Chris Steele is a queer trans nonbinary theatre creator, makeup artist, standardized patient, and drag queen. In theatre they have worked as an actor, director, playwright, fight choreographer, intimacy choreographer, makeup artist, dialect coach, dance captain, costume construction aid, and lighting designer. After studying theatre at Pepperdine University and The University of Oklahoma, they relocated to the Bay Area working with companies such as Summer Repertory Theater, Sierra Rep, Cutting Ball, Breadbox Theatre, New Conservatory Theater Center, Playwrights Center SF, Musical Café, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and We Players. They are fascinated by visceral physical storytelling; theatre with roots in adaptation, devising, and improvisation; and the history of horror as a media genre. Most recently their writing was produced in Cutting Ball’s Variety Pack (‘Valley of the Dead’), and their fight and intimacy choreography can be seen in the upcoming ‘Galitea, a new rock musical’ at Counterpulse. As a drag queen, their persona Polly Amber Ross focuses on bringing theatrical performance theory to queer common spaces throughout the city. Chris seeks to deepen and uphold the rich history of queer/drag theatre in San Francisco, and to foster the development of an American Horror Theatre cannon.

Sean (he/him/his) from Hawaiʻi Island, recently received his experimental B.A. in Applied Playwriting from the University of Redlands’ Johnston Center for Integrative Studies. The stuff he loves most to write about is queer belonging. Recent workshop presentations include: The Children’s Farm (Dramatists Guild Footlights), Flat Fish (LabTheatre), Zap (Lounge Theatre), Bonkers for Bonkers (NYC LGBT Center), and The Undocumented, or a Far Too Brief History of Ravensbrück (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). Sean served as a Literary Intern at the Vineyard Theatre and just completed a Literary Apprenticeship at the Magic Theatre for their 2019-2020 season, where he assistant-directed Lloyd Suh’s The Chinese Lady, produced a workshops, of Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic, and wrote and workshopped his own play, The Children’s Farm. Sean works as a Teaching Artist in San Francisco and Hawaiʻi, having taught playwriting at Prince Dance Institute, musical theatre at the Young Performers Theatre, literacy and theatre at Tenderloin Elementary School, and playwriting and acting the Kahilu Theatre Performing Arts Workshop, where he now serves as the Program Director. Currently, Sean is in the midst of a playwriting fellowship with the State of Hawaiʻi, where he’s workshopping his new play, Hawaiian Shake, which will be presented in early March. He is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild.

 Justin is an actor, singer, writer, and boba-milk-tea enthusiast, who loves to find true connection and humanity in each script and song. As a performer, he has acted extensively in multiple regions, including the world-premieres of Unbreakable by Andrew Lippa, and Kiss My Aztec! by John Leguizamo and Tony Taccone (as a lead understudy). He was also part of a workshop with Neil Pepe at The Atlantic Theater and has performed several concerts as a soloist with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.
As a writer, Justin is a proud member of The Playground Experiment. During the pandemic, he has also taken writing courses with Will Dunne at Chicago Dramatists and Winter Miller at Primary Stages ESPA. His goal is to continue to tell stories from his unique perspective, stemming from his unique family background, his personal traumas, and his eclectic education. Find out what else Justin is up to at www.justinplopez.com

Richard A Mosqueda (He/She/They) is a queer, Mexican-American director and producer based in San Francisco. They recently directed the World Premiere of C. Julian Jiménez’s Alligator Mouth, Tadpole Ass for Theatre Rhinoceros. He has worked with such companies as Portland Center Stage, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Halcyon Theatre, Shotgun Players,  and Marin Theatre Company. Richard was the recipient of an SDC Foundation Observership for the World Premiere of Soft Power, A Play with a Musical at Center Theatre Group, directed by Tony Award Nominee Leigh Silverman. Richard was also selected as a member for the SDC Foundation 2017-2018 Observership Class. They are a founder and Lead Producer for Epic Party Theatre. SDC Associate. BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University. richardamosqueda.com

Marisa (she/her/hers) is a director, producer, and filmmaker. She is currently the Development and Media Director at The Forum Collective where she aided in producing “ether”, a web series that follows POC as they navigate a changed world during the pandemic. Marisa directed a staged reading of La Paloma as part of the Bay Area Women’s Theatre Festival. She also assistant directed in FaultLine Theatre’s production of Where the Boys Are. Marisa’s video production company, LFK Media, has recently worked with Oakland Art Murmur to showcase Oakland artists. She is also currently the Audience Engagement Director at Mexican American Conservatory Theatre.