The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
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The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble is a theatre troupe based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2004 by a group of actors, designers and directors, including artistic director Tom Burmester. The Ensemble seeks to present the works of new playwrights and to revisit classics. Productions In 2005, the Ensemble produced Wounded an original collaborative work based on the testament of wounded veterans returning from the Iraq War. 2010 season * In the Company of Jane Doe, written by Tiffany Antone, directed by Mary Jo DuPrey * A Giant Arc in the Skyspace of Directions, written by Michael Vukadinovich, directed by Efrain Schunior * Trog and Clay, written by Michael Vukadinovich, directed by Gary Gardner * A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare, directed by Jonathan Redding * The War Cycle: Wounded, written by Tom Burmester and the Ensemble, directed by Tom Burmester * The War Cycle: Nation of Two, written by Tom Burmester, directed by Danika Sudik * The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad, written by Tom Burmester, directed by Danika Sudik * The Good Prisoner, written by Kit Steinkellner, directed by Louise Hung At the 2010 LA Weekly Theatre Awards the Ensemble and Artistic Director Tom Burmester were awarded with a Special Citation for Excellence and Breadth of Vision for their work on The War Cycle. 2009 season * Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, directed by Jonathan Redding * Survived, written by Tom Burmester, directed by Tom Burmester and Danika Sudik * The Heretic Mysteries, written and directed by David Bridel * Monkey Madness, written and directed by Daisuke Tsuji. Winner of LA Weekly Award for Best Puppetry, Nominated for seven LA Weekly Awards. * Adeline's Play, written by Kit Steinkellner, directed by Amanda Glaze * Beau Fib, book and Lyrics by Myles Nye, composed by John Graney & Andy Hentz, directed by Andy Goldblatt 2008 season * I Gelosi, written and directed by David Bridel * Spring's Awakening, written by Frank Wedekind, adapted by Tom Burmester and Evan Drane, directed by Evan Drane * Quixotic, written by Kit Steinkeller, directed by Amanda Glaze 2007 season * The Water Engine, written by David Mamet, directed by Tom Burmester * Wounded, written by Tom Burmester, directed by Tom Burmester * Ran Wild, written by Rose Martula 2006 season * The Island, written by Athol Fugard - LA Theatre Ensemble (2006) * Wounded, written by Tom Burmester, directed by Tom Burmester * Stone Cold Dead Serious, written by Adam Rapp, directed by Larry Errick * The Distance from Here, written by Neil LaBute, directed by Theo Perkins 2005 season * Kindred, written by Daniel Keleher, directed by Tom Burmester * The Wounded Project, written by the Ensemble, directed by Tom Burmester
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