To do good work
with people we love
and break some dough.
BREAD is a multi-disciplinary arts collective
dedicated to adapting and devising new work
that challenges the typical and stretches the possible.
with people we love
and break some dough.
BREAD is a multi-disciplinary arts collective
dedicated to adapting and devising new work
that challenges the typical and stretches the possible.
Meet the Slices:
Lyndsey Anderson
Lyndsey is an actor, writer and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a proud founding member of BREAD Arts Collective (my favorite artists are my friends!), and is one-half of the writing/performing duo LEWIS & ANDERSON (with fellow BREAD member Ben Lewis). Recent TV credits include: QUANTICO; FOREVER; BLUE BLOODS; I LOVE YOU...BUT I LIED. Recent film: OWLS & ECHOES, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S: DIRTY MOVIE, DIRTY MOVIE II, SNATCHED. Recent Theatre: ROCKY HORROR SHOW (The Barn Arts Collective), WAITING FOR LEFTY (BREAD Arts Collective) THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (BREAD Arts Collective), THE JOSHUA COMPLEX (Lewis & Anderson), RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective), LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City).
Awards include: Best Actress, LET HIM EAT STEAK (Written by Lyndsey Anderson), The Network One-Act Festival at The Barrow Group Theatre.
www.lyndseyanderson.com
Lyndsey is an actor, writer and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a proud founding member of BREAD Arts Collective (my favorite artists are my friends!), and is one-half of the writing/performing duo LEWIS & ANDERSON (with fellow BREAD member Ben Lewis). Recent TV credits include: QUANTICO; FOREVER; BLUE BLOODS; I LOVE YOU...BUT I LIED. Recent film: OWLS & ECHOES, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S: DIRTY MOVIE, DIRTY MOVIE II, SNATCHED. Recent Theatre: ROCKY HORROR SHOW (The Barn Arts Collective), WAITING FOR LEFTY (BREAD Arts Collective) THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (BREAD Arts Collective), THE JOSHUA COMPLEX (Lewis & Anderson), RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective), LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City).
Awards include: Best Actress, LET HIM EAT STEAK (Written by Lyndsey Anderson), The Network One-Act Festival at The Barrow Group Theatre.
www.lyndseyanderson.com
Toni Ann DeNoble
A Thespian, Performance Artist, MC, and TV/Film Actress living in NYC.
Recent credits include theater productions with: Classic Stage Company, The Signature Theatre, Flea Theatre, Poetic Theatre, New Brooklyn Theatre, New Century Theatre, National Black Theatre, Cloud City, People Lounge, and Green-Wood Cemetery. Television: SHADES OF BLUE (NBC); SNEAKY PETE (Amazon). Film: RESPECT THE JUX; THE CYCLE.
Toni Ann is represented by Abrams Artists Agency and received her MFA in acting from Columbia University.
www.ToniAnnDeNoble.com
A Thespian, Performance Artist, MC, and TV/Film Actress living in NYC.
Recent credits include theater productions with: Classic Stage Company, The Signature Theatre, Flea Theatre, Poetic Theatre, New Brooklyn Theatre, New Century Theatre, National Black Theatre, Cloud City, People Lounge, and Green-Wood Cemetery. Television: SHADES OF BLUE (NBC); SNEAKY PETE (Amazon). Film: RESPECT THE JUX; THE CYCLE.
Toni Ann is represented by Abrams Artists Agency and received her MFA in acting from Columbia University.
www.ToniAnnDeNoble.com
John Egan
A theater-maker and poet from MN; in NYC since 2001. A proud founding member of BREAD Arts.
Theater credits include: WAITING FOR LEFTY (BREAD Arts Collective); THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (BREAD Arts Collective); MAYBE TOMORROW (The Poet Acts, Inc.); ADULTS ONLY (CORE Artists Ensemble); FIRST SUBURB (Cloud City); RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); THE CURIOUS CASE OF PHINEAS GAGE (Split Knuckle Theater Co.); LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City); EMPIRE TRAVEL AGENCY (Woodshed Collective)
TV credits include: DEADBEAT (Hulu).
John is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College.
He earned his BFA from The Juilliard School.
A theater-maker and poet from MN; in NYC since 2001. A proud founding member of BREAD Arts.
