our mission
Olio Theatre Works is a small, independent theatre based out of Long Beach, California. Founded in 2004, the chief mission is to ensure that art remains a right, accessible to everyone. We also believe in creating the perfect entertainment solution for every occasion. For these reasons, we are committed to providing high-quality entertainment at affordable prices.
Intimately Wilde. Los Angeles, California, (2009)
Stephanie Thomas
Founding Member/Producer
Old Black Magic: A Haunted Musical. Southern California, (2004 - 2014)
Timothy P. Thorn
Cynthia Tyndall
Laura Wolfe-Bosworth
Andrew Zacharias
Andrew Zimmer
otw officers
OUR TEAM
The OTW company roster boasts a wide
variety of actors, musicians/vocalists, writers, directors, producers, designers and educators ~ all with years of experience in multiple aspects of the performing arts and educational outreach, and all with a commitment to keep the arts alive and accessible to the community.
Rocking Shakespeare in the Park. Pearson Park, Anaheim California, (2010)
Terra Taylor Knudson
Founder/Artistic Director
Beverly Schwendinger
Rachel Scott
Miguel Solorio
Peter Stone
John Sturgeon
Terra Taylor Knudson Stephanie Thomas
Rachel Baumsten
Jesse Bosworth
Sarah Brisco
Michael Dale Brown
Brandon Burns
Trisha Burson-Johnson
Brian Franklin Canup Victoria Castillo
Rob Roy Cesar
Mona Chatterjee
Thomas Colby
Carl Da Silva
Ricci Dedola
Seren Dedola
Stephen Dedola
Alex DesCombes
Barbara Duncan Brown
Benjamin Durham
Since 2004 Olio Theatre Works has worked with dozens of amazing artists!
Here are just a few...
Intimately Wilde. Long Beach, California, (2013)
Melissa Marzigliano
Ben Maughan
Sarah Meals
Savannah Moffitt
Anna Kate Mohler
Cameron Moore
Lauren Nave
Amy Newman
"Grandma" Lily Owens
Mark Pertesen
Tim "Fish" Polzin
Jill Prout
Sioux-Sanna Ramirez-Cruz
David Redmond
Sydney Redmond
John Schwendinger
Timothy P. Thorn
Asst Artistic Director
Victoria Baker Ferrigno
Gigi Fusco-Meese
Ron Grigsby
Ben Green
Timothy Guest
Sandy Hall
Mike Hardy
Ryan Michael Hartman
Nancy Orphal Hickey
Brianna Hill
JoAnna Hubbard
Anne Marie Iniguez
Chelsea Camille Isaacs
JP Karliak
Ron Levy
Derek Long
Gerard Marzilli
our style
OTW was born out of the tradition of
performing traditional & original productions in unconventional settings. We specialize in providing creative entertainment solutions for every occasion and venue: on stage, screen, in schools, private parties, corporate functions, libraries, festivals, community events and more!
Artists Who Have Appeared With OTW
Educational Outreach. Southern California, (2004 - Present)