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TERRY PODGORSKI

PRODUCING DIRECTOR

Terry Podgorski has self produced theater for 20 years. It has been his goal to collaborate with artists and present disparate, entertaining ideas to the public. He cut his teeth in 1996 commandeering retail spaces for multi-media art festivals that joined local music, storytelling, and movies with installation art. In 2000, he found Circus Contraption, and for 8 years worked as tour manager, lighting designer, set designer, theatrical director, and eventually production manager. Circus Contraption toured the West Coast, New York, and Portugal, produced numerous shows, and attended countless festivals. In 2004 he designed and built the set for The Grand American Traveling Dime Museum. It ran to rave reviews for 3 years. Since 2011, he has done technical direction for the Degenerate Art Ensemble bringing Red Shoes to the Frye Art Museum. Currently, he is aiding in the design of their next major production, The Dictator. As Circus Contraption concluded he embarked on Café Nordo blending experiential dining and theater. Since 2009, he has written, produced, and designed the Café Nordo series completing 8 shows thus far. Terry intends to continue exploring the world of immersive and non-traditional theater, to design and write worlds that transport the public, and collaborate with other creators for years to come.