CAST

COMING SOON!

CREATIVE AND CREW

Noah Diaz (Playwright) is a playwright and screenwriter from the Iowa/Nebraska border. Productions include You Will Get Sick (Steppenwolf, Roundabout Theatre/NYT Critic’s Pick), All the Men Who’ve Frightened Me (La Jolla Playhouse), Richard & Jane & Dick & Sally (co-production The Playwrights Realm/Baltimore Center Stage), and The Swindlers (Baltimore Center Stage). Commissions from La Jolla Playhouse, Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club/Sloan, Baltimore Center Stage, Audible/Amazon Studios, and Arena Stage. His work has been developed with Berkshire Theatre Group, Two River Theater, The Sol Project, First Floor Theater, and The Playwrights Realm, where he was a Page One Resident Playwright. Noah is a recipient of the ASCAP Cole Porter Prize, a six-time recipient of playwriting awards from The Kennedy Center, and a nominee for an Outer Critics Circle Award. In television, he has written on Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu), Up Here (Hulu), and Joe vs. Carole (Peacock), among others, and has developed projects for ABC, Hulu, 20th Television, The Walk-Up Company, Nyle DiMarco, and Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. MFA: Yale School of Drama.

Robin Larsen (Director, Founding Artistic Director) For Lobby: Enhanced readings of Aleshea Harris’s Is God Is, starring Merle Dandrige and Regina Taylor, Clare Barron’s Dance Nation starring Justin Kirk and Marin Hinkle, and Annie Baker’s The Antipodes starring Arye Gross and Chris Parnell. Robin is a Los Angeles-based theatre director known for “so many superlative productions” (Hollywood Reporter) at leading venues, including South Coast Rep, The Wallis Annenberg Center, Disney Hall with the LA Phil, Antaeus Company, The Odyssey, The Fountain, and Rogue Machine, where she was a founding member. Robin is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Career Achievement in Directing, and her productions have garnered numerous Ovation Awards, Critics’ Picks, and the LA Times “Best of the Decade” designation for David Harrower’s Blackbird. Robin is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker for her UCLA grad school film, Sombra. Her film work has screened internationally at Cannes and Berlinale and stateside at Austin and Tribeca.

Steven Klein (Founding Producing Director) is an actor, Emmy-nominated producer, founder of Firefly Theater & Films, and producing director of Lobby Theatre @ AGBO. Recent roles include RALLY CAPS (with Judd Hirsch and Amy Smart), the pilot EVERYONE TOGETHER (which he co-created), and IN OUR BLOOD (which he produced and acted in; directed by Oscar nominee Pedro Kos and starring Brittany O'Grady). Steven founded Firefly more than 25 years ago. Firefly theater productions, including Off-Broadway and Off-West End, have won dozens of awards, and its films, including FINDERS KEEPERS and the multi-Emmy-nominated WRESTLE, have been distributed worldwide after winning prizes at leading festivals. Firefly is now developing a new Broadway musical based on its documentary MAKE BELIEVE, to be directed by Neil Patrick Harris and produced by Steven, Oscar winner Bruce Cohen, and multi-Tony winner Daryl Roth.

Deborah Puette (Producer) is a creator whose work crosses theater, film, and television. A founding member of Lobby Theatre and an Ovation Award-winning producer, she is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Solo Performance, the L.A. Weekly Award for Lead Performance, and Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actress. Television work includes guest and recurring roles across the networks and streamers. Her first feature as a screenwriter, Cash for Gold, was recently produced with Puette co-directing and starring and is available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and other VOD outlets. Her most recent project as writer-director, the short film Such A Pretty Girl, is in festivals now and serves as proof of concept for her next feature, currently in development.

Bridget Peterson (Producer) is a TV Development Coordinator at Amazon MGM Studios. She began her career in talent management where she focused on cultivating emerging talent, specifically those with conservatory training. She then transitioned into casting at Amazon MGM Studios, having most recently worked on Off Campus and Every Year After. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama with a BFA in Acting, Bridget brings a comprehensive, 360-degree perspective to the entertainment industry. Committed to mentorship and supporting up and coming artists, Bridget serves as a visiting instructor for the drama programs at CMU and Rutgers University, teaching workshops on audition technique, self-taping, and the business of acting. In addition, Bridget serves on the board of the CMU Drama Alumni Committee. 

Chris Redondo (Casting Director) recently partnered with Deb Aquila and Erin Weintraub to form ARW Casting, an independent casting company with offices in Los Angeles and New York. Their respective backgrounds reflect a shared commitment to artistry and authenticity in every stage of storytelling. Upcoming projects include ASCENT, a series for Paramount+ written by John Logan and starring Viola Davis. Chris was previously the Vice President of Casting for Paramount Television Studios, where he helped assemble the casts for series including THE OFFER (Paramount+), STATION ELEVEN (Max), DEFENDING JACOB (Apple TV+), JACK RYAN (Amazon Prime Video), CATCH-22 (Hulu) and THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Netflix). Prior to joining PTVS, Chris was co-casting director (with Richard Hicks) on Ryan Murphy’s SCREAM QUEENS and associate casting director on the Academy Award-nominated film HELL OR HIGH WATER. He is thrilled to be collaborating with Lobby Theatre again after casting previous readings of DANCE NATION and THE ANTIPODES .