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Article Publication
Mashup: Director Kristopher Lencowski on Minnesota's Indie Theater Community
access+ENGAGE - mnartists.org
The Set's Dead On St. Paul Pioneer Press
Plays on Location: The Opposite of Big Box Theater The Rake
On Stage: or, rather, not quite on stage Minneapolis Star Tribune
All the World's a Stage City Pages
Midnight in the garden of newly dead people Minnesota Daily
In the Land of the Dead Southwest Journal

 

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Lighthouse Group Co-Artistic Director, Illusion Theater- 2006-Present

Emerging Leaders in the Arts Training Workshop, Springboard for the Arts- October 2007-May 2008

Board Member, Crisis Point Theater- Publicity and Producing, 2000-2002

Acting Teacher, Commonweal Conservatory- Two-week long High School Theater Conservatory, 12 students- July 2006

Director, Lyndale Elementary Theater Class- Collaborated with a diverse group of eleven elementary school students to create an original theater piece- Oct through Dec 2005

Camp Director, Boy Scouts of America- 25 Staff Members under my leadership, 200 participants per week- 2001-2002

Sailing Commissioner, BSA- 15 staff and 40 contracted boats and captains under my leadership, 225 participants per week- 2004-2005

Development Team, Commonweal Theater- Grantwriting, Capital Campaign calling team- 2006

Play

Theater

Media

Cipher Illusion Theater January 2008 Photos
A Christmas Story Mounds Theater December 2007

Cityceased

Lakewood Cemetery 2007

Website

Danse Macabre

National Puppetry Festival 2007

Video

The Brave One (One Act)

Pillsbury House Theater, Chicago Ave. Project 2007


AD- The Lost Boys of Sudan- Lonnie Carter

Children's Theater Company 2007

Website

The Year Long Date (One Act)

In the Basement Productions 2007

Video

The Five Worst Words (One Act) Theater Limina 2007 Video

Shimmer- John O’Keefe

Self-Produced at Theatre de la Jeune Lune 2003


Hello, Dolly

De La Salle High School 2006

Video

Future Tense

Crisis Point Theater 2001


Like Black Sunshine

Xperimental Theater 2001

Photos

This Property is Condemned

U of M Advanced Direction 2001


Rough for Radio I

U of M Advanced Direction 2001


Strindberg's The Creditors (Staged Reading)

American Swedish Institute 2007

Video

Our Tomorrow (Staged Reading)

Commonweal Theater 2006


Stolen Generations (Reading)

Minneapolis American Indian Center 2007

photos

In a World Created by a Drunken God (Reading)

Minneapolis American Indian Center 2007

photos

 

BA in Theater Arts, University of Minnesota

Dell'Arte workshop
week-long Pierre Byland workshop
Th 5950- Theater of Tadeusz Kantor
Th3950- Jeune Lune Residency
Th3711- Beginning Directing
Th5711- Advanced Stage Direction
Th3950- Mask and Movement
Th4178- Dramatic Literature I
Th4178- Dramatic Literature II
Th3171- Theater History I
Th3172- Theater History II
Th5718- Theater Management
Th1101- Intro to Theater
Th1321- Beginning Acting
Th1351- Beginning Vocal Production and Movement
Th3314- Text and the Actor
Th3321- Intermediate Acting I
Th3322- Intermediate Acting II
Th3950- Advanced Acting
Th1504- Elements of Technical Theater
Th3513- Design/Tech I
Th3515- Technical Theater Production II
Th5520- Scene Design
Th3115- Intro to Playwriting

Published Articles
Tom Millott Undergraduate Director Award, U of M- 2001
Outstanding Actor Award, U of M- 2001
Dave Moore Spirit of the Theater Award, U of M- 2001
Arthur Ballet Playwriting Award, U of M- 2001
Sean Merhar Creative Leadership Award, BSA- 1998

Below are multimedia links for most of the shows that I have directed. However, I also have two versions of a concise portfolio video here

15 minute video- Cityceased, Danse Macabre, The Five Worst Words

4 minute video- Cityceased

Currently enrolled in the Brown University/ Trinity Repertory Consortium as an MFA Directing candidate.

See information about the program here