The Mad Ones on the roof of The Bushwick Starr from The New York Times Feature: For The Mad Ones, Bad Haircuts Make Good Theatre. Photo by An Rong Xu.

The Mad Ones on the roof of The Bushwick Starr from The New York Times Feature: For The Mad Ones, Bad Haircuts Make Good Theatre. Photo by An Rong Xu.

About

The Mad Ones are a New York City-based company that creates ensemble-driven work through the ongoing collaboration of co-Artistic Directors Marc Bovino (writer/performer), Joe Curnutte (writer/performer), Michael Dalto (writer/performer), Stephanie Wright Thompson (writer/performer) and Lila Neugebauer (writer/director). The Mad Ones’ full-length plays include Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie (Ars Nova), Miles for Mary (The Bushwick Starr, Playwrights Horizons), The Essential Straight and Narrow (New Ohio Theatre), Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War (The Brick, Ars Nova, New Ohio Theatre), and The Tremendous Tremendous (The Brick). The Mad Ones have received multiple Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Nominations and multiple New York Innovative Theatre Awards. The Mad Ones have been company-in-residence at Ars Nova and were the inaugural recipients of the Archive Residency through New Ohio Theatre/IRT. The Mad Ones are part of Residency 5 at Signature Theatre.

Company Designers include Laura Jellinek (Scenic Design), Ásta Bene Hostetter (Costume Design), Mike Inwood (Lighting Design) and Stowe Nelson (Sound Design). The Mad Ones company Dramaturg is Sarah Lunnie.

Contact

Rachel Viola
United Talent Agency
Viola_R@unitedtalent.com

Support

Our work is not possible without your support. Everything makes a difference. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. The Mad Ones is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purpose of The Mad Ones must be made payable to "Fractured Atlas" only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.  

Education

The Mad Ones teach workshops on collaborative creation through the generation of material using our unique methodology. We have taught workshops for Actors Theatre of Louisville Professional Training Company, Bowdoin College, Cornell College, The Dalton School, Floor Five Theatre Co., The Langley School, Ohio University, Playwrights Horizons, Sarah Lawrence, Single Carrot Theatre, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and Williams College.

Student Testimonial Video

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