Our Team

  • Courtney Romano

    Courtney is an NYC-based writer/director. Her directing credits include Screen Test (Honorable Mention for Best Comedy Short, nominated for Best Director and Grand Jury Prize in the Astoria Film Festival; Official Selection in 6 NYC film festivals). As an actor, Courtney worked Off Broadway, in commercials, and in regional theatre, receiving a Barrymore Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical. She self-published the book, The First Ten Years, in 2015 as a manifesto for creative longevity and launched the podcast The Break Breakdown in 2020 to peel back the curtain on the world of independent art. She lives with her husband and daughter in Queens.

  • Benjamin Shaw

    Benjamin is an NYC-based director and creative consultant. His Broadway credits include associate directing Harry Potter & the Cursed Child and The Glass Menagerie starring Cherry Jones, the national tour of Elf, the musical, and Disney Cruise Line's Beauty & the Beast. As a consultant, he specializes in bringing powerful storytelling to digital and in-person brand messaging and communication. Benjamin is a graduate of Muhlenberg College.

  • Sara States-Kasen

    Sara is an NYC and Buffalo based actor and independent film producer. As a theatre actor, Sara has performed in Comfort Women (Playwright's Horizons), Cinderella! (Capital Repertory Theatre), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (MusicalFare Theatre), Bare: A Pop Opera (The What Theatre Productions). She enjoys being a part of the play and musical development process and has performed the works of many talented composers and playwrights. In front of the camera, she has acted in commercials and, recently, was an actor in Queens Bird Films short film, Screen Test.