Erlina Ortiz (Playwright) (she/her/ella) is a Dominican-American playwright and theatre maker from Reading, PA. Her heartfelt and humorous plays have been presented across the US and with Power Street Theatre (PST) where she is proud to be Co-Artistic Director. Highlights: ATC National Latine Playwright Award, Leeway Transformation Award, and Dramatist Guild Foundation Catalyst Fellow. Her new musical, Siluetas, was developed for the O’Neill National Musical Theatre Conference and premiered with PST in June 2024 where it was nominated for 7 Barrymore Awards. Erlina believes being an artist is a superpower, she believes in using her powers for good. erlinaortiz.com – @erlina6ortiz

Tatyana-Marie Carlo (Director) (ella/she) Named a “Broadway 2023 Industry Woman to Watch” by Broadway Women’s Fund, Tatyana-Marie Carlo (ella/she) is a Latiné director from Miami. Her work is focused on joyful bilingual theater making, crafting experiences in spaces brimming with the full human emotional experience. She is currently the Resident Director of Trinity Repertory Company, and has collaborated with many theaters across the United States, including Intar Theatre, Hartford Stage, Dallas Theater Center, Everyman Theatre, Children’s Theater Company, WAM Theatre, and more. More info at: tatyanamariecarlo.com SDC

María Gabriela González (Betsaida) was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and has already made her way into American screen and stage with appearances in Mea Culpa (Netflix) and Fantasy Island (FOX/Hulu), as well as Pride & Prejudice (Hartford Stage); Venus in Fur, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Santa Cruz Shakespeare); A Midsummer Night’s Dream, One Man, Two Guvnors (Chautauqua Theatre Company); Native Gardens, Romeo and Juliet, A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company). As a dialect coach, María worked on Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021). She holds a BS in Chemistry, Minor in Theater from the University of Puerto Rico, and MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. She dedicates her work to her homeland, her loved ones and all who have supported her journey. Por y para ustedes, siempre.

Jonathan Tineo (DeeJay Jonathan) (Voiceover) started his professional career in 2006 as an Event Host & DJ in Honolulu, Hawaii while also serving in the US Army. In 2008, he produced a radio mix show and co-hosting a segment named “Latin Vibes” on KUCD. 101.9 HD1.In 2009 after completing his military service, Jonathan returned to New Jersey to DJ in Philadelphia & South Jersey Nightclubs. He quickly gained territory with an audience that appreciated his persona and unique style. In November of 2011 he joined El Zol Media in Philadelphia as an On Air Personality and DJ Mixer. During his tenure, he had the opportunity to be the opening act for many headlining artists such as Bad Bunny, Ozuna, & Pitbull just to name a few. He has also performed at large venues like the Wells Fargo Center, Hard Rock Resorts, PPL Center & Santander Arena.
In 2022, Jonathan joined iHeartmedia Philadelphia as the Afternoon Host for WUMR-FM Rumba 106.1. In September of 2023, iHeartmedia promoted Jonathan to Program Director for Rumba 106.1 while continuing his role as the Afternoon Host.

Marisol Rosa-Shapiro (Puppeteer/Voiceover) is a theater artist, educator, facilitator, and creator of performance-fueled experiences for people of all ages. Recent directing and performance work includes O, Tomato, MK + A Rewatch Podcast, Auntieland, Read Me A World, and The Most Important Place in the World, all original works in Philadelphia’s Cannonball Festival; Airness at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Marisol is a tenured teaching artist for the New Victory Theater (NYC), and has served as a community engagement professional for Theatre Horizon, Shakespeare in Clark Park, and Obvious Agency. She is a proud volunteer performer, teacher, and board member for Clowns Without Borders USA.

