Tony-nom’d producer specializing in new work dev’t and production worldwide, a mechanism for fulfillment of artists’ visions for new work, int’l collaboration, and distro. A proud founding member of C**A (Creative and Independent Producer Alliance), ArKtype was established in 2006 by producer Thomas O. Kriegsmann to support the finest in emerging and established domestic and internationally based
artists. We support risk in live performance – creating an ever-shifting mechanism for the fulfillment of artists’ visions for new work, international collaboration, production and touring. The company has grown to encompass renowned artists from twenty different countries, multiple genres and commercial and non-profit support structures for a variety of spaces. Realizing the infrastructural demands of the artist in an environment of limited funding and financial support for creative endeavors, ArKtype aims to balance infrastructural support with creative growth, allowing the artist a long-term relationship with a producing entity based on establishing the artist’s continued presence in the national and international regional theater and arts presenter communities. and abroad includes projects with Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Market Theatre (Johannesburg), Hartford Stage Company, Barbican Centre, Oxford Playhouse, Noorderzon Festival, Performance Space 122 (Fresh Terrain Festival of Performance Theater, Austin, TX), Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Berkeley Rep, Actors Theater of Louisville, Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum, Apollo Theater, NYU/Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Bouffes du Nord and The Kitchen, among many others. Kriegsmann’s acclaimed work as producer has been seen worldwide, proudly continuing his decades of work in the production and development of emerging experimental ensembles. Recent premieres include 600 HIGHWAYMEN’s A THOUSAND WAYS, Bryce Dessner’s TRIPTYCH (EYES OF ONE ON ANOTHER) w/ Korde Arrington Tuttle, Roomful of Teeth & Kaneza Schaal, John Cameron Mitchell’s THE ORIGIN OF LOVE TOUR, Kaneza Schaal & Christopher Myers’ CARTOGRAPHY, Sam Green & Kronos Quartet’s A THOUSAND THOUGHTS, Big Dance Theater / Mikhail Baryshnikov’s MAN IN A CASE, Nora Chipaumire’s #PUNK100%POP*NIGGA, Nalaga’at Deaf-Blind Theater’s NOT BY BREAD ALONE, CHRISTEENE, The Freedom Theatre of Palestine’s THE SIEGE and Byron Au Yong & Aaron Jafferis’ TRIGGER based in communities nationwide in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. Upcoming premieres include Karen O & Lila Neugebauer’s FORGET ABOUT YOU, Scott Shepherd’s THIS IGNORANT PRESENT w/Malthouse Theatre (Melbourne), Sam Green’s 32 SOUNDS w/ JD Samson, and Nora Chipaumire’s NEHANDA. More evidence of his rampant radicalization through cultural means is available at arktype.org.
