Meet the Company
PATRICIA LYNN
(she/her/hers)
Executive Producing Manager
Patricia is a founding member of Hunger & Thirst Theatre and has worked as an independent theater-maker in NYC for over ten years. Past Hunger & Thirst acting credits include: Strangers in the Night, Your Invisible Corset, Pericles: Born in a Tempest, Dracula, The Animal Kingdom, Lathem Prince, The Misanthrope, Ivanov. Past Hunger & Thirst directing credits include: Trifles, Ivanov. Playwriting credits: Screwed, Your Invisible Corset, Jekyll, The Good Sisters, The Maid & The Mesmerizer. MFA in acting: Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company; Bachelor of Science in Theater Studies: University of Evansville. Playwright website: www.patriciamlynn.com
PHILIP ESTRERA
(he/him/his)
Digital Marketing Creator,
Social Media Manager
Philip Estrera is happy and grateful to be performing in a theater again! Past Theater credits: Strangers in the Night with Hunger & Thirst Theatre, Monstress (Gotanda) with the American Conservatory Theater, and Orphan of Zhao at La Jolla Playhouse. He was recently in the Sesame Street Thanksgiving special which introduced the first Asian American puppet to the series. He also narrated the short story “The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere” for Macmillan Publishing. He can be seen in Blue Bloods, New Amsterdam, and the web series Characteristically. Estrera is a graduate of the American Conservatory Theater’s MFA program. www.philipestrera.com
NATALIE HEGG
(she/her/hers)
Artistic Liaison
Natalie Hegg, originally from Wisconsin, has been bouncing around New York for the last decade or so, primarily as a theatre artist and voice & speech teacher. She is the Artistic Liaison with Hunger and Thirst Theatre, where she's appeared in Strangers in the Night, Trifles, and Messenger #1. She also composed music for their inaugural production Ivanov, and workshop of The Seagull Project. Other favorite credits: Kill Me Like You Mean It, Potion, and The Bachelors’ Tea Party (Stolen Chair Theatre), Rock ‘N’ Roll and A Christmas Carol (American Conservatory Theater), Dancing Boobies Trilogy (Center for Performance Research). MFA: American Conservatory Theater, BS: University of Evansville.
PATRICK T. HORN
(he/him/his)
Technical Manager
MFA recipient from the New School for Drama, founding member of Second Circle Theater Co., and native to Philadelphia. Resident Technical Manager for Hunger & Thirst, as well as Adjunct Professor for NYU and Circle in the Square for Mask/Character Mask. Recent NY stage credits: Peter (Strangers in the Night, Hunger & Thirst Theatre), Dr. Gary McIntyre (8000m, Golden Shards Productions), John (Your Invisible Corset, Hunger & Thirst Theatre), Alex (The Dead, Irish Repertory Theater), and He (Shooting Rats, Second Circle Theatre Co.). Recent NY film credits: Kent (King Lear, DMTheatrics), After Party (Kate Stahl, NYU Graduate Film) and Parental Pride (Lisa Vear, Forever Home Productions).
JORDAN KAPLAN
(he/him/his)
Administrative Manager
With Hunger & Thirst: Ivanov, The Misanthrope, Contrafact of Freedom, The Animal Kingdom, Lathem Prince, Dracula, Messenger #1, Pericles: Born in a Tempest, Strangers in the Night. Jordan has performed with many NYC companies including Prospect Theater Company, The Red Fern Theatre Company, Astoria Performing Arts Center, and the Guerrilla Shakespeare Project (where he is Development Director). Regional: American Conservatory Theater, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Tennessee Shakespeare Company, Trinity Repertory Company, Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Stanford Summer Theater. Proud graduate of Stanford University and Brown/Trinity Rep. He'd like to thank his friends and family for their unyielding support. www.jordankaplan.net
EMILY KITCHENS
(she/her/hers)
Community Service Facilitator
Emily Kitchens is an actor, writer, theatre-maker, teacher, and director. She has acted in classic to contemporary works at vital American theaters including The American Conservatory Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, The Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, California Shakespeare Theater and The Alliance Theatre. She is a founding member of Hunger and Thirst Theatre. She has written and collaborated on original and devised theatre and performing art works in New York City, the Bay Area, Edinburgh, Berlin, and Leesburg, GA. Emily has taught Acting and Voice & Speech at various institutions in New York City, Jersey City, and The Bay Area. She is currently an Artist-in-Residence and Assistant Professor of Acting at Kennesaw State University. MFA: American Conservatory Theater. BFA: University of Evansville. www.emilykitchens.com