Meet the PTC Team

The Collective has had many iterations and is currently helmed by two of its founding members. We operate by the gracious efforts of our guest artists and volunteers.


  • Founding Artistic Director

    Christina Rose Ashby is an Alaskan theater artist living in Brooklyn. Christina specializes in new work creation and the reimagining of classics.

    Select past credits include “Lack of Milk,” “Lost Sock Laundromat Astoria Queens” and “Suspicion Obsession Paranoia Marriage,” all by Ivan Faute; “Living With an Angel,” a semi-autobiographical clown fantasia by Catherine Restivo-Romito; “Life is a Dream: a New Vintage” by Calderon and adapted by Annie R. Such. Christina recently directed the charming children's musical "Petunia's Playhouse Live: Petunia's Big Day" by Laura Kay Clark with music and lyrics by Billy Reece.

    Through PTC, Christina conceived and directed Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale, a classic reimagining that had several short runs in New York City and made its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August of 2019. Her current devised adaptation, Poe's Children, is a meditation on grief and generational trauma told through selected poetry of Edgar Allen Poe. The piece had a workshop performance in October of 2021.

    Christina is also a teaching artist and theater-for-young-people director. She has taught and directed in Alaska, New York, and West Virginia.

    MFA in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School. Instagram @christinaroseashby Twitter @tvschristina www.christinaroseashby.com

  • Taylor is an NYC based “jack of all trades.” With extensive acting and production experience, she has applied her knowledge of the arts in a variety of areas. From teaching children’s programs, to being on stage, backstage and on film sets - Taylor is a dedicated performer, teacher, technician and overall enthusiast. 

    Her credits in NYC include, On The Grounds of Belonging (Public Theater 2017), Almost Maimed (The Tank NYC, 2019), Poe’s Children (Permafrost Theatre  Collective, 2024). Film credits include, The Front Room (A24, 2024) and Miranda’s Victim (Navesink Productions, 2022). 

    She studied locally at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and St. John’s University.



  • Founding Producer

    Thomas is an actor, writer, and musician based in New York City. Acting credits include 'Meshahnye' (Theatre for the New City), 'Dark Play or Stories for Boys' (The Playing Company), and 'Broad City' (Comedy Central).

    As a writer, he has authored such plays as 'Macbeth: A Comedy' (PTC), 'Frost Towers' (Live In Theatre), and 'Dorothy of Nowhere' (WB Yeats Playwriting Award, Origin Theatre's 1st Irish Festival Audience Favorite Award).

    As a musician, he has created the scores for 'Life is a Dream' (dir. Christina Ashby), 'A Girl Without Wings' (Dramatic Adventure Theatre), and 'Are You Alice: A New Wonderland Tale' (PTC). He is an improviser with On The Spot, Live In Theatre (Drama Desk Nominee), New York Improv Theatre, and has designed Escape Rooms for clients including Fortune 500 Company Anheuser-Busch (SXSW 2018) and Neil Patrick Harris' birthday.

    Social Media: @DrThomasDBS