an experiment in new models of theatre-making

  • STRUCTURAL VISIONARY

    Brian is a fiscally savvy arts and artist administrator with over a decade of experience cultivating and curating creative spaces, in both commercial and not-for-profit theatre sectors. As a General Manager for Aruba Productions, Brian managed productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London, Las Vegas, and multiple national tours. Brian also spent two seasons as the General Manager for the Tony Award winning The Acting Company. As a producer and interdisciplinary creative himself, he is committed to contemplative experiments in theatre and performance-making. He is drawn to work that's made in fevered bursts, gathered from fragments, inspired by conceptual events and images, or set to the tune of imagined music. Brian’s areas of interest and inquiry include (but are not limited to) ephemera, public access television, adaptation, waiting, collage, theatre of and about the American South, parentheticals(!), abandoned spaces, and lists. He was born and raised in North Carolina and currently lives in New York City. Brian Letchworth is the founder of Occasional Drawl Productions.

    Photo credit: Jennifer McClure

  • CREATIVE CHAMELEON

    Christa is a seasoned producer, director, actor, and educator. Her work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional Theatre, TV, and virtual stages. She has commissioned, developed, directed and produced a wide variety of work, thanks to the talents beside her. Christa’s Off-Broadway directing credits include the first New York revival of Shadowlands, starring Daniel Gerroll, and A Man for All Seasons, starring Michael Countryman. She was nominated for regional BroadwayWorld Best Director awards for Later Life (starring Thomas Jay Ryan and Carolyn McCormick), and Private Lives (starring Brenda Withers and Trent Dawson) at Katonah Classic Stage, where she is an Artistic Associate. The many shows she produced and directed for virtual stages have been streamed over 150,000 times in all 50 states and multiple countries. She has acted on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in regional theatre and on TV. Christa teaches at the School of Drama at The New School and is Associate Producer at Aruba Productions. She was proudly raised in the Pacific Northwest, and just as proudly a long-time New Yorker. Christa Scott-Reed is Producer for Occasional Drawl Productions, alongside Brian Letchworth.

    Photo credit: Jennifer McClure

Our Values

Critical Thinking

We question structures, perspectives, themes, and ways of doing, in order to evaluate or revise them.

Inclusion

We care about access to theatre for audiences and makers alike, and are dedicated to widening it.

Fair Pay

We are committed to capital equity. As such, we operate as closely as we can to a not-for-profit company model, and pay and advocate for fair, better compensation.

Impact

We believe in the crucial, immeasurable powers of art, expression, creativity, and stories.

Sustainability

We aim to minimize the environmental footprints of our work and encourage our industry to do the same.