Dito van Reigersberg
DITO VAN REIGERSBERG is a co-founder and co-artistic director of Pig Iron Theatre Company, a physical theatre company that has created 27 original pieces in its 16-year history. He has performed in almost all of Pig Iron's productions since 1995, including the OBIE-winning original pieces Hell Meets Henry Halfway and Chekhov Lizardbrain. A graduate of Swarthmore College, he trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse and the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance. His most recent role for Pig Iron was Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night during the 2011 Live Arts Festival. He has also created and performed for Headlong Dance Theatre, Nichole Canuso Dance Company, Azuka Theatre Company, and Mauckingbird Theatre Company. He is a Barrymore Award recipient for Best Ensemble for Mission to Mercury (Pig Iron) and a nominee for Best Actor in a Musical for Hedwig (Azuka), and has been named a Pew Fellow (2002) and a Knight USA Fellow (2010). His alter-ego Martha Graham-Cracker is famously "the tallest drag queen in the world" -- her monthly cabaret series at L'Etage in Philadelphia has been running for over 6 years. Bio as of November, 2011. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Regional Theatre - December, 2011 - Watch now. Website: www.pigiron.org