MISSION

Pointless Theatre Co. is dedicated to creating bold, visceral, and affordable spectacles that gleefully smash the traditional boundaries between puppetry, theatre, dance, music, and the visual arts. Through our work we excite a passion for adventurous art in the nation's capital and nurture a diverse, active, and inspired audience.

HISTORY

Pointless Theatre was founded in the summer of 2009 by Patti Kalil and Matt Reckeweg, as a group dedicated to performing innovative and exuberant puppet theatre. Our company members strive to have no artistic boundaries or limitations, and an ensemble approach to creating theatre through play and improvisation informs our work. There is an overwhelming passion for the work we do within the Pointless family; it is intensely personal to all of us.

“If everything has a point, well then I must have one, too.”

— Harry Nilsson

VALUES

Creative Diversity. Inspiration from many different sources, genres, and disciplines

Collaboration. A creative space that embraces the fusion of ideas from the group

Authenticity. Artists bring their unique experiences to the work. Work reflects the experiences of the artists being represented

Accessibility. A welcoming/safe space for artists and audience alike

Transparency. To the creative community and the community at large

Respect. For the work and for each other

Artistic incubation & innovation. A creative pipeline for emerging artists

Playfulness. Remaining true to our child-within

Local audiences, Local voices. Sharing stories with our community about our community by our community of artists

“They represent a model of what a small theater company, built from the ground up on the basis of a fresh aesthetic, should look like...With moxie and passion and know-how [Pointless has] forged a theatrical identity unlike any other you’ll encounter in the city. It makes their work perennially exciting and, each time they unveil a production, utterly surprising.”

— The Washington Post

Minnie the Moocher (2014) | Photo by Gene Carl Feldman — *Minnie the Moocher* (2014) | Photo by Gene Carl Feldman

Press Kit

Imagination Meltdown Adventure (2012) |Photo by Andrew Bossi — *Imagination Meltdown Adventure* (2012) |Photo by Andrew Bossi

“They are young, they are talented, and they create art as it should be—a pouring of oneself into a concept that they have brought to fruition. And they clearly have fun doing it.”

— Washington City Paper

“The words ‘puppet show’ and ‘groundbreaking’ don’t often share the same sentence, but DC’s Pointless Theatre is out to change that, one performance at a time.”

— DC Theatre Scene

PRESS

Pointless Theatre Co. – Far From It, theatreWashington

The Family Known as the award winning Pointless Theatre Company, DC Theatre Scene

recognition

2014 John Aniello Award Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company, theatreWashington

Best Emerging Theater Company, 2013 + 2014 Washington City Paper Reader's Poll

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Frank Cervarich, Kyra Corradin, Lex Davis, Patti Kalil, Rachel Parks, Matthew Reckeweg, Scott Whalen, Sarah Wilby

board@pointlesstheatre.com

Company Members

Navid Azeez, Mel Bieler, Aaron Bliden, Frank Cervarich, Kyra Corradin, Lex Davis, Lee Gerstenhaber, Frank Labovitz, Alex Leidy, Sadie Leigh, Devin Mahoney, Owen McCusker, Patti Kalil, Rachel Parks, Rachel Menyuk, David Lloyd Olson, Matthew Reckeweg, Matthew Sparacino, Sarah Wilby, Scott Whalen, Michael Winch

EMERETI: Mary Catherine Curran, John Hamilton, Robert Christopher Manzo, Stacy Musselman, Ruth Anne Watkins, Nick Wilby