The National Comedy Center Presents The Lucille Ball Comedy Festival featuring: Tony Deyo, Ashley Austin Morris, Adam Mamawala, Turner Sparks, Sarah Tollemache & Jon Laster.

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 tribute to a legendary graphic artist known for his iconic rock and punk poster designs and album covers for bands like Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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.

Two world-class musicians & the creators of The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra. From gospel to the Great American Songbook and Texas swing to Broadway they are defining the Savannah Sound.

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.

An artist and cartoonist that has been a contributor to the New Yorker “Daily Shouts” feature since 2018 and the creator of the syndicated online series The Worried Well.

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.

Marja has played all three Schuyler sisters: Angelica, Eliza and Peggy on the National Tour of Hamilton. She starred as Nala on the National Tour of The Lion King and in the Broadway companies of The Book Of Mormon and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

A Swedish born inventor, maker, robotics enthusiast, TV host, TED talker and YouTube sensation now living in LA. Simone appeared on Tested.com with Adam Savage and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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.

The creator of Freaks and Geeks and the director of Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy and The School for Good & Evil. Paul is also the author of Cocktail Time!: The Ultimate Guide to Grown-Up Fun.

An award-winning humor writer whose work appears in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, BuzzFeed and The Wall Street Journal. Wendi is the author of the humorous memoir I’m Wearing Tunics Now and Ginger Mancino, Kid Comedian.