TWO TURNS THEATRE COMPANY produces intimate theatre in unique places. Inspired by The Turn of the Screw, Two Turns engages classic writers and new takes on classic work. The company is committed to developing new audiences, supporting lifelong learning, and keeping overhead low in order to share revenue with partner cultural institutions, particularly those dedicated to historical preservation. Two Turns Theatre Company is fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization.

JANE ABRAMSON (Managing Director) is Creative Development Manager at Disney Theatrical Productions, where she has worked on multiple Broadway productions, including The Lion King, Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid.  In addition to her daytime job, Jane has produced many Off- and Off-off Broadway plays and musicals that have been featured at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, the New York International Fringe Festival, the Summer Play Festival, Raw Impressions Musical Theatre and the LARK Play Development Center. 

KEN CERNIGLIA (Artistic Director, Director of The Turn of the Screw) is a dramaturg, writer and director. In addition to co-founding Two Turns Theatre Company in 2009, recent projects include working with Seattle’s Fisher Ensemble to create Psyche, a new multimedia chamber opera, and with American Records Theatre Company on ReEntry, a documentary play about Marines and their families. By day he is dramaturg and literary manager for Disney Theatrical Productions, where he has developed over forty shows for professional, amateur and school productions, including High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast JR., and Camp Rock: The Musical. Ken holds a Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the University of Washington and presents and publishes his research internationally.

VINCE GATTON (The Man in The Turn of the Screw) played over 35 characters in each of the one-man shows I Am My Own Wife and Fully Committed at Barrington Stage Company in the Berkshires, and was named Metroland newspaper's Critic's Pick for Best Actor of 2008. He most recently appeared as Michael Urie's standby in The Temperamentals at New World Stages. Other notables: David Johnston's critically-acclaimed plays Busted Jesus Comix and Candy & Dorothy (Drama Desk Nomination). He’s a Repeat Offender with Blue Coyote Theater Group and sits on the Board of the New York Shakespeare Exchange. www.vincegatton.com

CHRISTINA LaFORTUNE (The Woman in The Turn of the Screw, Resident Designer) is a former New Yorker who now lives and works on Florida’s Space Coast. Recent roles include Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday, Catherine in Proof, Sylvia in Sylvia, and Alais in The Lion in Winter. In addition to her work on stage, she is a photographer, costume designer and master of the Ukranian art of pysanky. www.lafortune.org

MIKE LaFORTUNE (Associate Producer) is proud to support Two Turns Theatre Company from his home on Florida's Space Coast. A physicist by training, product manager by trade, and occasional classical singer, in his free time he enjoys helping arts and cultural organizations increase their capacity, impact, and audience.

BRYAN LOUISELLE (Resident Composer) is a composer (duh), writer, conductor, music director, producer, orchestrator, arranger, man-about-town, gadfly — who moved to New York in 1984, and then to Nashville in 2010. He's done a bunch of stuff along the way: some of it worth something, most of it not. He is currently working on a one-act musical based on the complete works of Marcel Proust. www.frogprincemusic.org

COLLEEN McCORMACK (Audience Services Director) is thrilled to be a part of Two Turns Theatre Company. During her long and varied theatre career, she has served as a musical director, director, stage manager, costume designer, sound designer, dresser, performer, usher and composer. Colleen is the Creative Development Assistant at Disney Theatrical Group and holds degrees in Music and Theatre from Providence College.

JOSEPH McCORMACK (Literary Advisor) is an English teacher at KAPPA International High School in the Bronx. He has a BA in English Literature and Writing from Providence College and a history of playing bass for amateur musical theatre productions. At Two Turns, he is responsible for helping with stuffy literary matters and for bringing eager NYC teenagers to the dress rehersals.

LISA MITCHELL (Education Director) has a background in directing, producing, and teaching but has devoted her professional life to empowering young people and communities through theatre. Lisa was a founding member of The If Ensemble Theatre Company, where she directed Serenading Louie by Lanford Wilson and produced the company's popular weekly reading series. She has worked for youth theaters and classical theatre companies as a Teaching Artist and currently develops the education and outreach initiatives for Disney Theatrical Productions, where she strives to engage young people through Broadway performance and student-driven productions. Lisa is pursuing a Master's Degree in Educational Theatre at The City College of New York.

BRENDAN PADGETT (Associate Dramaturg) is a recent graduate of Columbia's MFA program in Dramaturgy. Recent projects include 8Minute Musicals, Tess, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Threepenny Opera, and the New York premiere of Edward Bond's The Woman. With longtime collaborator Rebecca Rouse, his new-media performance work has been seen at the Berkeley Museum of Art, Georgia Tech, and the York Future Cinemas Lab in Toronto. By day, Brendan is the Publicity Assistant at Disney Theatrical Group.

DAVID SCOTT (General Manager) is a native Alabamian who has enjoyed working in various theatrical venues ranging from outdoor ampitheatres in North Dakota, to theme parks in Ohio, to Broadway. Special thanks to Ken and Jane and gang for the opportunity to join this amazing company.

BENJAMIN SHAW (Associate Artistic Director) is pumped to continue creating with Two Turns Theatre Company. Previous work with Disney Theatrical, Theatre Latte Da, the Walnut Street Theatre and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Benjamin graduated from Muhlenberg College.

THE MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM (NYC Home of The Turn of the Screw) is the only family home in New York City preserved intact, inside and out, from the 19th century. Considered one of the finest surviving examples of architecture from the period, it has been recognized as a National Historic Landmarks (one of only 2,000) and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In New York City, it has been awarded landmark status not only for its 1832 late-Federal brick exterior but also for its Greek revival interior rooms. The Merchant’s House Museum’s mission is to educate the public about the domestic life of a wealthy merchant family in mid-19th century New York during the three decades before the Civil War, 1832-1861, when New York rose to prominence as the commercial emporium of America. www.merchantshouse.org