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Rogue Artists Ensemble founded in 2001 by students at the University of California, Irvine. Their first three shows, "Hyperbole," "The Poe Play" (based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe), and "Pip" (based on the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens) were performed on campus.
In 2003, the group became a not-for-profit company and began performing independently of the members’ alma mater. Subsequent shows were performed in small venues around Los Angeles and Orange County, California.
In 2006, and again in 2008, the Rogues received a grant from the Jim Henson Foundation to adapt Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s “The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr Punch.”
In 2009 the Rogues created an original adaptation of three shorts stories by Nikolai Gogol- "The Overcoat", "The Nose", and "Diary of a Madman"- entitled Gogol Project. The play was written by Kitty Felde with original music and songs by Ego Plum.
The Rogue Artists Ensemble has collaborated with some other artists, including writer Neil Gaiman, illustrator Dave McKean, writer Angus Oblong, and musicians such as The Ditty Bops, Jack Irons, Two Sheds, and composer Ben Phelps.
Rogue Artists Ensemble creates theatre Utilizing hyper-theatrical, multicultural storytelling techniques to share the wonders and magic of live theatre with a diverse American audience. They dedicated to preserving theatre as a viable contemporary American art form.
THE TEAM
Sean T. Cawelti, Artistic Director
John Nobori, Associate Artistic Director
Ryan L. Maes, CPA Finance Manager
Skyler Gray, Education Director
Chelsea Sutton, Marketing Manager
THE ENSEMBLE
Christina Aimerito, Kristopher Bicknell, Sean T. Cawelti*, Haylee Freeman, Estela Garcia, Shannon Goldsborough, Skyler Gray, Kerry Hennessy*, Matthew G. Hill, Ryan L. Maes*, Keith Mitchell, John Nobori, Katie Polebaum, Ego Plum, Nina Silver, Tyler Stamets*, Miles Taber.
* denotes founding member
Rogue Artists Ensemble
3352 California Ave.
Signal Hill, CA 90755
(213) 596-9468
rogue@rogueartists.org
Here are few videos reflect some of their work.