Timothy Haskell (director)
Timothy Haskell is an American theater director and immersive haunted house creator.
Director[edit]
In 2003, Haskell directed an Off-Broadway stage parody of the Patrick Swayze film Road House starring Taimak from The Last Dragon in the Swayze role. In 2004, he directed both the Off-Broadway plays Corporate Rock and I Love Paris. In 2005, he directed Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy starring Corey Feldman in the Michael Douglas role.[1] In 2015, Haskell directed Smile Off-Off Broadway.[2] In 2022, Haskell co-wrote and directed The Rise and Fall, Then Brief and Modest Rise Followed By A Relative Fall Of… Jean Claude Van Damme As Gleaned by a Single Reading of His Wikipedia Page Months Earlier, which received a strongly positive review from Elisabeth Vincentelli in the New York Times.[3]
Psycho Clan[edit]
In 2002, Haskell co-founded Psycho Clan which has produced the immersive Nightmare Haunted House in New York City with varying annual themes.[4] In 2007, Haskell created Nightmare: Ghost Stories.[5] In 2011, Haskell created Nightmare: Z-Day, a zombie-themed haunted house in The Bronx as well as Nightmare: Fairy Tales on the Lower East Side.[6] In 2023, Psycho Clan produced Nightmare Dollhouse on the Lower East Side.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Kachka, Boris (July 14, 2005). "Q&A with Director Timothy Haskell - Nymag". New York Magazine.
- ^ Durell, Sandi (October 19, 2015). "Psycho Clan Nightmare New York - Smile!". Theater Pizzazz.
- ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (5 July 2022). "Review: 'The Rise and Fall of … Jean Claude Van Damme' Revives an Action Hero". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "About". THE Psycho Clan.
- ^ "Working Around the Clock to Keep a House Haunted". The New York Times. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Timothy Haskell, Haunted-House Designer, Avoids the Scary — Sunday Routine - The New York Times". The New York Times. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Soltes, John (October 10, 2023). "INTERVIEW: Timothy Haskell is in the business of nightmares". Hollywood Soapbox.