DIRECTOR | CREATIVE LEADERSHIP | EDUCATOR
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Allison started her career as a performer, working in New York and on stages across the country, as well as doing an extensive amount of commercial work. She also served as a long-term artistic liaison between professional child actors, the creative team and management on numerous hit Broadway productions as a Children’s Guardian. These experiences, enhanced by her knack for comedy, have inspired and informed her creative approach.
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Allison transitioned from performer to director in 2011 and has since directed and produced numerous regional productions, readings and workshops. In 2018 she assisted on the off-Broadway hit revival of Smokey Joe's Cafe. In 2020, she expanded to audio production, and along with her husband, created Anxiety and the Artist, an insightful and often hilarious podcast that explores artists’ relationships with anxiety. She also serves as a producer and director for other audio projects, recently working with Peabody Award Winning, Gen-Z Media on their first full length feature Iowa Chapman and the Last Dog.
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Utilizing her passion for history and design, and all that experience of creating order out of chaos from her years in theater, Allison revived a historic Massachusetts condemned property, transforming it into a multi-million dollar sale for its owners. This started a parallel career in project and lifestyle management, combining her creative and organizational passions.
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Allison received her BA in Theater from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She holds a certificate in directing from the Yale School of Drama, as well as a certificate in Classical and Contemporary Theater from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in the UK, and is an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).
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Born and raised in Southern California, Allison’s heart has always belonged to the East Coast, so that’s where she lives. Her and her husband live with their toddler in Westchester, New York.
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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.
The stories I tell radiate heart, humor, and authenticity. I enjoy playing with perspective and exploring new narratives. I am particularly drawn to stories of women who have changed history in the face of tremendous adversity. I believe in fashioning a safe space where all creatives in the room can bravely fail until we uncover what is authentic and what best serves the story we are trying to tell.