About Nervous Theatre
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Nervous Theatre is a theatrical collective creating ensemble-driven new works and radically reimagined classics.
As a nomadic company, our work is created and presented across the country with roots in Bozeman, Boston, and the Twin Cities.
NERVOUS THEATRE has a knack for modern storytelling. Remarkably complicated direction comes across as simple and effortless thanks to the brilliant cast and beautiful design.
An electrifying company that I will be
sure to keep a close eye on!
-The Arts Business
WE ARE INTERESTED IN:
WE ARE COMMITTED TO:
creating ensemble-based collaborations
celebrating and exploiting
the 'liveness' of theatre for all its physical and communal possibilities
making adventurous theatre that is accessible, affordable, and inclusive
celebrating and centering queer voices
“work on the nerves of the audience, not their intellect.”
-Samuel Beckett
NERVOUS TEAM
Founding Artistic Director
Connor Berkompas
Connor is a theatre-maker and teaching artist residing in the Twin Cities where he leads pop-up Movement Practice. As director and designer, projects with Nervous Theatre include the world premieres of A MARVELOUS PARTY (Surel's Place), STRANGE MATING CALLS (Tinworks Art), MOMMY'S DEAD AND THEY BURIED HER IN MOSCOW (Ellen Theater), as well as a touring productions of CHALK CIRCLE and THE MAIDS.
BFA: Boston Conservatory
Founding Member
Annabella Joy
Annabella is a Montana based theatre maker and Nervous Theatre founding member. Previous Nervous works include A MARVELOUS PARTY, STRANGE MATING CALLS, MOMMY'S DEAD AND THEY BURIED HER IN MOSCOW, and THE MAIDS. She is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory where she received her BFA in Musical Theatre, and now resides in Bozeman practicing theatre and teaching voice. AnnabellaJoy.com
Founding Member
Dylan James
Dylan James is a writer/performer from Brooklyn who recently relocated to Bozeman, MT. He is a founding member of Nervous Theatre. Recent projects with Nervous Theatre include The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Strange Mating Calls, Mommy's Dead and They Buried Her in Moscow, and the 2020 tour of The Maids. Other theatre projects include Hedwig and the Angry Inch with Theatre Out of Bounds and Rat Queen Theatre Company’s Judy Doomed Us All (Ice Factory) where he created the role of Nancy Reagan. BFA: Boston Conservatory
Company Member
Isabel Shaida
Isabel is a movement artist and community organizer. She volunteers with Gallatin Valley Sunrise and currently sits on the Bozeman Sustainability Board. Isabel has devised original works and has performed with Monica Bill Barnes & Co. and Double Edge Theatre. She continues to train with SITI Co. and Wendell Beavers and studies somatic embodiment. She believes that through caring for one another, entering our bodies, we can create structural change.