WHO WE ARE
We are artists helping artists. A not for profit collective of theater and filmmakers, dedicated to the production of new and original works.
COMPANY MEMBERS
Claire Schoonover
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Lisa M Hodsoll
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Karen Rosnizeck
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Frank Nall
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Dana Scott Galloway
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Craig Houk
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OUR WORK
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Claire Schoonover is a local actor originally from the North of England, she has been acting in DC theatre scene since 2014 and is a graduate of George Washington University and the ACA, as well as the Theatre Lab. Claire has worked in productions at Olney Theatre, Folger Theatre, STC, Keegan Theatre and others. She can currently be seen as Clara Pemble in the Amazon Prime series Thespian. Other than her dog, her husband and her three kids, her greatest joy is making people laugh till they cry or wee themselves or both.
Lisa M Hodsoll was born in Brussels, Belgium and is a graduate of the University of Virginia. Some highlights – Laura Bush Killed A Guy (Helen Hayes Nominated) D.C. Production and New York Transfer, Medea’s Got Some Issues, – D.C. and Chicago Production, The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Helen Hayes Nominated) and performing at the Edinburgh Fringe with A Fool’s Paradise. Selected writing credits – Buffurducken (writer and director, winner of Royal Reel Award), co-writer on Kosmopolites (winner of Best International Feature Columbia Gorges International Film Festival) and a play adaptation of Company K by William March. Founder of Open Road and member of The Klunch, WednesdayHouse, and Factory 449. Never met a road trip I didn’t like.
Karin Rosnizeck is a DC-based theatre artist, having performed in numerous shows in and around D.C. In 2019, she founded ExpatsTheatre.com for which she directed Surfacing by Russian-Austrian playwright Julya Rabinowich and Einstein’s Wife by Serbian playwright Snezana Gnjinic. Karin has translated several German language plays into English and has developed a keen interest in bringing contemporary international plays to DC. Before coming to the US, she has worked in transatlantic relations promoting cultural dialogue for more than a decade. She holds an M.A. in American/English and French Literature.
A member of The Artistic Home Ensemble as well as Open Road, Frank Nall was last seen in TAH's production of Malapert Love as Phishbreath for which he received a nomination for best supporting actor. He just closed a sold out run of the crucible at Invictus theatre and will appear in the world premiere of the seduction of innocence at city lit theater opening in august. Other Chicago credits include: Her honor, Jane Byrne at Lookingglass theater ,Frankenstein (Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Jeff Award winner) and Traitor as Howard (A Red Orchid Theatre, Jeff Award winner). Film and TV credits include: the CNN reporter from Spygame, Joe on Chicago Med, Transplant surgeon on Empire, Carlisle on Boss, and assorted commercials. Frank has an MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. He was nominated for a 2000 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Ghetto" at the Famous Door Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.