Sturgis Warner

Within two weeks he was cast in Sacred Guard.,[2] a futuristic play at La Mama and he joined the booming Off-Off Broadway theater scene in the East Village.

Some of the theater artists he worked with in his early years include Jeff Weiss, Tom Eyen, Henry Kreiger, Charles Stanley, Madeleine le Roux, Neil Flanagan, Andre DeShields, Nathan Lane[3] and John Goodman.

To help pay rent he drove a taxicab, moved furniture, and eventually developed trade skills as a carpenter and electrician[1] - jobs with flexible schedules in case acting roles came up.

At Circle Repertory Company he helped build many sets designed by John Lee Beatty including premieres by Lanford Wilson and Jules Feiffer.

Through Twilight, Warner produced and directed new plays by Michael John Garcés,[9] Gordon Dahlquist,[9] Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,[9] Ted LoRusso,[9] Daniel Macdonald and Najla Said.

Along with producing the film, he was the script advisor, casting director, set builder/designer and lighting designer bringing theater and new-play principles and skills into her animation.