Kenneth Bernard

[1] Bernard was involved in the Off-Off-Broadway movement throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, often working with the Playhouse of the Ridiculous at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan.

The first production he contributed to was Jackie Curtis's Heaven Grand in Amber Orbit, which opened in 1969 and was first produced at La MaMa in 1970.

Bernard wrote the lyrics with Curtis and Tom Murrin; the production was directed by John Vaccaro and performed by the Playhouse of the Ridiculous.

[3] Bernard's play, Night Club, or Bubi's Hide-Away, was produced at La MaMa by the Playhouse of the Ridiculous later in 1970, and featured Ondine in the title role.

[4] Vaccaro directed a second play by Bernard in 1970, The Monkeys of the Organ Grinder, which was performed by the London-based La MaMa ensemble The Wherehouse.