Theater credits include: WAITING FOR LEFTY (BREAD Arts Collective); THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (BREAD Arts Collective); MAYBE TOMORROW (The Poet Acts, Inc.); ADULTS ONLY (CORE Artists Ensemble); FIRST SUBURB (Cloud City); RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); THE CURIOUS CASE OF PHINEAS GAGE (Split Knuckle Theater Co.); LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City); EMPIRE TRAVEL AGENCY (Woodshed Collective)
TV credits include: DEADBEAT (Hulu).
John is currently an MFA candidate in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College.
He earned his BFA from The Juilliard School.
Kate Gunther
Originally from Wisconsin, Kate has most recently appeared in BREAD productions as Charlotte Canda in THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY, and Jenny Smith in RISE AND FALL. Other recent credits include: MISSED CONNECTIONS (Cave Theatre); Bianca in OTHELLO (Titan Theatre); Juliet in ROMEO AND JULIET (Onomatopoeia Theatre); various roles in MACBETH (Drunk Shakespeare); Witch 2 in MACBETH (Queen's Players); Ida Rock in THE EDWIN BOOTH COMPANY PRESENTS (The Players Club/Titan Theatre); ROMEO AND JULIET and TAMING OF THE SHREW (Titan Theatre).
Kate earned her BA in Theatre Arts and Visual Art from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
www.kate-gunther.com
Originally from Wisconsin, Kate has most recently appeared in BREAD productions as Charlotte Canda in THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY, and Jenny Smith in RISE AND FALL. Other recent credits include: MISSED CONNECTIONS (Cave Theatre); Bianca in OTHELLO (Titan Theatre); Juliet in ROMEO AND JULIET (Onomatopoeia Theatre); various roles in MACBETH (Drunk Shakespeare); Witch 2 in MACBETH (Queen's Players); Ida Rock in THE EDWIN BOOTH COMPANY PRESENTS (The Players Club/Titan Theatre); ROMEO AND JULIET and TAMING OF THE SHREW (Titan Theatre).
Kate earned her BA in Theatre Arts and Visual Art from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
www.kate-gunther.com
Eric Powell Holm
Eric Powell Holm is a theater-and-music-maker based in New York.
Directing credits include: RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); FIRST SUBURB (Cloud City); 12TH NIGHT! (Barn Arts Collective); LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City); SHORT LIFE OF TROUBLE (Wandering Bark ~ nominated for a NYIT 'Outstanding Ensemble' Award); VESTIGE (3 Sticks); SILENT FILM (Cloud City/Columbia), DOCTORS AND PATIENCE (Columbia); and PAPER PLANE (3 Sticks).
Eric earned his BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Program, as well as his MFA in directing from Columbia University. He's proud to be a curator and producer at Cloud City in Brooklyn and to be a founding member of BREAD.
Eric Powell Holm is a theater-and-music-maker based in New York.
Directing credits include: RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); FIRST SUBURB (Cloud City); 12TH NIGHT! (Barn Arts Collective); LONESOME DEVIL (Cloud City); SHORT LIFE OF TROUBLE (Wandering Bark ~ nominated for a NYIT 'Outstanding Ensemble' Award); VESTIGE (3 Sticks); SILENT FILM (Cloud City/Columbia), DOCTORS AND PATIENCE (Columbia); and PAPER PLANE (3 Sticks).
Eric earned his BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Program, as well as his MFA in directing from Columbia University. He's proud to be a curator and producer at Cloud City in Brooklyn and to be a founding member of BREAD.
Kelly Klein
Originally haling from Los Angeles, CA Kelly has since made New York her artistic home. As an actor her credits include the film TAKING WOODSTOCK (Dir. Ang Lee), television series NURSE JACKIE, GILMORE GIRLS, and THE JAKE EFFECT, and BREAD original productions of THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (Green-Wood Cemetery), RISE & FALL (Cloud City), and WOLFGIRLS! (Greenpoint Gallery). Additional theatre credits include THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Nat'l tour with Barter Theatre), PLAYdead (Red Room), HOOKER RAFT (Dead Herring), STICKY (Bowery Poetry Club), and LET HIM EAT STEAK (The Barrow Group). Kelly is also a writer, producer, director, acting coach, and photographer. Her original projects include BLACK HOLE HEART (The Red Room) and the short film STRANGER FRIENDS. Kelly is proud to produce and act alongside her best friends as a founding member of BREAD.
