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Playwright and member of award-winning Youngblood writers group. Resident writer at the Flea Theater. Recipient of Seattle Repertory Theatre’s emerging playwright commission.
A graduate of The North Carolina School of the Arts, Mary-Louise Parker has performed in over thirty professional theater productions regionally and both off and on Broadway. She originated roles in plays by Paula Vogel, Adam Rapp, Craig Lucas, Sarah Ruhl, Simon Stephens, John Patrick Stanley, Sharr White, Terrence McNally, and others.
Chairman and CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures who produced The Matrix trilogy and other blockbusters
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Janis Young is an award winning actress and Fulbright Scholar who has performed in television, film and theatre. She has worked with several noted theatre companies, such as Circle in the Square, Lincoln Center and Williamstown Theatre Festival. She likes to mix and match sensible choices with serious play.
Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig is a dramatist who writes for audio, stage and screen. Her play Snow in Midsummer was recently produced by Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Royal Shakespeare Company and will be staged in New York by Classic Stage Company in the summer of 2022.
Michael Giannitti has extensive professional experience as a lighting designer and educator. He has designed lighting at many of the most prestigious venues around the country and has taught abroad as a two-time Fulbright Specialist Grant recipient.
Shawtane Bowen is a writer, actor, and producer. He is a founding member of Astronomy Club, the first all-Black house team at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater in New York. Their series, Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show, debuted in Fall 2019 on Netflix to much critical acclaim.
Founder and director of the Theatre of Witness, whose performance projects have given voice to prisoners and their families, survivors and perpetrators of abuse and violence, refugees, immigrants, elders, and those who have lived through war
Mariana Aun is a multi-faceted arts professional, specializing in recording and facilities management within higher education, with accompanying interests in percussion performance, creative entrepreneurship, and community arts initiatives.
Jean Randich is an award-winning director, writer, and librettist specializing in new works, musical theatre, opera, and re-envisioned classics. She is cofounder and co-artistic director of Collider Theater in New York City.
The original Broadway Dolly in Hello, Dolly! and matchless actress, singer, dancer, and comedian with a thousand-watt smile
Actress, poet, and writer best known for her role as “Lady Aberlin” on the children’s television classic Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and more recently in movies including Dogma, Jersey Girl, and Red State
Curator, producer, poet, choreographer, and performance artist whose works #negrophobia (nominated for a 2016 Bessie Award) and Séancers have toured throughout Europe, appearing in major festivals. Recipient of a NYFA fellowship.
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Stage, film, and television actor and director who is best known for his role in the Emmy award-winning Netflix series Orange Is the New Black
Megan Tabaque is a theater artist who cut her teeth in realism of the Chicago theater scene and thereafter in the experimental punk dens of Austin, Texas. Her playwriting aesthetic often imposes the spectacular on suburban subcultures and explores multi-ethnic identity. She is a graduate of the Michener Center for Writers.
Founding member of the Compass Players along with Alan Alda and Alan Arkin ’55 in the 1960s, and actress best known for her roles in Goodfellas and The Sopranos
Sue Rees has exhibited her set designs, animations, installations, and video works worldwide and has worked collaboratively with choreographers, directors, and musicians in the United States, Europe, and India.
Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor known best for his role as Tyrion Lannister on the hit series Game of Thrones
Screenwriter and television producer best known as the co-creator of the television series Huge
With his background in engineering, woodworking, and sawmilling, Michael Rancourt has created everything from a parasol that bursts into flames to a totally silent stage elevator for Bennington College productions.
Artist, performer, and AIDS activist whose work helped create the first effective drug protocols to combat the syndrome
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Founder of the Cleveland Public Theatre and winner of the 2012 Robert Bergman Prize
Burcu Seyben is a theatre theorist, playwright, actress, and author of Theatre and Multimedia (Habitus, 2016). She specializes in contemporary European and Turkish performances, and directors as well as theatre and politics.
Jennifer Rohn has appeared in theatre productions on and off Broadway, in the United States and Europe, and in films and television, collaborating extensively with the renowned director Robert Wilson.
Actor, director, and screenwriter currently starring in the HBO series The Leftovers
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Associate artistic director of The Public Theatre in New York City, former founder and producer of The Underwood Theatre, which supported new work from emerging playwrights, and former literary manager and resident dramaturg at the New York Theatre Workshop
President of King Size Productions whose Hollywood producing credits include The Shawshank Redemption
With a focus on Scenic Design, Seancolin Hankins takes a comprehensive approach to scenic production, working concurrently in concept, design, construction, and scenic painting. His drive for compelling visuals is paralleled by his commitment to responsible and resourceful use of materials.
The screenwriting genius behind the adaption of the bestselling Twilight saga and the hit shows Dexter and Jessica Jones
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