Christine Toy Johnson is a Tony-honored, Obie, Rosetta LeNoire, JACL, and Asian American Arts Alliance award-winning writer, actor, director, filmmaker and advocate for inclusion. Christine was a cast member of the first National Tour of the musical Come From Away.

From Dublin, Ireland, David Nihill is a winner of the San Francisco Comedy Competition and a runner-up in The Moth's largest US Grandslam Storytelling contest. He is the author of the best-selling book Do You Talk Funny?

A veteran Broadway actor who also wrote the book, lyrics and music for the epic musical Gold Mountain about the dreams and daily lives of Chinese railroad workers.

A two-time winner of "Comedic Performance of the Year" from NPR’s Snap Judgement with appearances as an actor in everything from The Mandalorian to Curb Your Enthusiasm.

A two-time Emmy award-winning director of the #1 local PBS show in the country and producer for Plum Media.

An award-winning global director of cirque, cinema & stage. As comic act designer he specializes in clowns, characters and story components. Stefan is the author of The Power of HA! Connecting through the heart of humor.

A critically-acclaimed musician and producer known for his touring shows Rave On! The Buddy Holly Experience, Yesterday and Today: The Beatles Interactive Experience and Billy McGuigan's Pop Rock Orchestra.

A theatre director, puppeteer, and African American theatre historian and archivist who received his MFA in theatre directing from Northwestern University.

An award-winning theatrical costume designer who has collaborated with The American Conservatory Theater, Teatro Zinzanni, The Roundabout Theatre Company & Cabaret Zazou.

A troupe of interdisciplinary artists from Pittsburgh that develop original outdoor interactive music spectacles that have been performed in over 250 venues in 35 of the United States. Steve & Jackie create participatory art that pops up in public spaces and evolves into a whimsical happening.

A Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy-Award winning writer, comedian and singer known for co-creating and starring in My Crazy Ex-girlfriend. Rachel is the author of I Want to be Where the Normal People Are.

The director behind comedian Mike Birbiglia’s many one person shows, co-founder and co-artistic director of The Barrow Group and author of An Actor’s Companion: Tools for the Working Actor.

A prolific playwright with eight published and produced plays including Greetings!, Miracle on South Division Street and the Over the Tavern trilogy, with well over three hundred productions to date. The Irish adaptation, Over the Pub, broke the box office record at Cork Arts Theatre in Ireland.

An award-winning storyteller, Hall of Fame speaker, and strategic storytelling expert, creator of the Persuasion Principle (TM) and Story Impact Academy. Kelly is the author of the one-woman show Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? and was a cast member of the Fashion Hero TV show.

A Tony award-winning set designer with 29 Broadway shows to his name including New York, New York; Come From Away, The Scottsboro Boys, Freestyle Love Supreme and over 100 off Broadway show designs. An Obie Award winner for Sustained Excellence in Design.

A columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News with over 500 columns to his name. Formerly the host of McIntyre in the Morning and Red Eye Radio and the author of the new novel Frank’s Shadow.

An accomplished animator for Disney that has worked on Zootopia, Tangled, Bolt, Wreck-it Ralph, Encanto, Frozen, Moana & Raya and The Last Dragon.

A #1 New York Times bestselling author of children’s books including Dragons Love Tacos, the Those Darn Squirrels trilogy, and the Texas Bluebonnet award-winning El Chupacupras.

A multi-media content creator, award-winning filmmaker, photo journalist, actress, and documentarian who lifts up and amplifies BIPOC communities and artists. She is the Executive Producer and Host of Backstage Pass with Lia Chang.

One of the jazz world's most-acclaimed performers, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance. Nicole has graced the boards of Blue Note, Jazz at Lincoln Center & Feinstein’s.