John Kurzynowski

Teaches at Abrons Arts Center

John Kurzynowski is the founder and Artistic Director of Theater Reconstruction Ensemble (TRE) and a Brooklyn-based creator, director, performer, and producer. He has developed and directed each of TRE's mainstage productions, including You On The Moors Now, Salesmen: a meditation on masculinity and the American REAL!, Set in the Living Room of a Small Town American Play, and The Three Seagulls, or MASHAMASHAMASHA!, among others. He is currently developing Rhinbecca, NY, a company-devised piece loosely inspired by the greatest works of playwright Eugene Ionesco and filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock premiering in March of 2016. He has also collaborated artistically with Target Margin Theater, The Talking Band, Tugboat Collective, Fresh Ground Pepper, Little Lord, and artists David Herskovits, David Greenspan, Tina Shepard, and Paul Zimet. His work has been presented by HERE and The Brick, and supported by such institutions as the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York and The Mental Insight Foundation. His process of theatrical exploration has been taught annually through TRE's chemis|TRE program, a week-long training intensive geared towards multidisciplinary theater artists. He holds a BFA from NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing.