The Authors
Samuel Warren Joseph
Samuel Warren Joseph’s credits include animation episodes for such shows as Duck Tales, Dennis the Menace, Batman, Beast Wars and The Paw Paw Bears. He also co-wrote the movie Off Your Rocker, a comedy-drama about a revolution in an old folks’ home starring Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Dorothy Malone and Lou Jacobi.
Sam’s stage play, Window of Opportunity, a suspenseful dark comedy about corporate corruption, premiered at the Met Theatre in Los Angeles in the spring of 2006 to rave reviews. It has recently been turned into a feature film, which he wrote and directed and was released on VOD in 2015. The film was produced and co-scored by John Densmore, the drummer of The Doors.
Sam wrote the book and co-wrote the songs for the stage musical, Campaign, which had its premiere in October, 2010, also to excellent reviews. His couple’s comedy, Two Times Two, also had its world premiere in 2010 in New Orleans to great reviews.
2016 saw the world premiere of his play, Moral Imperative in Los Angeles to sensational reviews. With his partner, Phil Proctor, Sam co-wrote God Help Us! starring ED ASNER, which is currently touring around the country. In addition, Sam is the co-author of ED ASNER’S autobiography, Son of a Junkman.
Sam has also been a special education teacher in inner city Los Angeles and currently is a college Adjunct Assistant Professor of English.
Phil Proctor
Phil Proctor was born of Amish/Irish ancestry in Goshen, Indiana, and is a founding member of the thrice-Grammy-nominated Firesign Theatre, (one of the “Thirty Greatest Acts of All Time”) whose archives were purchased last year by the Library of Congress. He’s appeared on-and-off Broadway, toured the USSR with the Yale Russian Chorus, and also toured the US and Canada with the L.A. Guitar Quartet as Don Quixote. He has appeared in scores of commercials, audiobooks, video games, radio and TV shows and films including Window of Opportunity, written and directed by his partner, Samuel Joseph. Phil received Theatre World, LA Weekly, LA Free Press and Drama Critics' awards over his long career.
His voice credits include memorable characters in Academy Award-winning films for Pixar and Disney, the Drunken French Monkey in Dr. Dolittle, Dr. Vidic in Assassin's Creed, Simon Stagg in Batman: Arkham Knight, and Howard in the multi-Emmy-winning Rugrats, which has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He recently appeared in the world premiere of Dan Castellanata’s For Piano and Harpo at the Gary Marshall Theatre, is a 15-year member of The Antaeus Theater company, and has written several new books including his autobiography, “Where’s My Fortune Cookie?” co-authored by Brad Schreiber, and What to Say to Your Crazy Right-Wing Uncle: Talking Points for Liberals, with Samuel Joseph, while their political comedy, God Help Us! starring Ed Asner, has toured to rave reviews.
