Elise Wien is a playwright from New Rochelle, NY, who likes formally unusual, thought-provoking work. Her plays have been developed with Corkscrew Theater Festival, Pete’s Candy Store, The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, and the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hanover, N.H. She has collaborated with choreographers John Heginbotham and Rebecca Stenn on a dance-theater piece, and was named as a finalist for Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood writers group. elisewien.com

Deby Xiadani is a Director/Writer/Producer who loves new work, dark comedy, and food. She is an associate artist at The Tank and frequent director and producer at Dartmouth College. She’s assisted international director Gabriel Barre in Mexico City, developed a feminist, anti-ageist piece at a NYC Buddhist Zendo, and learned production from Tony Award-winning producer, Harriet Leve. (xiadani: shee-ah-daw-nee) @debyxgb

Liza Couser is a New York-based director and producer of new plays and musicals, whose work uses vulnerability, music and humor to nurture human connection and ignite conversation. Liza has recently collaborated on projects at Dixon Place, The Tank, The Brick, Theater for the New City, BRIC Arts and Dartmouth College. She is an alum of the SDCF Observership Program, and previous Artistic Fellow at Ars Nova. lizacouser.com

Robert Leverett is an actor, writer, and producer based in New York. His work explores community, genre, and the actor-audience relationship. Past performing credits include: ‘&Criseyde’ (Experimental Bitch Presents), ‘Twelfth Night’ (No Name Productions), and ‘Craters’ (Corkscrew Theater Festival).

Sofie Wasserman-Smith is a casting director, administrator, and lifelong all-around theatremaker. She’s worked in administrative and artistic capacities at NYC Children’s Theater, Target Margin, and Appel Farm Arts Center, and she currently serves as the full-time Development Manager at New Dramatists. Sofie lives in Brooklyn and, like a character in this play, can accurately be described as a “palpably desperate dog person.”  BFA Hartt School.