New Company Member: Tim Bambara
We are pleased to introduce you to the newest Tympanite in town, Timothy "Timmay" Bambara. Tim most recently directed Ozma & Harriet for Tympanic Theatre. He has been producing, directing and acting in Chicago for the past 4 years. He received his MFA in Theatre Pedagogy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. He is a recipient of the 2008 CAAP Grant and was a participant in the 2008 Chicago Director's Lab. Timothy is a founding member of Dramatis Personae, Inc. Favorite directing credits include Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Of Mice and Men, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Cook (asst. dir. to Henry Godinez, Goodman Theatre), Twelfth Night (asst. dir. to Jay Paul Skelton, City Lit), Den of Thieves and Where's My Money? (Dramatis Personae), and May is Special Time of Year, which was seen in Tympanic Theatre's Bastards of Young festival last fall. He will be directing Lost Generations with Prologue Theatre at the Landmark Festival this April and The Rise of Emperor Eric with Gorilla Tango Theatre this June.
1. What do you do when you’re not being a Tympanic Company Member?
Get into fights with Darth Vader.
2. What is your favorite Chicago “L” stop? Why?
Addison Red Line – You can see my house from there! No I don't live at Wrigley field.
3. Why on EARTH would you agree to be a part of this crazy band of HOOLIGANS!?!
I am in it for the fortune and glory.
4. Who are some of your favorite artists…theatre, music, visual, any medium counts!
David Mamet, Jackson Pollock, Muddy Waters
5. Tell us two truths and a lie.
I am ¼ Cuban.
I can run like the wind blows.
I was actually sent here from the future.
Thanks for reading!
Susan