Order CI,” “All My Children,” “As the World Turns.”
Celeste Muñiz* †(Producing Associate/ Stage Manager)
Celeste is an actress/writer born and raised in the Bronx. She has a B.A. in Theater from Fordham University at Lincoln Center. Celeste has performed with many theater companies in NYC including Brave New World Repertory, Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and The Civilians. Recent film credits include: Poorly Executed (Gorilla Ocho Productions), …But A Dream (Mwhaha Laugh Productions). BNW credits: Street Scene, The Hook, Brave New Works: Daughters of the Sexual Revolution. She has performed her original work at Bowery Poetry Club, Harlem Arts Festival, and Salon BKLYN. Celeste is interested in creating work that sheds light on unity despite our perceived individuality. celestemuniz.com