Creative Team
Noam Shapiro, Director
Noam Shapiro is a New York based director and the Producing Artistic Director of Three Hares. His work focuses on socially conscious and political theater that explores how we respond during moments of crisis or change. He is a former Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a Drama League First Stage Resident Artist, and an Access Theater Resident Artist. Recent directing credits: ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD (East West Players), SWEENEY TODD (Yale Dramatic Association) THE LARAMIE PROJECT (Johns Hopkins University Barnstormers), SPEAKING AS THEN (Columbia University School of the Arts), GONZO (LaGuardia Performing Arts Center), IT TAKES A VILLAGE (The Tank), LITTLE LEAGUE (NY Frigid Fest), THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (Lyra Theater), and ERMENI (Yale Dramatic Association). Noam has also developed work with The Drama League, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Fresh Ground Pepper, The Lark, New Dramatists, The Barrow Group, Dixon Place, the Flea Theatre, and the League of Independent Theater. BA Yale University.
Website: www.noamshapiro.com
Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Scenic Design
Santiago Orjuela-Laverde is a Colombian scenic and film designer based in NYC. He completed his MFA in Design for Stage and Film at NYU Tisch. His recent work includes HAMLET (NYU-Grad Acting), RICHARD III, (Columbia University School of the Arts), THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT, new play by Rinne Groff (NYU-Tisch), GO GET THE AXE (Urban Stages+FIG Productions), THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA (NYU-Grad Acting), MEASURE FOR MEASURE (Fairleigh Dickinson University). Recent associate and assisting credits include WHITE NOISE (The Public Theater), DON GIOVANNI (Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater) and SALOME (M-34/Irondale Center). Santiago is also the Co-Founder of the fashion and retail brand KUPA.co based in Colombia, with presence in Latin America, Europe, USA & Canada.
Website: www.eseoele.com
Haydee Zelideth, Costume Design
Haydee Zelideth is a New York based costume designer. Her work has been seen on stage in theater and opera, as well as on screen in film and TV. In New York she’s designed MOJADA (Public Theater), AFLOAT and TWO MILE HOLLOW (Women’s Project Pipeline Festival), THIS IS MODERN ART (New York Theatre Workshop Next Door Series), CORPSE BACKPACK (Pipeline Theatre Company), UNCLE VANYA (Jefferson Market Library), and EPIC READS FASHION CHALLENGE (Harper Collins). Regional work includes PRIDE & PREJUDICE (Dorset Theatre Festival), SKIN OF OUR TEETH, THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (Yale School of Drama), the world premiere of IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING (Yale Repertory Theatre), CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN (Opera Theater of Yale College), THE SILENT LYRE (Elm City Consortium), and several productions at the Yale Cabaret. She’s received critical acclaim in Austin while working with Austin Shakespeare Company on a number of productions (PRIDE & PREJUDICE, DESIGN FOR LIVING, THE WINTER'S TALE, ROME & JULIET). MFA Yale University.
Website: www.haydeezelideth.com
Tamrin Goldberg, Choreographer
Tamrin Goldberg, originally from Seattle, is a Brooklyn-based performer and choreographer. Her work has been featured at the Secret Theater in Long Island City, the Yale University Dramatic Association, the Harlem Village Academies, and at the Zichri Theater in Israel. She recently choreographed the Astoria Performing Arts Center’s revival of RAISIN, for which she received the New York Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Choreography. Performance credits include: TAMAR OF THE RIVER (Prospect Theatre Company), OKLAHOMA! (Goodspeed Musicals), WEST SIDE STORY (Barrington Stage Company), I DREAM (Toledo Opera, Opera Carolina), and Marisa Michelson’s SONG OF SONG OF SONGS. As a dancer, Tamrin has worked with notable choreographers including Larry Keigwin, Kyle Abraham, Sidra Bell, Caitlin Trainor, Nathan Trice and Takehiro Ueyama. She holds a degree in dance and philosophy from Barnard College.
Website: www.gibneydance.org/people/tamrin-goldberg/
Yana Birÿkova, Projection Media Design
Yana Birÿkova is a multimedia artist and designer originally from Moscow, Russia. Theatrical designs include GROUNDED (Westport Country Playhouse); SPRING AWAKENING (Connecticut College); PEER GYNT (Amherst College); PROMISE LAND (Yale University); IMOGEN SAYS NOTHING (Yale Repertory Theatre); BIG LOVE (Amherst College); SCENES FROM COURT LIFE (Yale Repertory Theatre); SQUARE ROOT OF THREE SISTERS (Dmitry Krymov Lab); DON QUIXOTE (Yale Opera); MAD FOREST (UNC Wilmington); WOMEN BEWARE WOMEN (Yale School of Drama); DON JUAN (Yale School of Drama); TRANSPORT (Irish Repertory Theatre). Her assistant credits include CANDIDE (Carnegie Hall); HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (Broadway); CROWNS (McCarter Theatre Center); ELEVEDA (Yale Repertory Theatre); DEEPEST MAN (3LD Art&Technology Center). In addition to theatre design Yana has worked on art installations and performances featured at the Yale Art Gallery, Danspace Project & Harvestworks. MFA in Theatre Design from Yale School of Drama.
Website: www.yanabiryukova.com
Reza Behjat, Lighting Design
Reza Behjat is a New York based lighting designer working in theater, dance and film. He began his career in Iran, where he was born and raised, working with some of the prominent directors on various productions for several years. In the process of becoming an international artist and expanding his knowledge and experiences, he decided to leave Iran. In 2014, he moved to New York City to pursue his MFA degree in Lighting Design at New York University-Tisch School of the Arts where he was offered a full ride for three years. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the Henry Hewes Design Award for HAMLET at the Sheen Center (Nomination), the Design Fellowship at Chautauqua Theater Company, DesignWing Fellow at Great Plains Theater Conference (GPTC), and Best Lighting Design and Best Costume Design recognitions at the Iran International Festival of University Theater. Reza is a member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 and Wingspace Theatrical Design.
Website: www.rezabehjat.com