Mission:  To develop and produce new work by emerging actors, singers, and writers.

Objective:  Provide stipend based residencies at NCTC to nurture the creativity of queer artists.

EVAN JOHNSON
Actor/Director/Playwright

NCTC welcomes Evan Johnson who is in residency at NCTC during the 2010-11 season. Evan will be developing new work as well as performing in our YouthAware Theatre-In-Education touring program and Pride Season.

About the Artist:
Evan is an Actor/Creator who is a graduate of The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, California. Evan has also worked with Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield, Massachusetts and toured as his clown Alvin McGee with members of Ricochet Circus Theatre to cities in India, funded by an Arts Grant from the U.S. Department of State. Recently , he completed a month long character-based clown intensive in Boulder, Colorado, Red Nose led by Master Teacher Giovanni Fusetti. Evan has taught workshops in clowning and physical theatre to children in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as classes in Sacramento, California and surrounding areas, including work with developmentally disabled adults and local high school students. Evan performed with Naked Empire Bouffon Company in Shame! an original grotesque queer performance presented at Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory (MCVF). Recently at MCVF and with his company 1111 ART GROUP, Evan presented a full-length solo performance entitled DON'T FEEL: The Death of Dahmer, based on the afterlife of Jeffrey Dahmer. http://www.evanjohnsonperformance.com/

The Emerging Artists Program is partially underwritten by NCTC Producer’s Club,
The San Francisco Foundation, Grants for the Arts and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation .

We invite you to join us a producing underwriter in support of emerging artists.
Please contact Ed Decker, Artistic Director at ed@nctcsf.org or 415-861-4914.