Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company
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Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company is an Obie Award
and Caffe Cino Award
http://www.nyitawards.com/anr/2006honorees.asp winning NYC Indie theatre company first established in 2000, with a mission towards the creation and production of theatrical events based in stage combat and dark comedy with a comic book edge. They began on the campus of Ohio University
, moving to NYC in 2002. The company is a resident company of Center Stage, NY http://www.centerstageny.com/ and led by artistic director
Qui Nguyen
and Robert Ross Parker. Past productions include the cult Off-Off Broadway shows: The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G, Alice in Slasherland, Soul Samurai http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/71892/soul-samurai, Fight Girl Battle World http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/13130, Men of Steel http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/429/MenofSteel.shtml, Vampire Cowboy Trilogy http://www.amazon.com/dp/0967023467/ and Living Dead in Denmark http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/nyc/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002503487 which featured special effects by Chuck Varga http://chuckvarga.com/, co-founder of the shock rock band GWAR
.
Obie Award
The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given by The Village Voice newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City...
and Caffe Cino Award
New York Innovative Theatre Awards
The New York Innovative Theatre Awards were founded in 2004. These annual awards honor excellence in Off-Off-Broadway Theatre and help nurture and promote the Off-Off-Broadway community.-Mission statement:...
http://www.nyitawards.com/anr/2006honorees.asp winning NYC Indie theatre company first established in 2000, with a mission towards the creation and production of theatrical events based in stage combat and dark comedy with a comic book edge. They began on the campus of Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
, moving to NYC in 2002. The company is a resident company of Center Stage, NY http://www.centerstageny.com/ and led by artistic director
Artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company, that handles the organization's artistic direction. He or she is generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogul, since the organization is generally a non-profit organization...
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen is a Vietnamese American playwright and fight director. He is an artistic director of the Obie Award and Caffe Cino Award winning Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, whose productions, penned and choreographed by Nguyen, have performed to sold-out audiences at the New York International...
and Robert Ross Parker. Past productions include the cult Off-Off Broadway shows: The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G, Alice in Slasherland, Soul Samurai http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/theater/71892/soul-samurai, Fight Girl Battle World http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/13130, Men of Steel http://www.showbusinessweekly.com/archive/429/MenofSteel.shtml, Vampire Cowboy Trilogy http://www.amazon.com/dp/0967023467/ and Living Dead in Denmark http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/nyc/review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002503487 which featured special effects by Chuck Varga http://chuckvarga.com/, co-founder of the shock rock band GWAR
GWAR
Gwar is a satirical heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, United States, in 1984. The band is best known for its elaborate science fiction/horror film inspired costumes, obscene lyrics and graphic stage performances, which feature humorous enactments of politically and morally taboo...
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