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THE MILLION UNDERSCORES is an experimental theater company based in Brooklyn under the artistic direction of Nicolás Noreña. Founded in Summer 2013  the company has developed alongside a qualitative study of numbers, and experiments in aesthetic drive, abstract composition, and collaborative writing.

We make highly visual and physical eccentric theater works that interrogate the action and the form of theater.

We value every element of performance as an independent voice. Through density, multi-directionality and juxtaposition we generate fields for the audience to notice, think and reify modes of perception, organization and understanding.

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NICOLAS NOREÑA (Artistic Director) is a Colombian theater maker and performer living in Brooklyn. His work considers theater as a memory medium in relation to the forces of Chaos, Form and Change. He is the founder and artistic director of THE MILLION UNDERSCORES. Through this company, Noreña has developed, produced, directed and designed over twenty original productions presented at The Museum of Modern Art, Target Margin Theater, Theater Flamboyan, The Brick Theater, O.D.C San Francisco, 62' Center Williamstown, Le Mondo Baltimore,  as well as in DIY spaces, art galleries and public spaces in New York City. 

He had the pleasure of working closely with Mary Overlie and Richard Foreman, their mentorship, transgressive ideas on theater, and deep sense of humor have been foundational to Nicolas and his company. Over the years he has performed with wonderful artists such as The Talking Band, Jess Barbagallo, Liz Swados, Jeff Weiss, Theresa Buccheister and Object Collection.

He was a LEIMAY fellow 2015-2020,  LAB  artist with Target Margin Theater in 2019, was a resident artist with MABOU MINES 2015-2016 under the mentorship of JoAnne Akalaitis, and has developed work at Mercury Store since 2023. 

Nicolas currently teaches at the Experimental Theater Wing in New York University, and is the archive director of the Mary Overlie Legacy Project. He has taught workshops and given lectures at Playwrights Horizons, MIT, Juilliard, HB Studios, TK Studio, Mercury Store, and abroad in Colombia and Switzerland. 

Lately he's been curious about forgetfulness, where language comes from, and volcanoes.

TIMOTHY SCOTT (Associate Artistic Director)  is a Brooklyn based performer and a founding member of THE MILLION UNDERSCORES. He has worked with Richard Foreman, Mary Overlie, Object Collection, Ernesto Pujol and Jess Barbagallo. He has been a part of thirteen productions created and performed by The Million Underscores. His work within the company includes performing, writing, directing, producing and designing.  

Timothy was a LEIMAY fellow from 2015-2020, a LAB artist with Target Margin Theater in 2019 and is currently teaching Six Viewpoints independently at Studio Maya.  

 

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PRESENT AND PAST COLLABORATORS:

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Hannah Gross 

Yuki Kawahisa

Erin Mullin 

Ethan Fishbane

Alessandro Magania

Alenka Kraigher

Marija Kovačević 

Paul Langland

Sophia Treanor

Ryan Williams Downey

Madison Mayer 

Rebecca Bird 

Madeline Barr

Johana Stone

Daniel Allen Nelson

Runn Shayo

Caitlin Hargraves

Jade Fusco 

Lizzy Denning

Yulai Fan 

Robin Margolis

Lal Ensari

Felix Teich

Frankie Placidi

Austin Purnell 

Sebastian Arroyo

Rina Dutta

Sophie Rossman

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DESIGN COLLABORATORS ​

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Sound-- Robin Margolis 

Set and Costumes -- Normandy Sherwood, Kara Feeley

Lighting-- Daisy Long 

company photographer-- Jose Miranda 

company videographer-- Joy Burklund and Adele Overbey

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ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

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Administrative Assistant-- Sophie Rossman 

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ADVISORY BOARD

 

Theresa Buchheister, John del Gaudio, Juan Pablo Siles, Ximena Garnica, Pooh Kaye, Travis Just,

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Julia Sirna-Frest

Miguel Alejandro Castillo

Emily Davis

Geo Kester 

Tanya Marquardt

Alex Franz Zehetbauer 

Michelle Uranowitz

Ell Peck

Kiley Olsen

Gili Nir

Thomas Skea

Elpetha Tsivicos  

David Bernstein 

Austin Thompson 

Maggie Mcdowell

Cecilia Leal 

Rebecca Kushner

Sam Lassiter

Hudson Rhotenberry

Derya Celikkol 

Zachary Luke

Isabella Uzcategui-Matos 

Lizzie Kehoe

Aryan Rad

Jon Fusco 

Heather Thiry

Kelsey Larsen

Camilo Quiroz Vasquez 

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