Meet the Troupe

Austin L. Carrothers – Founding Member

Austin Lightning Carrothers is a NYC based actor and director. Before moving to NYC he had the pleasure of being a founding member of TroupEnigma and continues to stay in close touch with the company. Austin began acting in his mid-twenties while working as a carpenter and farmer. In his early thirties Austin moved to NYC to receive training from the oldest acting school in the country, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Since graduating from their company program in the spring of 2025 he has starred in an off-broadway production of Lungs, directed an off-broadway show at the Players Theater, joined Actors Equity, done a handful of short films, and continues to train weekly at Karl Bury’s Acting Studio. Austin is grateful to his co-founders for their unwavering joy, work ethic, and encouragement. A few favorite roles include Clifford in DeathTrap, Leon Czolgosz in Assassins, Max in Lend Me A Tenor, and Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency.

Michael Juzwak – Founding Member

Michael is an actor and director who has lived in the beautiful Hudson Valley for over 28 years.  It has been his pleasure to have worked with the Rhinebeck Theatre Society, the Cocoon Theatre, CAST, CenterStage, TheatreSounds, Star Mountain Group, The New Deal Creative Arts Center, and the Performing Arts of Woodstock playing a variety of roles and directing numerous productions.  He has performed on off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, regional theater and way-off-Broadway.  Michael was a founding member of two improv troupes in New York City. In New York City, Michael ran the front of house for Playwrights Horizons for 5 years and was their Assistant Production Manager for 1 season.  The same season James Lapine’s and Stephen Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George was work shopped.  He is a graduate of the Welsh College of Music and Drama.   The feather in his cap though, is having created TroupEnigma along with John and Austin. Three points of view; one vision: to support all theater throughout the Hudson Valley and encourage the best for and from all!

John Remington – Founding Member

John is a local actor, producer, writer and director in the Hudson Valley. He has performed in a dozen and a half shows since jumping back into the theater fray in 2016, after many years in a corporate gig with Target Corp as VP of Marketing and Communication and Executive Director for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  John has had the privilege to work at many of the theaters in the region including The Center for Performing Arts Rhinebeck, The Phoenicia Playhouse, Performing Arts of Woodstock, Voice Theater, Arts Society of Kingston, County Players and the Manhattan Repertory Theater. He considers all theaters in the region as partners and firmly believes that one of TroupEnigma’s goals is to support and encourage all theaters, not as competition but as partners in producing theater and art for all.   His early days of performing and theater production was a deep dive into satirical revue theater and improvisation. As the Artistic Director of Dudley Rigg’s Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis for ten years, John directed, co-wrote and performed in over a dozen comedy revues along with 100’s of Radio spots, commercials and industrial films.  His most crowning achievement today, however, is the formation of TroupEnigma, LLC along with fellow members Michael Juzwak and Austin Lightning Carrothers. “The pleasure of serving with these two men is immeasurable…no drama, always fun, and always the best we can do”