StoryHouse
About Us
We are a family - a group of friends and colleagues who have worked and played together since we were young, so we know each other rather well. We have a long lineage of working in film, television, and live theatre spanning decades in the entertainment industry. The experience we bring to the party ensures that what we deliver is second to none.
The Team
The People of StoryHouse
Gary Blumsack
Executive Producer
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GARY BLUMSACK is a Boston native and grew up in the neighborhoods of Boston. Gary is a founding partner of the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood which he created with Elizabeth Reilly and Todd Debreceni. At the Hudson, Gary served as its Producing Artistic Director, producing 42 plays between 1992 and 1994. Gary previously worked at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, Boston Repertory, and founded the National Theatre for Children at Harvard. More recently, Gary was the founder, owner, and Producing Artistic Director of the Hayworth Theatre in Los Angeles. A talented director as well, Gary has been called one of the most prolific and influential theatre producers in LA over the last 30 years, producing the critically acclaimed Lovelace: A Rock Opera, Reefer Madness the Musical, and the well-received Bruno Kirby celebrity Reading Series, to name a few.
Todd Debreceni
Executive Producer
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TODD DEBRECENI has chalked up over 45 years in the biz wearing many different hats. He began as the Unit Production Manager for the TBS Show Unit and segment Producer at TBS in Atlanta, working for Ted Turner and former CBS Network president, Robert Wussler. Todd has written and produced for MGM, Samuel Goldwyn Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and Walt Disney Pictures Television, as well as writing, producing, and directing national spots for numerous clients including McDonald's, LA Gear, Ford Trucks, and Buick. He is also the author of the makeup effects industry ‘bible’ Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, now in its 4th edition. Todd co-founded the Hudson Theatre in Hollywood with Gary Blumsack and Elizabeth Reilly, and served as its Managing & Producing Director; he left to develop original programming for the Nashville Network.
Tom Schanley
Executive Producer
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A veteran actor in film and television, TOM SCHANLEY executive produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Hard Easy which attracted the talents of Bruce Dern, Vera Farmiga, Peter Weller, Henry Thomas, Gary Busey, and David Boreanaz. As an actor, Tom has made a living playing guys you love to hate, from drug dealer Ricky in Dexter, and Crazy Sam in NCIS: Hawai’i, to a hitman chasing down Mel Gibson and stolen money in Get the Gringo, and everything in between. Tom has played his share of cops, too, both dirty and noble... but never ‘dead.’
Lisa Jey Davis-Schanley
Executive Producer
LISA JEY DAVIS-SCHANLEY is a former freelance talent manager for one-hour televised specials with major networks and production companies. She has produced televised shows for online series, as well as several other projects, and founded and operated Jey Associates Marketing & PR in Los Angeles. Lisa is an award-winning writer and a Huffington Post contributor. Her award-winning memoir Ms. Cheevious in Hollywood - My Zany Years Spent Working in Tinsel Town was released in 2015 and was the #1 Best-Selling New Release in its category on Amazon for several weeks. She continues to write and produce around the world whenever possible.
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Neva Cole
Executive Producer
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An actress and producer with over 30 years in the industry, Neva Cole has performed on stage since she was five, including musicals, commercials, and films. She has produced independent films and performed in and produced shows at LA’s Hayworth Theatre with former owner and Artistic Director Gary Blumsack. She also worked with a tight producing team for The Bruno Kirby Celebrity Reading Series supervising scripts and securing talent including Jerry O’Connell, Carol Kane, Jessica Chastain, Hamish Linklater, Charles Durning, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Urie, Dan Lauria, and many others. As Executive Producer, Neva took the Cable Ace Award-winning play Behind the Counter With Mussolini to Detroit’s Gem & Century Theatre, receiving rave reviews to sold-out houses.