Randy Anderson

Randy Anderson (Nick) founded The Beggars Group in 1999 where he has produced over 25 productions. Some plays include: Do It!, The Expatriates, More Making Out in Japanese, Theadora, She Bitch of Byzantium. He has written several plays including, The Dwelling, KTP, The UnOfficial First Draft. He is currently writing Armor of Wills and Connie and Bryde Sing the Blues which The Beggars Group will workshop in 2008. As an actor (which rarely does anymore) Randy was last seen in Stone Soup’s production of Valparaiso.

Stefenie Farnell-Wilson

Stephenie Farnell-Wilson (Stef) received a BFA in Theatre Performance in 1999 from Chapman University in Orange, CA. She's previously worked with The Beggars Group, writing, acting and assistant directing on productions of Homelessness, Homosexuals and Heretics, New Years' Resolutions, and Kill the President. She's also worked with Stone Soup Theatre Arts, performing in Valparaiso and co-writing Penetralia. She's currently writing a rock musical with Randy Anderson and occasionally performs original music with her boyfriend, Paul Falcone.

DR Mann Hanson

DR Mann Hanson (Mike) is thrilled to be making his Beggar's Group debut in Glass Houses! Since graduating Magna Cum Laude from San Francisco State University School of Theatre, DR has moved to NYC and joined Stone Soup Theatre as their Assistant Artistic Director. Past Stone Soup shows include The Maguffin, Penetralia, and The Memorandum. Other favorite roles include George in Who's Afraid ofVirginia Woolf and Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet. Other directing credits include Waiting for Godot and the upcoming staged reading of The Yellow Boat with Stone Soup. DR would like to thank his family and Bleecker for all their support and love! Psalm 139:14

Brian Morgan

Brian Morgan (Bill) graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science (yes, that's a B.S.) in Theatre Performance from Middle Tennessee State University. Since moving to New York City, he has been in several shows including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (KING) with The Ateh Theatre Group, The House of Yes (ANTHONY) with Raben Productions, and he just recently finished Goodnight Bobby, Goodnight John (BOBBY) with McGrail Productions. Other favorite roles include the Purser in Anything Goes, Norman in SubUrbia, and Rodriguez in Take Me Out. Brian is currently filming Everything's Going to be Alright with Roadside Pictures directed by Tasha Oldham. "Much love to the friends and family whose daily support keeps me truckin'."

Harrison Williams

Harrison Williams (Playwright/Director) entered the theatre in 1976 (where he played Abraham Lincoln in his school’s Bicentennial play) and never exited. (No kidding, he still remembers his first line.) He went on to study at the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Arts, at Middle Tennessee State University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre, Philosophy, and Dance, and then at the University of Delaware’s Professional Theatre Training Program where he was awarded a full-tuition scholarship for the first half of the program and a bus ticket to NYC for the second half. Throughout all these years, Harrison also worked professionally as an actor. Harrison is thrilled to now be the Co-Artistic Director of The Beggars Group, working once again with his friend and accomplice, Randy Anderson.

The Beggars Group was born in 1999 with the production of Randy Anderson’s Testing Average at The Red Room. The company went on to create a bevy of new plays including, The Expatirates, Rip and Sow, DO IT!, More Making Out in Japanese, and Stopping the World. The Beggars Group also produced Theadora, She Bitch of Byzantium by Charles Busch, New Year’s Resolutions and The Dwelling by Randy Anderson. The Beggars Group has taken shows to Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Queens. The company went on hiatus in 2003. Glass Houses by Harrison Williams marks the Beggars Group’s return to New York downtown theater and would like to thank Horse Trade for letting them be a part of the 10th anniversary season.

Time Out Magazine calls the Beggars Group “one of Off-Off’s brainier and more eclectic companies.”