As the Flea Theater’s producing director, Carol Ostrow oversees day-to-day management and fundraising, as well as soliciting, hiring, and gathering creative artists to help cultivate the Off-Off-Broadway scene. She tells Backstage about the many plays, programs, and opportunities awaiting young artists.
What’s going on at the Flea right now? We just opened a musical, which is about three times the amount of work of a play. “The Nomad” was composed by Liz Swados, written by Erin Courtney and Liz, and directed by Liz. I’ve brought in a new team of designers—very young, all women. We’re so excited to promote the work of established artists like Liz, and midcareer artists like Erin, who are sort of at the top of their game, and bring in rising, incredibly talented female designers. It’s just beautiful. We have a horse puppet in the show that’s operated by eight actors that’s truly magnificent. Our set and puppet and prop designer’s name is Lydia Fine; I saw her work with PigPen Theatre Co. and lured her away. And our lighting designer, Daisy Long, I would have her light anything, ever. And our sound designer, Janie Bullard is just brilliant. That’s one of the
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