David Barlow Artistic Director

David Barlow is a native New Yorker. A graduate of the NYU Grad Acting Program, he has performed in works ranging from the classical and kitchen sink to the avant-garde and off-the-wall. His original theatre piece LA Party (directed by Phil Soltanoff) has toured the US and Canada. He has performed in Europe at numerous national theaters in France with director Arthur Nauzyciel (Splendids and Julius Caesar), a rocky potato field in East Germany (Bauerntheater directed by David Levine), and Norway’s National Opera House in Oslo (The Hamlet Complex directed by Alan Øyen). Back home he has worked at New York Theatre Workshop, Theater For A New Audience, Primary Stages, and The Play Company for whom he performed in This Is My Office and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance. He was a member of the off-Broadway theatre company Potomac Theatre Project for over 25 years, and regionally he has performed in many theaters across the country, including Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage, Hartford Stage, Actors Theater of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Portland Center Stage, Kansas City Rep, Berkshire Theater Group, and Philadelphia Theater Company.

David has helped lead community projects with London theatre artist David Glass, creating new works for people with Parkinson’s Disease in Buffalo, NY, and young artists in Macao, China. Alongside dance choreographer Jon Lehrer, he is supporting Mr. Glass’ global project Galapagos, which will feature performers spanning four continents.

David is also an avid teacher of the Viewpoints movement training, an acting coach, and burgeoning director.

Bill Army Producer

Bill Army began his career as an actor. Born in Boston, he graduated from Middlebury College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre and then received his Master of Fine Arts from the Graduate Acting Program at New York University. He has originated roles on Broadway in The Band’s Visit (Winner of Ten Tony Awards including “Best New Musical,” The Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album,” and the Daytime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program”), Act One written and directed by James Lapine at Lincoln Center Theater, and Relatively Speaking three one-act plays written by Ethan Coen, Elaine May, and Woody Allen directed by John Turturro. He was also an original company member of the hit Off-Broadway review Old Jews Telling Jokes. He has performed with Red Bull Theater, The Atlantic Theater Company, and The Public Theatre for Shakespeare in the Park. Regionally, he has worked at The Westport Country Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, and with the National Players of Olney Theater Center in Washington DC. His Film/TV credits include appearances in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Deadbeat,” and the web series “COHAB”. Bill was also a company member of the Potomac Theatre Project for seventeen years.   

Bill has taught acting, stage combat, musical theatre, and text, and directed at Middlebury College and LaGuardia High School. He hosted the 2013 Drama Desk Awards and emceed events for Manhattan Theatre Club and Deloitte. He lives in Queens with his wife and two kids.

Photos by Lisa Barlow