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OUR MISSION
Intrepid Theatre Lab is dedicated to fostering an awareness and appreciation for classical and contemporary works to people of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Our primary philosophy is one of minimalism and simplicity in order to maintain a strong emphasis on language and traditional storytelling methods.
We strive to create work that is accessible and relevant to modern audiences and to explore new ways to invigorate the public interest in a theatre for all people. Intrepid Theatre Lab continues with public and educational outreach initiatives to create a forum which encourages the interaction between artists and the audience while reflecting on the issues and interests of our surrounding communities. These tenets are fundamental to Intrepid Theatre Lab's mission of developing a greater appreciation and understanding of the beneficial value of theatre and art in the community.
Our Team
Greg Foro
Producing Director
Greg is an Associate Professor of Drama at San Joaquin Delta College. Before Delta, Greg was a professional actor, director, producer and theatre educator whose work has been seen at such venues as The Cherry Lane Theatre, the State Theatre in New Jersey and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, among others. On screen he has been featured in “Guiding Light” along with numerous independent films, including “One Day in January” which debuted at The Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. Directing credits include numerous new and classic works in New York City and regionally. As a producer he was a founding member of BAMA Theatre Company. Greg is a graduate of Fordham University at Lincoln Center and received his Master of Fine Arts at The Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Casey McClellan
Artistic Director
Casey is an actor, director, and theatre educator. His work has been seen at the Public Theatre (NYC), Joe’s Pub (NYC), Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park(OH), State Theatre of New Jersey(NJ), Cherry Lane Theatre(NYC), (le) Poisson Rouge (NYC), The Crocker Art museum, B Street Theatre(CA), The Monomoy Theatre(MA), Soho Playhouse(NYC). Casey was the Head of Voice Department at the famed Professional Performing Arts School as well as the Creative Director at the School of Creative and Performing Arts in Burlington, VT. He currently is an Adjunct Professor of Drama at California State University, Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta College. www.caseymcclellan.com
Rachel Smith
Marketing Manager
Rachel has five years of professional experience in small business and nonprofit organizations. She currently supports the CEO and Board of Directors at a nonprofit in West Sacramento. Prior to this position, she was the Education Coordinator for the School of the Arts at Sacramento Theatre Company. Her experience includes marketing, promotions, program coordination and administration, stage management and event planning. She has worked on many theatre productions in the North Bay, Sacramento and twice in Germany. Rachel is the stage manager for Intrepid Theatre Lab’s upcoming production, Cock by Mike Bartlett and directed by Casey McClellan.
Liz Hadden-McGuire
Resident Designer
Liz is honored to be a part of the Intrepid Theatre Lab team, most recently as Set & Costume Designer for their inaugural production of Cock. Her next projects include Set Design for Davis Shakespeare Festival's 2018 Season, returning after designing last year's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Previous credits include Scenic Design for William Jessup University's Creative Arts Department Mainstage productions, resident designer & teaching artist for Sacramento Theatre Company's Education Department, and Scenic & Props Design for B Street Theatre's An Act of God, Clever Little Lies, and Mud Blue Sky. Her latest adventure has been co-founding Sacramento's first pop up escape game company, AVIKI GAMES. www.avikigames.com
Awards & Grants
2018 District 5 Seed Grant Award Winner
2017 Creative Economy Pilot Project Grant Award Winner
Best Director (Play), Casey McClellan, The Diary of Anne Frank
2017 Broadway World Awards, Sacramento Theatre Company
Excellence in Directing, Greg Foro, Hamlet
2011 New York International Fringe Festival
Excellence in Directing, Casey McClellan, Twelfth Night
2012 New York International Fringe Festival
Our Story
BAMA Theatre Company is now doing business as Intrepid Theatre Lab, under the direction of Greg Foro and Casey McClellan, the company's new artistic director. Casey and Greg have collaborated on a wide array of theatrical productions, ranging from off-off Broadway to regional theatres. Foro played Malvolio in BTC's highly acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, directed by McClellan. That production went on to a sold out run at The State Theatre of New Jersey in conjunction with Rutgers University and the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
A little about our roots. The BAMA Theatre Company began as an ensemble of eight University of Alabama graduate students in residence at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. This unique group of young artists from around the country came to train and work together in historic Montgomery, Alabama, and formed an exceptionally intimate artistic relationship. Their first production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was developed as a 2007 Acting Lab project during the second year of graduate school. BTC's East Coast debut was made in August of 2009 at the 13th Annual International Fringe Festival in New York City and received rave reviews and attention from the likes of Time Out New York, NYTheatre.com and The New York Times. BTC is a 501 (C) 3 non profit corporation with the state of California.
Intrepid Theatre Lab is eager to bring their unique vision of theatrical storytelling to Sacramento and Northern California.