The Curtain is a production company dedicated to epic storytelling in multiple forms  — from large-cast, intimate theatre and immersive events to scripted audio drama, film, and digital media. We make classic stories in new ways for new audiences.

Who We Are

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Sean Hagerty

Producing Artistic Director

Sean Hagerty trained under Sanford Meisner and studied classical theatre at the renowned Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He holds a Masters Degree in Shakespeare and Theatre from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he graduated with Distinction. Sean has worked as an actor, teacher, director, and producer regionally and internationally for many years. Credits include: New York Classical Theatre, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, The Group Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, The Bath Shakespeare Festival, The New Vic, Theatre Royal Bristol, and BBC Radio, among others. Previously, Sean was the resident Shakespeare and Style teacher at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre for over 14 years and was the Associate Artistic Director for New York Classical Theatre. He has served as the chair of Education & Training for the international Shakespeare Theatre Association and as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts.

Christine Cirker is an Off-Broadway producer and director, focusing primarily on new work. She is Executive Vice-President of the League of Professional Theatre Women. As producing director for F.A.B. Women@tbg (The Barrow Group’s women’s development project), she has directed and produced since 2010. NY producing credits include: Chasing Happy (Oct. 2023) and Strings Attached (Pulse Theatre), Letters to Sala by Arlene Hutton, Renata Hinrich’s Random Acts, Jean Taylor’s The Basement Plays among others. In the independent film world, Christine is currently on the producing team for The Red Shoe and Associate Producer for the documentary feature Unbroken. Directing credits include NYC and beyond. Graduate of University of Michigan.

Christine Cirker

Associate Producer

Erica Dixon

Development Consultant

Fred O. Dery

Digital Media & Marketing Consultant

Robin Carus

Casting Director