www.kellycallowayklein.com and www.callowayproductions.com
Originally haling from Los Angeles, CA Kelly has since made New York her artistic home. As an actor her credits include the film TAKING WOODSTOCK (Dir. Ang Lee), television series NURSE JACKIE, GILMORE GIRLS, and THE JAKE EFFECT, and BREAD original productions of THE GREAT AMERICAN CASKET COMPANY (Green-Wood Cemetery), RISE & FALL (Cloud City), and WOLFGIRLS! (Greenpoint Gallery). Additional theatre credits include THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (Nat'l tour with Barter Theatre), PLAYdead (Red Room), HOOKER RAFT (Dead Herring), STICKY (Bowery Poetry Club), and LET HIM EAT STEAK (The Barrow Group). Kelly is also a writer, producer, director, acting coach, and photographer. Her original projects include BLACK HOLE HEART (The Red Room) and the short film STRANGER FRIENDS. Kelly is proud to produce and act alongside her best friends as a founding member of BREAD.
www.kellycallowayklein.com and www.callowayproductions.com
Benjamin Lewis
A writer, director, actor and teaching artist. Last fall his play LONESOME DEVIL was produced at Could City in Brooklyn with many BREAD members. His plays have also been produced at The Players Theater, Access Theater, The Red Room, Triskellion Arts, and The Time Square Arts Center, as well as fringe festivals in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Ben's play WOLFGIRLS won The Bitter Lemons Innovative Theater Award and received and extended run at The hollywood Fringe Festival. His play HAPPY SAUCE is published in several one-act anthologies. His one-act HOOKER RAFT has been produced five times in NYC in the last three years. Ben is one half of the writing/performing duo LEWIS AND ANDERSON (with fellow BREAD member Lyndsey Anderson) whose work includes SPEECHES AND TOASTS and VERUCA AND DEX TAKE IT BACK! As a teaching artist, Ben has devised original work with young people from inner city housing projects to rural mid-western communities.
He earned his BFA from Boston University.
A writer, director, actor and teaching artist. Last fall his play LONESOME DEVIL was produced at Could City in Brooklyn with many BREAD members. His plays have also been produced at The Players Theater, Access Theater, The Red Room, Triskellion Arts, and The Time Square Arts Center, as well as fringe festivals in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. Ben's play WOLFGIRLS won The Bitter Lemons Innovative Theater Award and received and extended run at The hollywood Fringe Festival. His play HAPPY SAUCE is published in several one-act anthologies. His one-act HOOKER RAFT has been produced five times in NYC in the last three years. Ben is one half of the writing/performing duo LEWIS AND ANDERSON (with fellow BREAD member Lyndsey Anderson) whose work includes SPEECHES AND TOASTS and VERUCA AND DEX TAKE IT BACK! As a teaching artist, Ben has devised original work with young people from inner city housing projects to rural mid-western communities.
He earned his BFA from Boston University.
Andrew Lynch
Andrew Lynch is a composer and performer. His original music theatre has been presented at numerous NYC venues such as Music Theater Factory, Ars Nova, and Dixon Place. The New York Times describes his work in LE GOURMAND OR GLUTTONY as "rich in musical abundance... so pleasing to the palate, it deserves a bigger table." Recent acting credits include, Cadence Dakota Begbick in BREAD's RISE AND FALL, Paul Bradley in 3 Sticks' VESTIGE, and Lloyd in Jahn Sood's THE DISAPPEARING MAN. He also performed as a BLUE MAN in New York and Chicago.
Andrew is a Co-Artistic Director of 3 Sticks, and a founding member of the Brooklyn arts space Cloud City.
Andrew Lynch is a composer and performer. His original music theatre has been presented at numerous NYC venues such as Music Theater Factory, Ars Nova, and Dixon Place. The New York Times describes his work in LE GOURMAND OR GLUTTONY as "rich in musical abundance... so pleasing to the palate, it deserves a bigger table." Recent acting credits include, Cadence Dakota Begbick in BREAD's RISE AND FALL, Paul Bradley in 3 Sticks' VESTIGE, and Lloyd in Jahn Sood's THE DISAPPEARING MAN. He also performed as a BLUE MAN in New York and Chicago.