Haydee Zelideth (Costume Designer) is a Chicana artist and costume designer. Clothes carry on public conversations with others and share stories about who we are, who we are not, and who we wish to be. They are a means of exploring how image can open up perceptions of race, class, socioeconomic status, and more – all of which is what most interests her. She grew up on both sides of the Mexican border and these experiences inform her point of view and how she approaches her work, giving depth, dimension and color to the specificities of someone’s life.
@haydeezelideth

J. Dominic Chacon (Lighting Designer) is a lighting designer and Production Manager based in Philadelphia. He has been working in Philadelphia since he arrived here in 2002. He is an Adjunct Professor at Drexel University and the Lighting Coordinator for the Lang Performing Arts Center at Swarthmore College. In Philly, he has designed for Walnut Street Theatre, Azuka, People’s Light and many more. Outside of Philly, his work has been seen at Florida Studio Theatre, Bowery Street Theatre and Long Wharf Theatre. He is dedicated to making theatre a collaboration as well as a learning experience. In addition to his theatre work, he is very passionate about his civic duties volunteering for non-profits in and around Philadelphia.

Germán Martínez (Sound Designer) is an award winning freelance Theatrical Sound Designer based in NYC/NJ. He received his degree in Sound Design from Montclair State University in 2018. As a designer, he strives to provide his services to stories that explore the topics of, but are not exclusive to the LGBTQIA experiences, immigrant and first generation stories, and BIPOC narratives. Germán believes that tech is a crucial component to amplifying storytelling, and strives to push the boundaries with how audio interacts and is used on his productions. Keep up with his work on Instagram: @GermanTheSoundDesigner

Earon Chew Nealey (Wig Designer) Broadway: Fat Ham; (Associate Designer) Macbeth, Chicken and Biscuits, Sweat. Table 17 (Makeup Design – MCC); Midsummer’s Night Dream, Malvolio, Twelfth Night (Classical Theater of Harlem); Fat Ham, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (The Huntington) design: Dames at Sea, Kinky Boots (Bucks County Playhouse); Last Super (SOPAC); On Killing (Soho Rep); Fat Ham, Cullad Wattah, Mojada (Public Theater); Little Girl Blue (Goodspeed, New World Stages); Meet Vera Stark, Matilda (Colorado University); On Sugarland (NYTW); Nina Simone: Four Women (Berkshire Theatre Group); Little Women (Dallas Theater Center); Oklahoma!, Patsy Cline (Weston Playhouse); Memphis, Dream Girls (Cape Fear Regional Theater); Cadillac Crew, Twelfth Night (Yale Rep).

Stephanie Klapper (Casting Director) Stephanie’s award-winning work is frequently seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, regionally, on concert stages, film, television, and streaming media. Select recent credits include Sump’n Like Wings and Partnership (Mint Theater); Our Class/Merchant of Venice (add’l casting – Arlekin Players); Dig (Primary Stages); The Night of the Iguana (Off-Broadway); Ahrens and Flaherty’s Knoxville (Clarence Brown); Cape Playhouse Season; Henry IV (New York Classical Theatre), Beautiful (Capital Rep); Shane (world premiere Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park/The Guthrie); Elf Quest, the audio movie, Ranked, the musical/HBO Documentary. SKC is known for their limitless imagination and creativity, as well as connecting creative, caring people to each other to make extraordinary things happen. SKC is committed to expanding diversity, education, equity, and inclusion in the business. www.klappercasting.com

Nakia Shalice Avila (Stage Manager) (they/she) is a black afro-latine abolitionist, dreamer, and multi-hyphenate artist and is excited to make her Philadelphia Theatre Company’s debut in its 50th season. Credits include The Salvagers, the ripple, the wave that carried me home and The Far Country (Yale Repertory Theatre); Skeleton Crew, Othello (Trinity Repertory Company); Big River (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Familiar, True West (Steppenwolf Theatre Company) Nakia holds a B.A. in Psychology from Claflin University and is in pursuit of an MFA from David Geffen School of Drama. They dedicate their work on this production to their sisters Nia, Nadia and Daleysa.

