Our Team

 
  1.  Karen Arthur  
    • Karen Arthur is an award-winning director whose career has spanned several decades. She made her film directorial debut in 1975 with her film Legacy and in 1985 became the first woman to win an Emmy for directing with her work on the T.V. series Cagney and Lacey. In 1997, she directed the CBS mini-series True Women based on the book of the same name by Janice Woods Windle and Starring Angelina Jolie and Dana Delany.
  2. Sam Beeson
    • The Eight Faces Of Ellie Morrison is Sam Beeson's playwrighting debut! He studied at Concordia University Irvine and graduated with a degree in Acting and Directing with a minor in Global Studies. He bounced around cities before landing in New York in August 2024. His acting credits include Romeo and Juliet as Romeo (The Wimberley Players) Raft of the Medusa as Larry (Open Hydrant Theatre Co.), Will's War as Walter (La Mama Theatre), and I and You as Anthony (LA Theatre Center). 
  3. Maria Tolzmann 
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  4. William Windle 
    • Will is an actor/director/playwright whose work spans several different mediums. His most recent short film Anhyzer (2022) was heavily featured and highly praised in the festival circuit, earning multiple award nominations and a handful of wins. He is extremely excited to be creating theatre in New York. 
      Will also has martial arts experience. While his strengths lie mostly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he has trained in Kickboxing, Judo, and most recently Muay Thai. In 2007, He competed in two amateur MMA bouts (one unsanctioned, one sanctioned) winning both leaving him with a 2-0 record. After suffering a broken nose, he decided that he would no longer compete, but plans to return to practice in the new year. Because of his martial arts background, Will felt especially connected to Sam Beeson's play The Eight Faces of Ellie Morrison, and is excited to be involved going forward.
Karen Arthur
Sam Beeson
Maria Tolzmann
William Wayne Windle