Theatre Company

Actors Anonymous

Our Company

Actors Anonymous Theatre Company was founded in 2001 and for over 20 years has been dedicated to bringing high-quality performances to over 75,000 (to date) diverse theatre-goers across Western New York and Southern Ontario. With a proven and ever-expanding repertoire including interactive, immersive, dramatic, comedic, and musical genres, AATC’s uniquely designed and fully mobile productions are sure to delight local audiences for years to come.

Our Staff

Kevin Barwell

Kevin Barwell

Artistic Director

A Buffalo native, Kevin got his start in NYC after studying, Theatre/Film at Adelphi University with such great instructors as Novak, Adler, and Hornish. He then went to star in or direct over 200 productions Regionally and in NYC. As an actor, director, producer and teacher, he has worked for such theatres as Studio Arena, Double Image, Shea’s Performing Arts, Shakespeare in the Park starring in such roles as “12 Angry Men”, “A View From a Bridge”, “Much Ado About Nothing” And has toured in the regional productions of “The Nutcracker”, “Christmas Carol” and has stared as Tony in the regional tour of “Tony N Tina’s Wedding” for the past nine years. He has worked for Studios such as Paramount, MGM, Linden Oaks, and SEV. His filming career has put him in ad’s for Trico, M&T Bank, Chase Pitkin, Univera, Kwik Fill, and he can be seen in the feature films “Check-Out”,  “True love”,”the HIT” and “Henry’s Crime”. He is also a member of Theatre for Change, which does diversity training thru theatre for such clients as Ford, NYSEG, and UB throughout the USA. He is also the Producing Director for TME Video Productions, he has directed many commercials and film projects for clients such as The Catholic Health Care System, M& T Bank, Friday’s and Biogen, and such Theatre shows as Mass Appeal, The Miser, Quartermain’s Terms . As a teacher, 18 years of experience in the “business” has given him the creative ability to school many up and coming performers, some of his recent students can be seen in ad’s for Calvin Kline, Miller lite, and Independent Health and in shows such as “The Office” and “Friends”.

As Artistic Director for Actors Anonymous Theatre Company, Kevin has created a vision of bringing shows to the client in the comfort of their space, in addition to the AATC’s own space.  With a style of environmental and interactive theatre this creates a unique atmosphere by allowing the patrons to become part of the show and having the actors work within that realm.  He has directed for Actors Anonymous Theatre Company, such shows as Tony N Tina’s Wedding, Lafferty’s Wake, Another Night At Cafe Bison, Murphy’s Wake, The Hilarious Hillbilly Reunion, A Christmas Carol for Two, Doctor Your Try My Patients, The Forgotten 80’s Prom, and has also Directed and Written the world premier of a King And Queens Royal Feast.

In his 19th year as the Artistic Director, he will continue to bring the same great work that has made the company famous in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls area, as the leading Interactive touring theatre company.

 

Corey Jelowski

Corey Jelowski

Production Stage Manager

Was last seen in the 2016 run of Tony n Tina’s Wedding as Donny Dulce. Other roles with AATC include: Mickey Black, Michael Just, Johnny Nunzio, in Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding; Bob Dylan in Doctor, you’re trying my patience; Cletus in The Hilarious Hillbilly Massacre; Corey McDougal in Murphys Wake and originating the role of Timmy Topper, the royal taster, in King and Queen’s Royal Feast and now in the role of Sprint.

Corey is the Production Stage Manager for AATC, a position he has held since 2001. A graduate of the University of Buffalo with a B.A. in theatre, Corey has also done technical work for such companies as: The Irish Classical Theatre Company, Kavinoky, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, and he was the assistant Production Manager for Studio Arena’s Theatre School for two years.

Directorial credits include: Christmas Carol For Two (AATC), Untitled, a one act by Brian Tryczyk (AATC’s 1st annual new works festival), Assistant Director for The Hilarious Hillbilly Massacre, Tony n Tina’s Wedding and Lafferty’s Wake, and several independent works in college.

Corey co-wrote the interactive Medieval comedy The King and Queen’s Royal Feast, which he is proud to say has been produced numerous times.

 

Karah Osland Krajewski

Karah Osland Krajewski

Promotions & Social Media Director

Karah Osland Krajewski is thrilled to be working with AATC. Over the past 10 years with the company she has been seen as Tina (Tony n’ Tina’a Wedding), the Queen (King & Queen’s Royal Feast), Mindy Mitchell (The Forgotten 80s Prom Reunion),  Queen Mad Woman Malone (The Broadway Melody Hour Murders), Connie (Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding), and Molly Greeny (Murphy’s Wake). Other favorite past roles include the Acid Queen (Tommy), Mother Superior (Nutcrackers), the Baker’s Wife (Into the Woods), Miss Hannigan (Annie) and Ariel (The Tempest).

Karah is aslo a Director and Choreographer where her work has been seen in theaters and schools across WNY. Karah’s best role is as Mother to her two hilarious children, Foster and Sawyer!

 

John Pirrone

John Pirrone

Public Relations Director