Anne Karyna Bakan

Director and Dramaturg

 
 

Anne (she/her) is a NYC-based director and dramaturg drawn to work that embodies a fourth-wave feminist critique of patriarchy, capitalism and social injustice. She meets one-on-one with playwrights to consult regarding their works in development and has produced readings and workshops of plays at a variety of development stages. Anne works to uplift and develop the voices of women, TGNC and queer artists, reshaping the classical canon to include work by writers whose group memberships have historically been forcibly excluded from cultural and theatrical spaces. In her free time and on the walls of her apartment, Anne dabbles in Ecofeminist-inspired visual art and installations. Anne founded and served as Series Producer and Coordinator for Sarah Lawrence College’s Graduate New Play Development Series. She currently works as the Adminstrative and Development Coordinator for NYC Kids Project and is a House Manager at Signature Theatre, Chelsea Factory and the Episcopal Actors’ Guild. Previously, she worked at Dobama Theatre as the Assistant Managing Director / Front of House Manager and Coordinator of the Playwrights’ GYM, as the Associate Artistic Director and Company Dramaturg for Stay True Theatre Company and on the Front of House team at The Public Theater. Anne is originally from Cleveland by way of Lyon, France. BA: Baldwin Wallace College and Conservatory. MFA: Sarah Lawrence College. Cats: Felicity June, Sawyer Emile and Emmett Oliver.

Upcoming work: FILM: Director for Perfect Love by Kelly McCready (short film); THEATRE: Director for The Escape by Rey Everett Quinones (Soundscape Theatre), The Pigeon by Jonathan Edmonson (workshop with The Strides Collective), Retail Therapy by Brynn Hambley (Summerfest); Ensemble member and deviser for Mini Supernova, a devised puppetry experience examining the consequences of nuclear warfare, postponed due to COVID-19 (Self-Produced). Dramaturg for Antidotal by Brynn Hambley, produced as a short film. Full production postponed due to COVID-19 (Water House Collective).