 | Thom Woodley (Creator, Head Writer,Producer) is a writer / filmmaker / musician based in Brooklyn. Ten of his scripts have been staged in New York, Boston, and Pennsylvania and two have been optioned. His short film Go for the Gold! was independently released to regional festivals in 2004. He is also a member of the bands Infidels and [bert], which have toured the United States and released four CDs, and the comedy music duo Dawghaus, who have performed at numerous comedy festivals around New York City and released sketch videos. Temp of the Year, 2001. thom AT theburg.tv |  | Matt Yeager (Writer, Xander, Editor, Producer) is a writer, performer, and editor living in New York City. Recent web series’ include “Greg & Donny” (Co-creator/Cast/Editor), “All’s Faire” (Writer/Cast/Editor/Co-Producer), and "The All-For-Nots" (Writer, Co-produced by Dinosaur Diorama and Michael Eisner's Vuguru). Matt is Co-Producer of Puddinhead Bros. with Jeff Skowron. View all web series,’ shorts, and projects in development at youtube.com/puddinheadbros. matt AT theburg.tv |  | Kathleen Grace (Creator, Producer, Director) is a director/producer who started the street theater company the Suitcase Players that performed 15 minute comic versions of classic plays on the streets of New York from Chinatown to Central Park in the New York Shakespeare Festival, Fringe Festival NYC, 2006 Time Warner Winter Eve's Fest, Bronx Public Library Grand Opening, BAM/Chashama Outdoor Art Festival and HOWL. She has also worked on feature films (Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot with Seann William Scott) and television series (Conviction, Six Degrees, Kidnapped) on the production side. With theburg.tv, she continues her commitment to short form writing and free, ghetto entertainment that involves her carrying tons of stuff on the subway. kathleen AT theburg.tv |  | Johnny North (Director, Cinematographer) was born and raised in New York. He attended Pratt Institute and studied painting. Following that, he studied film at NYU. He's produced two feature-length films - The Tavern by Walter Foote and Honey by David Ball. Most recently, he served as DP for a digital short directed by Michael Caisley, and is currently in development on Tears, a short film written by Timothy Bracy. He lives in Brooklyn, works as a Director of Photography for various television productions, and is a founding member of the American Book Congress.
|  | Ana Veselic (Media Designer/Supervising Editor) is the original editor of The Burg. She went to school to study Art History, so her path to the current racket is quite colorful! While editing at night, and working as an Assistant Editor on features during the day, Ana's also designed theater and film, all the while finding time (!) to create a portfolio of her own videos, paintings, and miniature sculptures. Indeed, for super cheap (or just cheap), Ana Veselic can be employed as an editor in the service of the arty farty, as well as the conventional. |  | Robert Rapoport (Director of Photography) studied development economics as an undergrad before becoming involved in theater. After graduating he lived in Germany and Spain where he wrote and directed plays with various English theater companies. Since moving back to New York he has done more film and sells tribal art on the side. He loves shooting with "The Burg". He has a collection of chopstick rests that was in the Smithsonian. You can see some of his work at www.dropfair.com.
|  | Cristina Wolf (Director of Photography) is a filmmaker/photographer who hails from D.C. After quitting the acting business at the age of 5, she has been working behind the scenes ever since. Currently she works as Camera Operator while studying film at NYU.
|  | Chris Chan Roberson (Editor) is a native New Yorker and is the Co-Founder of Etc... experimental troupe comedy. He's been with the troupe ever since it was created in the Fall of 1998, has served over the years as a writer, performer, director, and producer with the company, and helped create ETC Productions, a web/film production company in 2006. Besides a monthly sketch show, Etc... produces web-based content such as myPod, Co-Workers ___ing, The Party, and Hump Day. Chris also worked as an editor with Robert Small Entertainment, and has worked on Comedy Central's Stand Up Nation with Greg Giraldo and TV Land's Top 10 series where he won a Telly Award for Achievements in Editing on TV Land's Top 10 Cars. Independently, Chris' short films have screened locally as well as on the West Coast and have won numerous awards. He is also a Professor in the undergraduate film department at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. www.opensourcecomedy.net
|  | James Spruill (Editor) Born in Ventura, California, living in Brooklyn, New York, and working on jobs ranging from production coordination (Discovery Channel), to gripping/DP (Movie/Video/Films), to post work (Discovery/Independent). Editing for The Burg "is like playing doctor. Its kinda like surgery, except there is no real blood, no malpractice suits, and if the patient dies, we can reanimate it and have it rob banks and shit". www.bitterboxcar.com |  | Jessica Trejos (Costume Designer), Postcard from Morroco (The Curtis Institue, Dir. Emma Griffin), Woyzeck (Columbia University, Dir. Marika Splint) Speakeasy, (Joe's Pub, Dir. Erica Gould), Comedy of Errors, (New York Classical Theatre), A Perfect Wedding (New York University, Dir. Davis McCallum), Sin Salida, (NYU Graduate Film/HBO, Dir. Sayeeda Clark) Croatoan (Vital Theater, Aimee Hayes) Upcoming projects, Ill Combattinno (The Julliard School, Dir. Robin Guarine) MFA in Design from NYU, Tisch School of The Arts and loves living in Brooklyn. |  | Natalie Davis (Design Director) is a designer/artist working in Oakland, CA. She crafts stories and patterns across any surface that comes her way. Miss Natalie has just launched a new line of hand-made handkerchiefs and is expanding into home goods in Fall 2007. In addition to designing textiles, she runs a graphic design studio and teaches typography. Natalie earned her M.F.A. in 2-D Design from Cranbrook and a B.A. in Design|Media Arts from UC Los Angeles. Find her wares online at www.missnatalie.com. | | |
