The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
# The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble

The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble is a theatre troupe based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2004 by a group of actors, designers and directors including artistic director Tom Burmester. The Ensemble states its mission is "to strike a balance between providing a venue for emerging artists and veteran artists; between the works of new playwrights, and revisiting timely and important classics."

## Productions

On 3 August 2005, the Ensemble opened the production Wounded an original collaborative work based on the testament of wounded veterans returning from the Iraq War.

2010 Season

* In the Company of Jane Doe, Written by Tiffany Antone, Directed by Mary Jo DuPrey
* A Giant Arc in the Skyspace of Directions, Written by Michael Vukadinovich, Directed by Efrain Schunior
* Trog and Clay, Written by Michael Vukadinovich, Directed by Gary Gardner
* A Midsummer Night's Dream, Directed by Jonathan Redding
* The War Cycle: Wounded, Written by Tom Burmester and the Ensemble, Directed by Tom Burmester
* The War Cycle: Nation of Two, Written by Tom Burmester, Directed by Danika Sudik
* The War Cycle: Gospel According to First Squad, Written by Tom Burmester, Directed by Danika Sudik
* The Good Prisoner, Written by Kit Steinkellner, Directed by Louise Hung

2009 Season

* Macbeth, Directed by Jonathan Redding
* Survived, Directed by Tom Burmester and Danika Sudik and written by Tom Burmester
* The Heretic Mysteries, Written and Directed by David Bridel
* Monkey Madness, Written and Directed by Daisuke Tsuji. Winner of LA Weekly Award for Best Puppetry, Nominated for seven LA Weekly Awards.
* Adeline's Play, Directed by Amanda Glaze and written by Kit Steinkellner
* Beau Fib, Directed by Andy Goldblatt, Book and Lyrics by Myles Nye, Composed by John Graney & Andy Hentz

2008 Season

* I Gelosi, Written and Directed by David Bridel
* Spring's Awakening, Written by Frank Wedekind, adapted by Tom Burmester and Evan Drane, Directed by Evan Drane
* Quixotic, Written by Kit Steinkeller, directed by Amanda Glaze

2007 Season

* The Water Engine by David Mamet directed by Tom Burmester
* Wounded by Tom Burmester directed by Tom Burmester
* Ran Wild by Rose Martula

2006 Season

* The Island by Athol Fugard - LA Theatre Ensemble (2006)
* Wounded by Tom Burmester directed by Tom Burmester
* Stone Cold Dead Serious by Adam Rapp directed by Larry Errick
* The Distance from Here by Neil LaBute directed by Theo Perkins

2005 Season

* Kindred by Daniel Keleher directed by Tom Burmester
* The Wounded Project by the Ensemble directed by Tom Burmester

At the 2010 LA Weekly Theatre Awards the Ensemble and Artistic Director Tom Burmester were awarded with a Special Citation for Excellence and Breadth of Vision for their work on The War Cycle.

