Adrianne Krstansky

Title

Associate Professor of Theater Arts

Theater Arts

Expertise

Acting.

Degrees

University of California, San Diego, M.F.A.

Beloit College, B.A.

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Contact

Email:	krstansk@brandeis.edu
Phone:	781-736-3342
Office:	Spingold Theater, 5

Awards and Honors

Best Ensemble - Round and Round the Garden, Gloucester Stage Company, Independent Reviewers of New England Award (2013)

Independent Reviewers of New England - Best Actress nominee, Three Viewings (2012)

Independent Reviewers of New England Best Production Nominee - Body Awarness (Actor) (2011)

Independent Reviewers of New England - Best Solo Performance - Bad Dates, Merrimack Repertory Theater (director) (2010)

Independent Reviewers of New England - Best Solo Performance Nominee - 2.5 Minute Ride at New Repertory Theater (2010)

Eliot Norton Award - Best Solo Performance - Bad Dates, Merrimack Repertory Theater (director) (2009)

Eliot Norton Award Nominee GARY by Melinda Lopez, Best Production (2008)

Independent Reviewers of New England Nomination - Britannicus - Best Production, Best Ensemble (2008)

Eliot Norton Award Nominee - Brittanicus -Outstanding Large Production and Outstanding Ensemble (2007)

Michael L. Walzer Award for Teaching, Brandeis University (2007)

Boston Globe Pick Best Theater Production of 2006 Thom Pain (based on nothing) at New Repertory Theater - Adrianne Krstansky, director (2006)

Mazer Award to study Suzuki and Viewpoints with Anne Bogart's SITI Company in Saratoga Springs, NY (2000 - 2001)

Courses Taught

THA	4a	Acting I: The Vocal-Physical Connection
THA	10a	Theater as Performance
THA	21b	Acting: Language in Action
THA	42a	Acting Practicum
THA	44a	Directing Practicum
THA	70a	Directing
THA	109a	Improvisation
THA	125a	Acting for the Camera
THA	130a	Suzuki
THA	132a	The Collaborative Process
THA	190a	Ensemble Production
THA	201a	Acting I: Part 1
THA	315a	Rehearsal and Performance III: Part 1
THA	315b	Rehearsal and Performance III: Part 2

Scholarship

Antony and Cleopatra. By William Shakespeare. Director Krstansky, Adrianne. The Modern Theater at Suffolk University (premiere professional production in this theater), Actors Shakespeare Project, May - June 2011. (forthcoming)

356 days/365 plays. By Suzan Lori Parks. Ensemble Krstansky, Adrianne. The Public Theater, New York City, Blessed Unrest Theater Company, New York City, May 2007. (forthcoming)

Character Analysis. Actress Krstansky, Adrianne. Radcliffe Fellowship - Director - NYC director David Levine, 2013.

Legally Dead (world premiere). By Dan Hunter. Actress in the role of Annie Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston Playwrights Theater, Boston University, Jan - Feb. 2013.

Paradise Lost. By Clifford Odets. Actress in the role of Bertha Krstansky, Adrianne. New York Theater Workshop - Director , Daniel Fish, New York Theater Workshop, April.

A Mark on the Wall. By Virginia Woolf, adapted by Adrianne Krstansky and Abigail Killeen. Adaptor/Director/Performer Krstansky, Adrianne. Brandeis University - workshop production, Independent, November 2011.

Holiday Memories. By Truman Capote (Adapted by Russell Vanderbrooke). Actor in the role of Ms. Sook Krstansky, Adrianne. The New Repertory Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, December 2012.

Ordinary Mind/Ordinary Day. By Text by Virginia Woolf Adapted by Adrianne Krstansky and Abigail Killeen from Monday or Tuesday by Virginia Woolf. Adaptor/Director Krstansky, Adrianne. Spingold Theater Center, Brandeis Theater Company - New Play Workshop, February 2012.

Round and Round the Garden. By Alan Ayckbourn. Actor in the role of Ruth Krstansky, Adrianne. The GLoucester Stage Company, Glouceter, MA, June/July 2012.

Superior Donuts. By Tracy Letts. Actor in the role of Randy Osteen Krstansky, Adrianne. Smith College, Mandell Hall, The New Century Theater, July 2011.

