Born in Wichita, KS, Joey Arena currently lives in Louisville, KY. He is a writer, actor and director (Primarily of live theater) who also serves as the Artistic Director of The Alley Theater in Louisville, KY, (2016 - Present) which has been in existence since 1997 and of which he is a founding member. He also has worked as a director and designer of commercial haunted attractions, most notable being The Baxter Avenue Morgue (2001 - 2007) and Zombie City at Asylum Haunted Scream Park in (2016 - 2017)