Andrew is a Co-Artistic Director of 3 Sticks, and a founding member of the Brooklyn arts space Cloud City.
Katie Melby
Katie Melby is a Lecoq-trained theatre artist based in Brooklyn. Last fall she directed Jahn Sood's folk opera "In a Sea of Faces" in Maine and Brooklyn and performed in Chana Porter's "Phantasmagoria" at La Mama. For Bread she has directed "The Great American Casket Company," at Greenwood Cemetery and also co-directed and starred in BREAD"s "Rise and Fall." She is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of 3 Sticks, a physical theatre company dedicated to making new work, that she runs with composer/performer Andrew Lynch. Their work has been presented by Ars Nova, Columbia Stages, One Arm Red, Governors Island art Fair, and Dixon Place amongst others. Recent puppetry credits include Basil Twist's "Rite of Spring" at Lincoln Center, Mabou Mine's "La Davina Caricatura" at La Mama, "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" at BAM, The Chilean tour of Chris Green's Firebird, Jessica Scott's "Ship of Fools" at HERE Art Center, and the interactive, immersive kid's experience that is "Pip's Island." Currently, she is working on a new telling of "Pinocchio" with Barn Arts collective.
Katie is also a co-founder of Cloud City, a multi-disciplinary art space in Brooklyn.
www.3sticks.org and www.cloudcity.nyc
Katie Melby is a Lecoq-trained theatre artist based in Brooklyn. Last fall she directed Jahn Sood's folk opera "In a Sea of Faces" in Maine and Brooklyn and performed in Chana Porter's "Phantasmagoria" at La Mama. For Bread she has directed "The Great American Casket Company," at Greenwood Cemetery and also co-directed and starred in BREAD"s "Rise and Fall." She is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of 3 Sticks, a physical theatre company dedicated to making new work, that she runs with composer/performer Andrew Lynch. Their work has been presented by Ars Nova, Columbia Stages, One Arm Red, Governors Island art Fair, and Dixon Place amongst others. Recent puppetry credits include Basil Twist's "Rite of Spring" at Lincoln Center, Mabou Mine's "La Davina Caricatura" at La Mama, "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" at BAM, The Chilean tour of Chris Green's Firebird, Jessica Scott's "Ship of Fools" at HERE Art Center, and the interactive, immersive kid's experience that is "Pip's Island." Currently, she is working on a new telling of "Pinocchio" with Barn Arts collective.
Katie is also a co-founder of Cloud City, a multi-disciplinary art space in Brooklyn.
www.3sticks.org and www.cloudcity.nyc
Giverny Petitmermet
A Brooklyn based actor/director/creator originally from San Diego, California. Giverny is the Artistic Director and a founding member of The New Collectives. She is also the lead teaching artist for their education department, The Young Collectives. Some of her New York credits include: THE WITCHES (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark); THE WITCHES (workshop production) (The New Collectives); RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); ALL'S FAIR (SIX WESTERN) (Oracle Theatre Co); THE CRUCIBLE (Sink or Swim Rep), JILL SANDERS: A LOVE STORY (The Spirit of Pride); THE BURNING HOUSE (Studio Maya Workshop); WAKE (Aisling Arts); SACRIFICIAL BOOGALOO (Mainspring Collective).
Giverny received her BFA in acting from Boston University, and has trained with London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), and British American Drama Academy (BADA).
For more, please visit www.givernypetitmermet.com
A Brooklyn based actor/director/creator originally from San Diego, California. Giverny is the Artistic Director and a founding member of The New Collectives. She is also the lead teaching artist for their education department, The Young Collectives. Some of her New York credits include: THE WITCHES (The New Collectives/Wandering Bark); THE WITCHES (workshop production) (The New Collectives); RISE AND FALL (BREAD Arts Collective); ALL'S FAIR (SIX WESTERN) (Oracle Theatre Co); THE CRUCIBLE (Sink or Swim Rep), JILL SANDERS: A LOVE STORY (The Spirit of Pride); THE BURNING HOUSE (Studio Maya Workshop); WAKE (Aisling Arts); SACRIFICIAL BOOGALOO (Mainspring Collective).
Giverny received her BFA in acting from Boston University, and has trained with London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA), and British American Drama Academy (BADA).
For more, please visit www.givernypetitmermet.com