Allegra Verlezza is a soon-to-be graduate this fall from Hunter College with a BA in Gender Studies. She studied Playwriting for two years at SUNY Purchase College, where several of her one-act plays were presented, as well as in festivals in Cleveland and NYC. Her passion for theater as a tool for activism and healing has been enriched through counseling at the Trevor Project, volunteering at the Audre Lorde Project, and interning for The Center for LGBTQ Studies at The Graduate Center. She now enjoys being a sex educator at The Pleasure Chest and watching gay cartoons with her cat.