has directed most of Troupe America’s National Tours including twelve seasons of A Christmas Carol, The Odd Couple starring William Christopher and Jamie Farr, Moon Over Buffalo starring Gavin MacLeod, Same Time, Next Year starring Mackenzie Phillips and Adrian Zmed, and The Sunshine Boys starring Frank Gorshin and Dick Van Patten.  He wishes to dedicate his work on Away in the Basement to his mother, Lorraine, whose real life as a Church Basement Lady served as his inspiration. Curtwollan.com.