About Allison

Vision. Organization. Humor.

I’m a director/producer, project manager, and advocate who brings storytelling, structure, and my signature laugh into every room.

I began my career as a performer before moving into directing and producing. I’ve directed numerous productions, workshops, and readings on stages across the country, and I assisted on the Off-Broadway revival of Smokey Joe’s Café. My two decades as a Children’s Liaison on Broadway (also known as a Children’s Guardian) deepened my commitment to artist well-being and ultimately inspired me to co-create Anxiety and the Artist, a podcast exploring how creativity and mental health intersect.

Along with my husband, we run Grasta Productions, an audio production company dedicated to story-forward content. We combine his background as a professional musician and sound engineer with my directing and producing experience to create rich, emotionally grounded audio work.

When the pandemic halted live performance, I turned my creative energy toward restoring a historic Massachusetts home. What began as a rescue project became a multimillion-dollar transformation—and the start of a thriving practice in project management that blends artistry with organization.

I hold a BA in Theater from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and certificates from the Yale School of Drama and the Guildhall School in London. I’m a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity, and an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).

I am based in Westchester, New York, where I share a home with my husband and our energetic toddler, who keeps our household running on a steady rotation of curiosity-fueled “initiatives”.

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“It’s so tasty, too!”

I spent a good deal of my childhood directing and starring in my own recreations of I Love Lucy episodes. I was mesmerized by how Lucy could take the absurd and make it believable. At a sleepover one night, I roped my friend Amanda into an attempt to recreate “Pioneer Women”, one of my favorite Lucy episodes. We were eight, and I had this fantastic plan for baking a life-size loaf of bread that would send our audience (my cat) into roaring laughter. We threw a bunch of water, flour and yeast into a bowl, mixed it with our hands and then threw it in the oven. My mother awoke to the smell of burning yeast at midnight and decided she needed to find an outlet for her daughter's ever growing comedic and creative curiosities. I’ve been working to share laughter - and correctly cooked baked goods - ever since.