Quenna Lené (she/her) is Chicago-based theater artist + practitioner, developing programs to amplify teen + community voice and hold space to rehearse, tell, and change the stories of their lives. She is a company member with ICAH’s For Youth Inquiry company, Associate Artist with Pivot Arts, co-curator for Theatre of the Lake, and serves as the Associate Director of Education at the Goodman. Continuing to build the world she wants to see/live in, she is developing personal practices of poetic and participatory performance, and is currently re-writing the Declaration of Independence as a Free Street artist-in-residence.

Anna Gelman (she/her) is a director, filmmaker, and arts administrator. As a director, she has worked with Prop Thtr, Rhino Fest, Runaways Lab, the Greenhouse Solo Lab, 2nd Story, and on many projects with Organic Theater Company, where she is a company member. She has worked professionally as a teaching artist, consultant and the Manager of School-Based Programs at Goodman Theatre, where she implemented a new model of STEAM-based learning through the math and science program, Stage Chemistry. She is also the Operations Manager at the Neo-Futurists and the Development Events Manager at Shattered Globe Theatre. Gelman is a photographer and videographer and has worked with About Face Theatre, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble, The Hypocrites, Walkabout Theater, and others. She recently directed the music video for “1:1” by Chicago band Honey & The 45s.

Corinne Hastings (she/her) is a Chicago-based director and theatermaker originally from Long Island. She is a graduate of Vassar College, where she co-founded the Britomartis Devised Theatre Ensemble. In Chicago, she has directed an immersive play in her apartment, devised a darkly political variety show featuring land-based synchronized swimming, and thrown soccer balls from the catwalk as an ASM. Previously, Corinne was an Artistic Direction Apprentice at Magic Theatre in San Francisco, where she worked on the world premiere of Richard Montoya's Nogales and assistant directed Fool For Love. New York credits include Basil Twist's Rite of Spring (Lincoln Center), Martyna Majok's John, who's here from Cambridge (EST), Wildrose (|the claque|), Juniper Tree (The Hive), and CAT: the one-man mega musical (Dixon Place). QuaranStream Theatre Festival is her first internet credit.

Nyssa Lowenstein (she/her) is a Chicago-based Director, deviser, and arts administrator from Denver. Recently, she associate directed ...And I Am Not Afraid at Prop Thtr. She is a company member of Organic Theater Company and works at Drury Lane Theatre and Events. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and holds a certificate from Moscow Art Theater School. She has studied with Push Physical Theatre and Yale School of Drama.

Tab Mocherman (they/them) is an arts administrator from North Carolina. They love all things community inside of theatre and strongly advocate for it. They are excited to work on this project to answer questions surrounding community and receiving access to it!

- Katie Kenddell

- Brittany Polin

- Lauren Port

- Lena Romano

- Tony Santiago

Liam Collier (he/him) is playwright, director, and theatre maker. Born and raised in New York, Liam moved to Chicago in 2017 to pursue his passion for immersive theatre and arts education. Recent credits include Three West: An Immersive Staged Reading (Playwright, Self-Produced), Masque Macabre (ASM & Puzzle-master, Strawdog Theatre), Car Play: A Motor Performance (Co-Creator and Performer, TheatreFirst), Beowulf (Directors’ Assistant, We Players), Cat (Director, Dixon Place), and The Mayor of Baltimore (Director, The Experimental Theater of Vassar College). Liam currently works as the Education and Engagement assistant at Goodman Theatre. 

Megan Gray (she/her) is a theatre maker who has been in Chicago almost three years. In that time she is proud to have worked with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Raven Theatre, The Royal George, Adventure Stage Chicago, Redtwist Theatre, Bros do Prose, Mercury Theatre, Strawdog Theatre Company, Black Ensemble Theater, Northlight Theatre and Halcyon Theatre. A director, stage manager, and proud theatre educator, other regional theatres Megan has worked at include First Stage Theatre Academy, The Bloomington Playwright’s Project, The Jacob’s School of Music, Utah Festival Opera, and an Artistic Direction Apprenticeship at Magic Theatre. www.megan-gray.com

Adam Levonian (he/him) is a dramaturg currently located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Variously as dramaturg and stage manager, he has worked with Jackalope Theatre (Chicago), Black Ensemble (Chicago), Adventure Stage (Chicago), Magic Theatre (San Francisco), Penumbra Theatre (St. Paul), Playwrights’ Center (Minneapolis), and Theatre in the Round (Minneapolis).

Sam Mauceri (they/them) is a director, playwright, and theatre educator who makes theatre for the very young and the very queer. Originally from the DC area, they have directed new and devised work with the P*ssy Paragraphs, University of Maryland's Fearless New Play Festival, the NextNOW Alumni Play Commission, Capital Fringe Festival, Atlas Intersections Festival, and Goodman Theatre's PlayBuild Summer Youth Intensive.

Taylor Wisham (she/her) is an actor and producer in Chicago, currently serving on the Board of Directors for film non-profit Women of The Now (501c(3)). While she can be seen throughout Chicago on the stage and screen, she is most often working on creating more accessible spaces for marginalized people in the arts. Having worked with renowned theatre and film organizations, she is proud to use her skills to build growth, community and opportunities through events production.