Kim Bollard (she/her) is a woman who is too much, and writes about women who are too much. A playwright and NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing MFA candidate, her work explores the places where heartbreak curdles into comedy, where desire becomes obsession, humiliation becomes spectacle, and women refuse to behave. Her plays are messy, funny, horny, and furious. A proud Jersey girl, Kim makes theater for women who have been told to tone it down.

Instagram: @kimboslicebollard

Jack Angelo Cummings is a playwright based in Montclair, NJ. He was the 2025 Kirk New Play Prize winner, 2024 Sewanee Tennessee Williams Scholarship winner, and a 2024 Judith Royer Award finalist. His work has been produced and developed at Luna Stage, The Baylor New Play Initiative, New Jersey Play Lab, City Lit Theater, Sewanee and more. Jack has performed comedic improv at various theaters in Chicago and is an alumni of the William Esper Acting Studio.

Instagram: @jackangelocummings

Jeanette Dilone is a Dominican-American writer and director from Washington Heights, NYC. She studied theater and psychology at Columbia University. Her character-driven stories explore hustle culture, the American Dream, and success with raw, dark humor. She's been selected for the NHMC Series Scriptwriters Program and the Read Latinx Writers Initiative. Her short film, Hoar, was made through the LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship, sponsored by Netflix. It followed her previous short, Rizo, which won the HBO Latinx Short Film Competition.

Instagram: @jeanette_dilone

Franco Giacomarra is a New York City-based writer, composer, and performer. Recent projects include PLANET W: A Science-Fiction Musical (Finalist: The NMTC at the O’Neill, Ars Nova ANT FEST), Mom I Met a Chica (developed at The New Group), and the solo show The Final Escape at the Gene Frankel Theater (Best Actor, Best Play). Franco is also the bandleader and cofounder of The Luna Negra Collective, a salsa band comprised of Latine musical theater performers.

Instagram: @francoemilioluca

Alex Lin is just a girl from Jersey. Plays at: Roundabout, Primary Stages, 2ST, NYTW, MTC, Atlantic Theater Company, O'Neill, and many more. As an actor: NYTW, New Group, Actors Theatre of Louisville, New Victory, HVSF, Fault Line, Two River, CSC, and others. Blackburn finalist, Stavis Award winner, two-time Kennedy Center Paul Stephen Lim Award winner. Colt Coeur, Rattlestick, Working Theater, and BMI residencies. TV: “The Audacity” on AMC/Netflix. Forbes 30 under 30. Juilliard.

Instagram: @hemeiling

Brandon Monokian is a New Jersey based playwright. His play Let’s Summon a Demon at Debbie’s enjoyed productions throughout the US and UK, including a sold out run at the Twin Cities Horror Festival. His play Echo & Narcissus Blast Third Eye Blind Outside a Diner in New Jersey at 2AM performed at The Tank’s PrideFest. Both plays are published by 1319 Press. His creative work is dedicated to Suzzanne Douglas. Instagram @brandonmonokian

Instagram: @brandonmonokian