(Producing Artistic Director/Founder) 

Amy began touring in Germany with the American Musical Theater Company as Luisa in the Fantasticks when she was 16 yrs old in bilingual German/English production. She holds a B.F.A. in theater from Stephens College and lived in Kansas City and Chicago for many years acting at various theater companies (Coterie, American Heartland, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Jewish Theater, Lifeline Theater, Barrel of Monkeys). Her favorite roles include Hen in the original musical ‘Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type’, and Petra in Sondheim’s ‘A Little Night Music’, and most recently Jenny Hill in ‘Big Fish’ at the Austin Playhouse Theater. Since moving to Austin in 2008, in addition to being a busy realtor and mentor, she has been diligently working on her other favorite role, being a mom to her two sons: Aiden and Liam.  Amy is a founding member, and the managing director, for Crown Theatre and has served on the boards of several other amazing theater companies in Austin (Hidden Room Theatre and Penfold).  

(Asscosiate Artistic Director/Founder)

Tobie is an Associate Professor of Practice, the Director of Stage Combat/Intimacy, and teaches Movement and Acting at The School of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Texas State University. He is also the co-founder of Violent Crown, a physical theatre training and performance group. He is a member of the Association of Theatre Movement Educators (ATME), a certified Vocal Extremes Teacher/Coach with VCT (Vocal Combat Technique), and  has been a certified Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) since 2000. He has choreographed violence at Texas State, Zach Theatre, Austin Shakespeare, Austin Playhouse, Hidden Room Theatre, and Penfold Theatre to name a few. He has been nominated and won many awards both locally (B. Iden Payne) and internationally (Falstaff Award), and his choreography has been featured at the Blackfriars conference and on The Globe stage in London. He is an award wining actor who's credits include several short films, commercials, voice over work, and a rather lengthy list of stage productions in Austin, Chicago, Colorado, and many points between, working with theaters like Creede Repertory, Austin Shakespeare, Zach Theatre, Austin Playhouse, Chicago Shakespeare, Stage Left Theatre, Looking Glass, Hidden Room, and Penfold Theatre. 

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(Managing Director)

Julie has been involved in Austin theatre for nearly two decades and worn many hats throughout that time.  An actor, director, producer, Theatre educator and more, Julie is thrilled to be back in Austin after nearly a decade away.

In Austin, Julie has had the pleasure of being the Co-Producing Artistic Director of Second Youth Family Theatre, Co-Executive Director of Half&Half Productions, Performance Director at McCallum Fine Arts Academy, and a nominee and recipient of several B. Iden Payne awards.

During her time away from Austin, she was an American English Instructor in Yokoham Japan, and upon her return to the U.S., she most recently held the Director of Education position at Dallas Children’s Theatre.

Julie is beyond thrilled to join the artists at Crown Theatre and to be back in a city where artists can truly thrive.