Circle X Staff & Contact Info

Tim Wright - Artistic Director

Production-related inquiries:
Jennifer Skinner - Producing Director

General inquiries, donation questions and funding opportunities:
Camille Schenkkan - Development Director

Literary inquiries (we do not accept unsolicited material):
Jen Kays - Literary Director

Company information:
Doug Sutherland - Company Staff Representative

Our Mission: Circle X is a not-for-profit ensemble theatre company dedicated to highly provocative and boldly theatrical productions of new and rarely-seen plays. We believe in imagination over budget, adrenaline over inertia and excellence over all. Through art and action we cultivate a better community.

Circle X was founded in early 1996 by seven artists drawn together by a common dream of creating an artistic home. Today, with 50 members and a production history of 26 mainstage productions (including 15 world premieres), we're still committed to the mission created by the founders. We've always maintained an open-company policy and never charge dues. Admission to the company is gained through participation (artistic, technical or both). As members, we volunteer our time and talent because we believe Circle X's work is vital to Los Angeles audiences and to our own artistic growth.

Our artistic process is the challenge and the bond that drives our company. Our emphasis on innovation goes beyond our selection of thought-provoking, highly theatrical plays. It extends into everything from design, performance and direction to administration and marketing, creating the unique aesthetic for which Circle X is known. We've been described as ferocious, idealistic, adventurous, whimsical, courageous, talented and selfless, "a reminder of how good theatre can be" aspiring to "a level of both sturdy professionalism and imaginative stagecraft that seems almost dangerously, headily high." When we succeed, our audiences experience a rare fusion of inspired design, epic storytelling and high-quality creative talent.

Click here to see a partial list of Circle X's awards and recognitions.

Because we want our art to be both accessible and accountable to our community, we maintain a tradition of charitable contribution and weekly pay-what-you-can performances. Circle X fosters relationships with local colleges and school districts and welcomes student groups and young members. Of our seven summer interns through the Los Angeles County Arts Internship program, five have become full ensemble members.

We choose projects based on our mission statement and only produce when the material is there. Currently, we produce two mainstage productions a year in addition to a free public reading series and several internal readings and workshops. Our goal is to produce a regular three-show season in addition to free readings, classes, outreach activities and creative opportunities for our ensemble.

We rely on funding from individual donors as well as grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Flintridge Foundation and Capital Group. Please give: we need your support to achieve our goals and continue producing innovative live theatre in Los Angeles.

In the years to come, Circle X looks forward to refining its high theatrical and community ideals as well as continuing its evolution as an organization that challenges and champions the community it serves.

Click here for the history of our logo!

Interested in auditioning, volunteering or working for us? Sign up for our mailing list, and email circlextheatre@aol.com for details. We announce auditions and upcoming projects on our MySpace at www.myspace.com/circlextheatre.