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Aaron is the Literary Director & Dramaturg at New York Theatre Workshop and has been on the Artistic Staff at the theatre since 2012. At NYTW, he serves as the resident dramaturg, oversees the literary office, co-administers the 2050 Artistic Fellowship, and works extensively on the theatre’s public programming initiatives. Before moving to New York,…

Joy Meads is recently the Director of Dramaturgy and New Works for A.C.T. in San Francisco. Formerly the Literary Associate and Artistic Engagement Strategist at Center Theatre Group, where her dramaturgy credits include Forever by Dael Orlandersmith, Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison, The Royale by Marco Ramirez, and A Parallelogram by Bruce Norris. Previous to…

Alan Armstrong began working as a production dramaturg for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2005. His Shakespeare credits there include shows directed by John Sipes (King John, Henry VIII), Laird Williamson (Coriolanus), Penny Metropulos (Henry IV Part One), Lisa Peterson (Henry IV Part Two), Joseph Haj (Henry V, Pericles), Lileana Blain-Cruz (Henry IV Part One), Carl…

Alex Barron is a dramaturg and producer based in New York. He worked on the artistic staffs of MCC Theater, SPACE on Ryder Farm, The Playwrights Realm, The Sundance Institute, and Manhattan Theatre Club. As a dramaturg, he’s developed new plays at the Sundance Theatre Lab, New York Stage and Film, The O’Neill Center, The…

In addition to her dramaturgical work, Lydia Garci is the Denver Center for the Performing Arts first-ever Executive Director of Equity and Organization Culture. Lydia was a resident lecturer and teacher at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where she dramaturged more than 20 plays in 8 seasons including the world premieres of Sean Graney’s The Yeomen…

Liz Engelman is the Executive Director of Tofte Lake Center, a creative retreat for artists of all disciplines. She recently moved back to Minneapolis from Austin, TX, where she taught in the Playwriting/Directing Area at UT Austin. Liz has worked at Hedgebrook as the Alumnae Coordinator and Festival Dramaturg, and has served as the Resident…

Heidi Schreck is an award-winning playwright, actor and screenwriter living in Brooklyn. Her latest play Grand Concourse premiered at Playwrights Horizons, Steppenwolf, and theaters across the country, and was a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn prize. Her other plays include Creature (New Georges and Page 73); There Are No More Big Secrets (Rattlestick Playwrights…

Christine Sumption has served as a dramaturg for Sundance Theatre Lab, the New Harmony Project, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Play On! Shakespeare, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Icicle Creek Theatre Festival, and Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival. She was on the artistic staff of Seattle Repertory Theatre for nine seasons as Associate Artistic Director/Dramaturgy…

Andrew is a faculty member in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin where he teaches courses in dramaturgy, Shakespeare, acting and performance studies and serves as the co-head of the B.A. program. Since 2012, Andrew has also been the managing director of the Oscar G. Brockett Center for…

Ishia Bennison has worked as an actor/ producer since she was seventeen. Her first introduction to Migdalia Cruz was in London when she produced and performed in Miriam’s Flowers, a wonderful play written by Migdalia. Little did we know that nearly 30 years later we’d have the pleasure of reuniting and working together on on…