Our Team
Bairton Brown, Executive Director
Bairton Brown (he/they) is a multiracial artist and educator based in Burbank, CA.. Bair is an alumnus of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where they earned an MA in Arts and Public Policy. Bair also holds a BFA in Directing from The Theatre School at DePaul University, with minors in TV Producing and Comedic Screenwriting.
At DePaul, Bair directed the comedy series ‘Naomi and Levi Take On The World,’ streaming on OTV since 2021. While at NYU, Bair directed the sold-out premiere of “HOW DARE YOU” at Affirmation Theatre in NYC. That year, Bair’s short film “THICKER THAN OIL” also won best production design at the Paper Crowns Film Fest.
In 2023, as a Next-Up Playwriting Fellow at Congo Square Theatre Company, Bair wrote and directed “THE PLAY GROUNDS (MEMENTO VIVERE)” a black comedy focused on suicide prevention, for the Denver and Hollywood Fringe Festivals in addition to the staged reading at Congo Square Theatre in Chicago.
In 2024, Bair’s first novel, BLACKTOPIA: PART ONE was published by Syllble Studios through Amazon Books. Bair directed the audio series adaptation, which is now streaming on Stonehaven Studios’ YouTube account. This year Bair directed Season 5, Episode 5 , “THE REAL FOLX PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE” for the comedy web series “BLACKSiDE” on YouTube. It has become the highest viewed episode of the series to date.
In addition to serving as a Company Member at Interact Theatre Company, Bair currently serves as the Community Engagement and Education/Programs Associate for Congo Square Theatre. Bair carries forward the vision of Congo Square’s founders through leading the Congo Industry Training Institute and Internship Program. As the Executive Director of Stonehaven, Bair is dedicated to enriching the lives of emerging artists and ensuring that our legacy of transformative storytelling endures for generations to come.
Jane Warburton-Brown,
Founder & Artistic Director
Jane Warburton-Brown (she/her) is a retired Registered Nurse (R.N.) with over twenty-five years of experience across the U.S. healthcare industry, serving over 150,000 patients throughout the course of her career.
As a charge nurse at various hospitals, Jane has witnessed the holistic power of art-making at the beside.
She has served as a collaborator for the University of Michigan’s unqique ‘Arts At The Bedside’ programming.
Jane has also curated programming and led training on health and safety issues such as patient fall prevention.
Witnessing the transformational power of the arts in herself and others, she studied the intersections of art and healthcare. Through her work, she has helped raise awareness about the medical benefits of daily art-making.
As the Founding Artistic Director for Stonehaven Studios, Jane has nurtured a humanitarian vision to foster the delicate intersection of art, holistic wellness, and accessibility. Her personal mission to heal society on physical, psychological, and spiritual levels is being expanded through her post-retirement work as an educator.
In Summer 2024, Jane began teaching quarterly “Fall Prevention” Workshops at Burbank Senior Artists Colony.
In Fall 2024, Jane successfully launched her monthly “Therapeutic Art Practice” (T.A.P.) Workshop Series.
Jane is currently focused on initiating more partnerships with host organizations, identifying fiscal sponsors, and expanding to various locations across Los Angeles County. After researching the benefits of Zentangles® and Neurogenic Art Practices,® Jane is currently earning further credentials in Art Therapy and Mediative Art..
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“Stone Haven Sunset the water's on fire
My true love of singing, we kiss and conspire
Sing a song for the ocean a song for the sky
A song for tomorrow love sweet by and by
For the child who is coming and for dreams that come true
Sing a song for each other for me and for you
Sing a song for all lovers all the stars in the skies
Sing of Stone haven water home, Stone haven Sunrise
— John Denver, Stonehaven Sunset (1990)