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Josh Costello

JOSH COSTELLO  

 Nationality:    USA
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Josh Costello is a Bay Area stage director. He recently adapted Cory Doctorow's Little Brother for Custom Made Theatre Company in San Francisco. Ubu for President, his loose adaptation of Ubu Roi, premiered with Berkeley's Shotgun Players. His adaptation of Aphra Behn's The Rover premiered with The Chance Theater in Orange County and was presented as a live television broadcast on LA and Orange County's PBS affiliate. Josh was the founder and first Artistic Director of Impact Theatre. He was the Artistic Director of Expanded Programs and Director of Education at Marin Theatre Company. Josh holds a BFA in Theatre from Boston University, and an MFA in Directing from the University of Washington, Seattle. Josh recently joined Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley as the Literary Manager.

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below is a list of Josh Costello's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Little Brother         Ubu For President

Little Brother

Synopsis:
A group of teenage hackers fight back against a Department of Homeland Security crackdown following a major terrorist attack in San Francisco.

Notes:
adapted from the novel "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow

1st Produced:
Custom Made Theatre Company    Jan 2012

Organisations:
Custom Made Theatre Company

1st Published:
Theatre Bay Area magazine, Jan 2013   -

Music:
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Genre:
drama

Parts:
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Ubu For President

Synopsis:
When the country gets rid of its monarchy King Ubu stands for President

Notes:
Original Playwright - Alfred Jarry. (Ubu Roi)

1st Produced:
Hinkel Park, Berkeley, California    2008

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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