The Creative Team

Hollye Leven (Creator- Book, Music & Lyrics)
Hollye is the playwright and composer of the Los Angeles cult hit and Dramalogue Award-winning, Polo Lounge, A True Story’. As a singer and performer, Hollye has toured as an opening act for Billy Joel, Muddy Waters, Mose Allison, Warren Zevon and many other rock and blues icons. As a songwriter, she co-wrote two Gold singles, By Heart, on Jim Brickman’s album of the same title and Here in My Heart by the band ‘Plus One’ on David Foster’s 143/Warner Brothers Records.

Peter Moore (Director)
Peter has directed locally at the Guthrie, Park Square, Hennepin Stages, Great American History Theatre, the University of Minnesota, the Illusion Theater, The Playwright’s Lab, Theatre L’Homme Dieu, Theatre in the Round and Actors Theatre of Minnesota. Other directing credits include Off- Broadway’s York Theater, the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Playwright’s Premiere Theatre in Williamsburg, Virginia and the San Diego Rep. He was the stunt coordinator for the films “Factotum” and “Embrace of the Vampire” and the Broadway production of Disney's The Lion King. He has directed numerous live industrial shows and videos as well as the “Star Wars: Dark Forces” audio-cassette series for Lucasfilm.

Billy Riback (Comedy Consultant)
"Punch up" writer for ‘Funny Business’
Billy serves as consulting producer and writer on the Disney Channel’s newest hit, “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.” He began his career as a stand-up comedian, with over 40 TV appearances to his credit. He then became a much sought-after warm-up comic, entertaining audiences on such shows as “Roseanne”, “Murphy Brown”, and “Night Court.” His initial major writing gig came when he wrote and produced the first five years of the long running hit television show, “Home Improvement.” Riback’s other television stints include “Buddies”, with Dave Chappelle, “Carol and Company”, with Carol Burnett, “Thunder Alley”, starring Ed Asner, “Grown-ups”, with Jaleel White, and “Murphy Brown.” Billy lives in Los Angeles with his imaginary girlfriend.

Warren Hutcherson (Comedy writer for the character of 'Will')
Warren is a former touring stand-up comic, Emmy award winning writer for "Saturday Night Live" and Executive Producer/head writer for the Emmy and Peabody Award winning (Outstanding achievement in writing) hit television series, "The Bernie Mac Show".

Additional material was provided by Peter Morris, an award-winning playwright and lyricist whose works have been produced Off-Broadway including Whoop-Dee-Doo!, winner of the 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue  

Bro-duction Company
Funneapolis Productions, Ken Abdo and Larry Abdo, Executive Producers.