THE WICKED STAFF Jonathan Josephson :: Playwright/Producer/Director Jonathan's original plays have been read and produced at The Actor’s Theater of Louisville, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Remmy Bumppo Theatre Company (Chicago), Lightsout Theatre Company (Chicago), The Chance Theater (Anaheim), Pasadena Playhouse Balcony Theatre/Carrie Hamilton Theatre, The Syzygy Theatre Group, The Great Plains Theatre Conference (Omaha), N4th Art Center (Albuquerque), The Dana Point Theatre Company, and The Westchester Playhouse. His play The Giant and the Pixie was named a finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and his short play Beluga Room is published by Original Works Publishing. His short plays 27 Ways I Didn’t Say ‘Hi’ to Laurence Fishburne and Tupperware were bost named as Finalists for National 10-minute Play Contest's Heideman Award. Past Wicked Lit plas include Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Mark Twains’ A Ghost Story (which will be included in the 2009 Wicked Lit Festival. BA in Theatre: Playwriting from UCSD and a proud member of The Dramatists' Guild of America and the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights.
Paul Millet :: Playwright/Producer/Director As the President and Artistic Director The Nom de Guerre Theatre Guild, Paul first conceived the idea for Wicked Literature in the fall of ss2007. The idea involved the creation of an annual theatrical event centered on a theme or holiday. And despite the popularity of Halloween, there was very little in the way of Halloween themed theatrical entertainment. By choosing classic horror stories as the source material, Nom de Guerre fully realizes its mission to create theatre based on classic literature with the production of Wicked Literature. As a director, Paul’s credits include Incorruptible at Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills; The Curious Savage and The Prisoner of Second Avenue at the High Street Arts Center in Moorpark CA, and the two original one-acts, Alpha Best and Best Chance, Chance Best for Variations on a Theme: The Best at the Chance Theater in Anaheim CA. After the 2009 Wicked Literature Halloween Theatre Festival ends its run, Paul will direct the West Coast premiere of Southern Comforts at Theatre 40 and a revival of Driving Miss Daisy at the High Street Arts Center in summer 2010. As a former member of the Eclectic Company Theatre (ECT) in North Hollywood, Paul directed the critically acclaimed productions of Don’t Dress for Dinner, Spike Heels, A Weekend Near Madison, the world premieres of Exmagare and The Unsinkable Bismark, as well as the late night serial Ambition. He also directed a production of Vaclav Havel’s The Memorandum at Vox Humana in Century City CA, which earned him notice from both the Czech General Consulate to the United States, and the Czech Ambassador to the United Nations. The world premiere of his play The Bang & The Clatter was produced at ECT in Spring 2003. Other notable Los Angeles credits include Landscape of the Body, Kiss of the Spider Woman, the world premiere of Delia’s Song as producer, and the late night variety show The Tony Morlando Show, as writer, producer and stage manager. Currently Paul also serves as the Groups Sales Manager at Pasadena Playhouse. In his spare time Paul runs, reads, cooks and freelances as a television editor.
Jeff has worked in many different areas of the film and entertainment industry, but whether he’s writing, designing, acting, or directing, Jeff approaches all his work as a storyteller. Jeff is one of the Artistic Directors and producers of Wicked Literature, and has adapted and will direct Robert E. Howard’s classic terror tale, Pigeons From Hell. Jeff will also be directing the L.A. premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for Theater 40 in October, continuing his association with the Beverly Hills theater, having directed the west coast premiere of PEN, and The Mystery Plays there. He was thrilled to direct two of Rod Serling’s original Twilight Zone episodes for Theatre West in Hollywood to rave reviews from critics and audiences, including high praise from Carol Serling. Jeff was also a finalist in The 2008 Rod Serling Short Feature Scriptwriting Competition with his entry, “No Totos.” Jeff recently traveled to Italy to do research for a screenplay he just completed for Prince Lorenzo De’ Medici, and has written two other feature screenplays. He has written adaptations of classic literature for books on tape, including Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. He is also one of the creators, head writer, and artistic director of the Ghostwalk, a hugely popular annual Halloween event, now in it’s fifteenth year, that combines history with live theater, in the streets of Santa Paula, CA. While living in Ventura, Jeff adapted and directed an eye-popping production of Alice in Wonderland for the stage. He also wrote, produced and directed two Live 40’s era Radio Show Recreations with the Grand Guignol Players. Tales to Tremble By based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and The Shadow. Yes, there is a pattern here. Jeff definitely enjoys projects with a touch of the macabre. Probably best known to Los Angeles theater patrons for his award-winning set designs, Jeff has designed and built over 150 productions from Santa Barbara to Edinburgh, Scotland, and recently received an L.A. Weekly Award for his work on Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage. As an Art Director for films and commercials, and as an EFX artist, Jeff has lent his talents on many films, including: Armageddon, Con-Air, Flubber, Mighty Joe Young, Kundun, and Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes. He was also involved in the production of many ride show attractions, including: Universal Studio’s “Back to the Future” ride, Earthquake trains, “Miami Vice” show, and Disney’s “Indiana Jones” stunt show in Florida.
For more information about Wicked Lit contact Paul Millet at paul@wickedlit.org |