Past Productions
Elisa Donovan and Paul BeauvaisThe Antrobus Group, New York City, 1993.
Winner of the Kennedy Center’s Roger L. Stevens Award for New Playwrighting, the play tells the story of an adolescent girl who is sexually abused by her father and searching for her own sense of what love is. The production won the PENN/West award for Drama.
“…The direction is taught and evocative.” —Village Voice.
Emily Haase as Miss Lorelei.
The Antrobus Group, Los Angeles, 2005.
A compact clever spoof of all our favorite Williams clichés and stereotypes, inhaled like one long drag on a honeysuckle reefer—from the ridiculous to the sublime.
"Days later, clever one-liners are still dancing in my head and making me chuckle." —Eye Spy LA
L to R: Gary Karp, Richard Walters, Nicolas Pavlos, and Tom Mesmer. The Antrobus Group, Los Angeles, 2004.
Originally entitled Los intereses creados (1907), the play is widely regarded to be among the best of Benavente’s hundreds of plays. The comedy resembles a puppet play utilizing the conventions of the commedia dell'arte to entertain with both wit and simplicity.
"Dan Oliverio directed, translated and composed incidental music for this production. As a showcase for his considerable talent, the production is a success." —NoHo Arts Weekly.
Brad Woolery (top) and Greg Ayers.
New Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, 2005.
A thrilling puzzle weaving two generations, the play explores how boys become men, and how the fortunate survive violence through acts of the imagination.
"Dan Oliverio's carefully paced direction reveals the story and characters by increments, like a photograph slowly developing in a dark room." —SFWeekly
"Dan Oliverio the director, has great insight and delivers taut performances from the actors." —BeyondChron.org
L to R: Megan X, David Blazevich, Janet Luhr, Andrea Pruseau, and Kurt Bodden.
Earnest Ventures, San Francisco, 1997.
Wilde's classic comedy of Victorian wit a sparkling dialogue in which two young gentlemen use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly. Everything is fine until they both fall in love with women.
“Very well directed… This production deserves special attention” —KGO Radio
L to R: Pamela Gordon and Alina PhelanTheater of NOTE, 1995.
A bride's cold feet, a mother seeking her daughter's saviour and a downtown New York City nightclub that disappears. Three women face the battles of our time—AIDS, alienation, committment, loyalty and rootlessness—armed only with the power of love and friendship.
"…director Dan Oliverio gives us a smooth ride, negotiating the tricky dramatic terrain with momentum and purpose.” —Los Angeles Times
L to R: Karen Lee Evans and Jack KidwellUniversity of Texas, Austin, 1989.
John Halder, a mild-mannered literature professor, rises haplessly through the ranks of the Nazi party to become one of the inventors of the death camps.
"Perhaps the most exciting aspect is the use of low stools scattered around the open floor of the theater." —Austin American Statesman
Dianne J. Scheider The Antrobus Group, Los Angeles, 2005.
In this, one of Williams's most beloved short plays, a couple founders lost in the tiny wasteland of their relationship.
"[these plays] …demonstrate the exceptional capabilities and artistry of the Antrobus Group." —Eye Spy LA