Ryan Sans is a Brooklyn-based writer and performer. He graduated from the high school drama program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and will receive his BA from the International Performance Ensemble program at Pace University in 2020. He studies improv and sketch writing at Upright Citizen’s Brigade and acting and playwriting at Primary Stages/ESPA. His first play, “The Beautiful Ambiguous” received a workshop at Dixon Place this past March. He recently traveled with his classmates to Bale, Croatia, where they performed an original devised work for an international audience. Ryan has worked with St. Ann’s Warehouse, BAM, One Year Lease Theatre Company, Sitting Shotgun, and The Tank.

Borna Barzin is a California-bred, New York-based, Iranian-American theater director. Recent directing credits include The Mad Dog Blues by Sam Shepard (Sitting Shotgun), How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel (Stand Up Productions), In Rotation by Brandon Adam (St. Paul’s Theater), and Punk Rock by Simon Stephens (Stand Up Productions). He is also the director of a devised theater ensemble with classmates at Pace University School of Performing Arts. In addition, Borna has worked at Disney Theatrical Group (Creative Development), The Cry Havoc Company (Directing Apprenticeship), and The TEAM (Producing Intern).