BIOGRAPHY
Leon Ingulsrud
Phil the Trucker in bobrauschenbergamerica. Helped to found SITI Company and has appeared in Orestes, Seven Deadly Sins (New York City Opera), Nicholas and Alexandra (LA Opera), bobrauschenbergamerica, and Hotel Cassiopeia. Prior to SITI, Mr. Ingulsrud was a member of the Suzuki Company of Toga for seven years, during which time he appeared in Homage to Homo Ludins, King Lear, Dionysus, Macbeth, Ivanov, and Greetings from the Edge of the Earth. During this time, Mr. Ingulsrud also served as a resident director at the ATM Arts Center in Mito, Japan. Mr. Ingulsrud served two years as the associate artistic director of Swine Palace in Baton Rouge, LA. Directorial credits include Endgame, The Hairy Ape, Macbeth, Martini Ceremony, Medea, Angel/Babel, Short Stories, The Sea, The Grapes of Wrath, The Tempest, Death of a Salesman, Saint Joan, Our Town, Laramie Project, Eurydice, Psyche, Callie's Tally, Big Love, and three different, original adaptations of Moby Dick. Mr. Ingulsrud has taught in workshops and universities around the world and holds an MFA in directing from Columbia University. In addition to directing, acting, and teaching, Mr. Ingulsrud has translated for English publication or production nine Japanese contemporary plays.