Klaus Kinski is widely remembered here as a star of Werner Herzog's movies (notably "Aguirre, Wrath of God") and father of actress Nastassia Kinski. If you remember Herzog's recreation of the classic film "Nosferatu," you'll remember Kinski as the bloodsucker. Phillips, 27, bears a slight resemblance to Kinski, but is quick to assert that the show is "more about me identifying somehow with the energy in this performer." His sources included a recent documentary on Kinski's direction of "Paganini" (the maniacal German actor was obsessed with the maniacal Italian violinist/composer). In "Linas is Kinski," sections of the documentary are abstracted into short movement theater sequences, with Phillips dancing opposite Larissa Dooley, who plays a composite of several leading ladies Kinsky appeared with. These include Kinski's last wife, Deborah Kinski, who co-starred in "Paganini." The play is narrated in video segments by Jim Fletcher, known for "Cave Man" and Richard Maxwell's shows, who recently appeared in BAM'S "Henry IV" as King Henry.

Phillips grew up in Boston and graduated from NYU's Experimental Theater Wing in 1999. He lives in Park Slope. He has performed alternative comedy shows in NY and Boston since 1997. More recently, he has appeared at Dixon Place, PS 122's Avant-Garde-a-Rama, Tonic's Little Theater, Galapagos' Art Space and DTW. His first full ensemble play, "North Wind Turkey Timber," co-created with Courtney Rutherford, was performed at the Collapsible Hole in Brooklyn in April, 2003. In May, 2003 he appeared at the Performing Garage with Scott Shepard in a workshop of "Hamlet," playing both Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern. He is currently working with Thirty Three Fainting Spells, Seattle, on their new show, which will premiere in May at On the Boards, Seattle.