Ryan Cunningham (Dramaturg) is a queer writer/director and Emmy & Peabody award-winning producer in film, television, and theater. Directing credits: Sugar Daddy’s off-Broadway run (SoHo Playhouse), Samantha Bee presents Wits End (NYCF, SXSW), Alan Cumming’s Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! (Showtime), Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning (Amazon), Expecting Amy (HBO Max), and the upcoming feature Lone Wolves. TV Producing credits include Broad City (Comedy Central), Search Party (TBS/HBO Max), Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), The Last O.G. (TBS) & Ziwe (Showtime). Ryan is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and a Trustee on RISD’s Board.

Sebastienne Mundheim/White Box Theatre (Puppetry Coach) is an interdisciplinary performance-maker and educator. She has been animating worlds through storytelling, installation, and moving objects for 30 years. Mundheim has created over 30 commissioned works, and has collaborated in the worlds of many other artists. (www.whiteboxtheatre). A few recent puppetry projects include: Pig Iron (Bartok’s Monster), Arden Theatre (BFG), Theatre Exile (Wolf Play), Ballet X (Sidd: A Hero’s Journey). She had a 20 year puppet- retrospective at Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts. Her touring show: Kea and Ark will be at Theatre Exile, December 2024.

Jess Yates (Assistant Director) Embracing the weird in the wonderful, charming in the terrifying, and queer in the classic, Jess Yates is an artist who invites audiences and collaborators to play with multidimensional perspectives in theatre and new work development. In 2024, their
directing and producing work led them to Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Little Women, A Christmas Carol, What the Constitution Means to Me), Renaissance Theaterworks (Black Bear Island), and Williamstown Theatre Festival (Producing Department). They are a proud associate member of SDC. Find more at: jessyates.com.

Edgewood Entertainment is a Tony Award® and Drama Desk Award-winning producing entity focused on supporting stories not often told and presented on stage by historically marginalized people, including the BIPOC and LBGTQIA+ communities and female artists. In addition to Erlina Ortiz’ La Egoísta, Edgewood’s roster of plays and musicals as lead producers include the new play Sugar Daddy by Sam Morrison (at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, Sept. 20-Oct. 13, 2024) and the musical Long Way Down, and as co-producer of Gun & Powder. EdgewoodEdge.com

Dale A. Mott (Producer) is a partner of the Tony Award®-winning Edgewood Entertainment team, currently lead producers of La Egoísta, Sugar Daddy and Long Way Down, and co-producer of Gun & Powder. Edgewood has also co-produced for Broadway a roster of hit plays and musicals, including Appropriate (Tony), New York, New York, A Strange Loop (Tony), The Piano Lesson (Tony nominee), Thoughts of a Colored Man, and The Lifespan of a Fact. Dale is also a three-time Telly Award recipient. Before producing, he enjoyed a thirty-year non-profit development career serving in leadership roles with The Smithsonian, CARE USA, The Phillips Collection, Arena Stage, Halcyon, Penumbra Theatre Company, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. He is a member of the LGBTQ+ Committee of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, a trustee of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and a member of The Broadway League, The Off-Broadway League, and The Drama League. Dale is also a preliminary judge for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, more commonly known as the Jimmy Awards, which is given annually to recognize high school students’ musical performances in the United States.

Charles D. Urstadt (Producer) is a partner of the Tony Award®-winning Edgewood Entertainment team, currently lead producers of La Egoísta, Sugar Daddy and Long Way Down, and co-producer of Gun & Powder. Edgewood has also co-produced for Broadway a roster of hit plays and musicals, including Appropriate (Tony), New York, New York, A Strange Loop (Tony), The Piano Lesson (Tony nominee), Thoughts of a Colored Man, and The Lifespan of a Fact. Charlie currently serves on the boards of Le Petit Theatre, the Preservation Resource Center, and the Ogden Museum in New Orleans and is a member of The Drama League. He is a former director of the Ensemble Studio Theater, Friends of WNET/Thirteen, and the New York State Board of Historic Preservation. Past experience includes decades of work in the real estate field, including serving as chairman of Urstadt Biddle Properties.