We knew the acting talent at New Village Arts Theatre ran deep, but we didn’t know how deep. Thanks to a Lillian Cox story in The Coast News, we now know a lot more about the Kurner family.
Kristianne Kurner is executive artistic director of the award-winning New Village Arts Theatre. She founded the theater in 2001 with former husband Francis Gercke who is currently associate artistic director of the Cygnet Theatre in San Diego. Kristianne also teaches the “Study of Filmed Plays” and runs the Actors Academy at MiraCosta College. . . Kristianne’s mother, Laura Kurner, also an actor, manages the new Art Foundry. It is a complex of artist studios with public access in the New Village Arts Theater building, which is owned by the city of Carlsbad. . . Kristianne’s son Jonah Gercke, 11, has already made a name for himself, garnering rave reviews for his performance in “Distracted” at MiraCosta College, a role Kristianne explains he was cast in on his own merit.
Yeah, there’s a lot more, but you should probably read it yourself.
[Link: The Coast News]
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