exhibit a performance group

Kathy Hendrickson (co-artistic director) is a performer, writer and director who has been creating theatre and acting professionally for over 20 years both in New York and in Minneapolis.  She is a founding member of The Resident Company with former members of Second City, The Compass and Story Theater.  From 2003-2006, Hendrickson was founder and director of Present Elevation, a critically acclaimed New York based transformational improvisation company.  She is also a former member of Collision Theory Theatre Company with K Tanzer.  She has acted on stage in New York, Minneapolis, on film, for television, and in commercials.  In addition to being a theater-maker, Hendrickson has been teaching Acting Technique and Viola Spolin based improvisation since 1992.  She currently teaches in The New Actors Workshop two-year professional actor training program in New York City.  Hendrickson holds a Masters Degree in Playwriting, and has written numerous scripts produced in New York.

K Tanzer (co-artistic director) is an interdisciplinary theatre-maker and director/choreographer. She has been creating original theatre for ensembles since 1994. From 1996-2005 Tanzer was the co-Artistic Director of Collision Theory, an award winning performance company that created and produced image-saturated physical theatre. Tanzer’s work has been represented by Pentacle (booking and touring). She has twice been an Artist in Residence with New York Theatre Workshop [add link] and is a proud NYTW Usual Suspect. For the 2007-2008 season, Tanzer is a guest artist with the Aynsley Vandenbroucke Movement Group [add link to website]. In addition to her professional work, Tanzer teaches at the New Actors Workshop [add link], a two-year theatre conservatory. She is an adjunct faculty member of the Laban Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS) [add link]. She has given lectures and workshops at New York University/Gallatin School, Towson University, Bennington College, and the School for Film and Television. Tanzer is a Certified Movement Analyst.

Exhibit A Performace Group is:, Hank Bjorklund, Kathy Hendrickson, Jesse Liebman, Joseph M. Ryan, and K Tanzer.