Three Viewings. By Jeffrey Hatcher. Actor in role of Virginia Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston Center for American Performance, Boston University, May-June 2012.

Three Viewings. By Jeffrey Hatcher. Virginia Krstansky, Adrianne. Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, The New Repertory Theater, Nov/Dec 2011.

Krstansky, Adrianne. "A Mark on the Wall by Virginia Woolf (A Performance)." Bowdoin College Faculty Seminar. Bowdoin College. March 2012.

Afterlife: A Ghost Story. By Steve Yockey. Actor in the role of The Proprietess Krstansky, Adrianne. Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, New Repertory Theater, Jan - Feb 2011.

Body Awarness. By Annie Baker. Performer in the role of Phyllis Krstansky, Adrianne. Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA., Speakeasy Stage Company, October - November 2010.

Othello. By Willam Shakespeare. Performer in the role of Emilia Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston Commons, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, July - August 2010.

Paradise Lost. By Clifford Odets. Actor in the role of Bertha Katz Krstansky, Adrianne. Harvard University Loeb Theater, American Repertory Company Directed by Daniel Fish, March 1-15 2010.

Paradise Lost. By Clifford Odets. Bertha Katz Krstansky, Adrianne. Loeb Theater, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, American Repertory Theater, Feb/March 2010.

The Company Men. Carol Krstansky, Adrianne. Company Men Productions, 2010.

2.5 Minute Ride. By Lisa Kron. Actress in role of Lisa Krstansky, Adrianne. Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, The New Repertory Theatre, Oct 2009.

A Child's Christmas in Wales. By Dylan Thomas. Actress in role of the Mother Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston University, Boston Playwrights Theater, February 16, 2009.

Bad Dates. By Teresa Rebeck. Stage Director Krstansky, Adrianne. Elayne Bernstein Theater, Shakespeare and Company, Lennox, Massachusetts, January 14 - March 7 2009.

Bad Dates. By Teresa Rebeck. Stage Director Krstansky, Adrianne. MRT, Lowell, Massachusetts, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, March 19 - March 29 2009.

Slasher. By Allison Moore. Frances Krstansky, Adrianne. Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, Wellfleet, MA, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre, March 27, 2009.

The Company Men. By John Wells. Actress in role of Carol Krstansky, Adrianne. in production - national release, John Wells - Producer, Release date 2010 - Production dates April - May 2009.

The Leer Sisters. By Larry Switsky. Actor in the role of Gamma Krstansky, Adrianne. Harvard University, American Repertory Theater, November 2009.

Trojan Barbie. By Christine Evans. Actress in role of Hecuba Krstansky, Adrianne. Harvard University, American Repertory Theater, Cambridge MA, February 4, 2009.

A Little Work. By Anita Diamant and Stephen McCauley. Mia Krstansky, Adrianne. Stuart Stree Playhouse, Stuart Street Playhouse in Boston, June 2007.

Gary. By Melinda Lopez. Performer Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston Playwrights Theater, Boston Playwrights Theater, February 28 - March 16 2008.

November. By David Mamet. Actress in the role of Clarice Bernstein Krstansky, Adrianne. Lyric Stage, The Lyric Stage Company of Boston, October 24 - November 15 2008.

Sow and Weep. By Nitzan Halperin. Durriyah Krstansky, Adrianne. Arsenal Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, New Repertory Theater, 3/24/2008.

The Children. By Michael Elyanow. Actress in the role of the Nurse Krstansky, Adrianne. Shakespeare and Company, Lennox, MA, Shakespeare and Company, Lennox, MA, June 2008.

The Macbeth Project - The making of Actors Shakespeare Project all female Macbeth (Documentary). participant/interviewee Krstansky, Adrianne. Actors Shakespeare Project, 2008.

The Making of 'Gary' - Documentary. Performer Krstansky, Adrianne. Boston University, 2008.

WELL. By Lisa Kron. Actress in the role of Lisa Krstansky, Adrianne. Smith College, New Century Theater at Smith College, July 9 - 19.

Britannicus. By Racine. Performer - Role of Albina Krstansky, Adrianne. Loeb Drama Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, American Repertory Theater, Jan/Feb 2007.

Macbeth. By William Shakespeare. Director Krstansky, Adrianne. Studio 102 at Boston University, Actors Shakespeare Project, October 18 - November 18, 2007.

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