Artistic Director

Laurie Schaefer

Laurie Schaefer has loved the theatre for as long as she can remember.  Hailing from Missouri, she graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Theatre Education and Theatre Performance. After graduation, she worked at various regional theatres throughout the United States.  Upon moving to Los Angeles, she worked in several television, film and stage productions, including: Purple Heart, Blonde and (stage) the World Premiere of Cheyenne, as well as the US premiere of Airsick by Emma Frost. She is a member of MetaTheatre Company and an original member of Rogue Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Still charmed by the theatre world, she is excited to continue growing here in New York as a founding member and co-Artistic Director of InProximity Theatre Company.

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Artistic Director

Jolie Curtsinger

A Los Angeles native, Jolie studied theatre at Florida State University and Broadcast Journalism at Barry University In Miami. Film credits include Conversation Piece,The Dry Spell (Slamdance Grand Jury Prize Winner), and Retaliatory. Her L.A. Stage credits include the West Coast premiere of Adam Boch?s Swimming in the Shallows, Joe Orton?s Loot, the World Premiere of Cheyenne, and the US Premiere of Emma Frosts's Airsick. Jolie was a founding member of Anthony Meindl?s MetaTheatre and Rogue Theatre Companies in Los Angeles. Since moving to New York, she joined the Cockeyed Optimists and was seen in John Cariani's Almost, Maine and Amy Fox's One Thing I Like To Say Is, directed by Terry Berliner (both at Access Theater). As the founder and Co-Artistic Director of InProximity Theatre Company, she appeared in InProximity's inaugural production of Craig Wright's Orange Flower Water and played Libby in Nicky Silver's The Maiden's Prayer (both at Theatre 54). (www.ceotheatre.org)