COMPANY INFO

Direct Current (New York City, NY) is a shocking new performance company dedicated to investigating and revolutionizing "The Way We Do Things." In 2007 Direct Current began producing Alternating Current, a unique party and variety show that has presented dozens of writers, dancers, film makers, musicians and performance artists. In 2009 Direct Current will produce the first annual Semi-International Tiny Festival of Modern Theater and Dance, a festival of workshops and guest curated events. 10-Speed Revolution is Direct Current's first fully produced show on any stage anywhere.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company (Minneapolis, MN) has gained a reputation for creating well-staged and carefully researched independent theater in Minneapolis since 2004.  Past productions include the regional premieres of Neil LaBute’s Fat Pig and Noah Haidle’s Mr. Marmalade.  This August they are producing John Heimbuch’s original undead epic, William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead.  Visit them online at www.walkingshadowcompany.org

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PRODUCTION STAFF

Nathan Lemoine (Artistic Director, Direct Current) received his MFA in Directing from Ohio University. Lemoine is a member of the Lincoln Center's Directors Lab '07, Vampire Cowboy's Theater Company, Guerilla Dance Team and is the producing Artistic Director of the new monthly performance lounge Alternating Current. He is a director, writer and freelance scenic carpenter and props designer. He can be contacted at nate.lemoine@gmail.com

John Heimbuch (Playwright, Walking Shadow) is a Minneapolis-based theatre artist whose other plays include The Lives of the Most Notorious Highwaymen, Or the White Whale, Shakespeare's Land of the Dead, and the penny-dreadful serial London After Midnight. John is a member of the Lincoln Center's Directors Lab '07 and the co-Artistic Director of Walking Shadow Theatre Company, where has served in a variety of capacities, including director, actor, and playwright. He can be found online at johnheimbuch.com.

Kelli Patterson (Managing Director)  Previous credits include Assistant Director of Last Night in Brooklyn with Cypher Productions in Brooklyn, NY.  Stage Manager of various plays with Tibbits Summer Theatre in Coldwater, MI. Production Assistant of Kimberly Akimbo with Manhattan Theatre Club in New York, NY. Degrees include a B.F.A. in Stage Management from SUNY Purchase in Westchester, NY and an A.A.S. Candidate for Accounting from Briarcliffe College on Long Island.  This is Kelli’s first production with Direct Current, and hopes to continue collaborations with Nate Lemoine in the future. 

Gib Patterson (Set Designer) Previous credits included various works in industrial fabrications with DCM Fabrication in Brooklyn, NY.  Set designer of Last Night In Brooklyn with Cypher Productions in Brooklyn, NY. Carpentry and scenic work with Tibbits Summer Theatre in Coldwater, MI. Gib has a B.F.A. in Scenic Design from SUNY Purchase in Westchester, NY. Gib is happy to be working in a theatrical environment again, and enjoys wearing pants.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company (August 2005)
world premiere -- directed by Amy Rummenie
MN Fringe Festival/Bryant-Lake Bowl, Minneapolis MN
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Altered Esthetics, Bike Art show (May 2006)
staged reading -- directed by John Heimbuch
NEMAA's Art-a-Whirl, Minneapolis MN
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The Young Mirror Rep, No Boundaries Festival (November 2006)
40-minute version -- directed by Alexander Burns
14th Street Y, New York NY
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Carleton College, Experimental Theatre Board (May 2008)
full production -- directed by Ben Egerman
Nourse Little Theatre, Northfield MN

Direct Current/Walking Shadow (July-August 2008)
NYC full-length premiere -- directed by Nathan Lemoine
Midtown International Theatre Festival, New York NY