Jillian Blevins is a Massachusetts-based playwright, actor, director, and dramaturge. Her short play 'Tipping' was produced for Providence's Bar Plays series, and 'Wake' for Elemental Theatre's 3.a.go.go. In 2020/21, she conceived and produced, 'Digital Dionysia', a six-week online new works festival of 24 original plays by playwrights from all over the country and the world, which featured her plays 'Izzy at Zoom Therapy' and 'Be The Bacchae'.

Liz Bernstein (she/her/hers) is a consultant in Central Florida. Her first love, however, is the theatre! In the Central Florida area, she has performed with the Gemini Blvd collegiate a cappella group, Orlando Cringe, Phoenix Tears Productions, Central Florida Community Arts, and Playwrights Roundtable. She has also worked virtually with the Fragmented Festival and is excited to continue working virtually with Stories Found. Liz is a proud core collective member of Whiskey Theatre Factory and excited to flex her directing chops with this amazing piece. The last time she directed a new work was 21 Flavours of Her Kiss by Australian playwright, Alex Broun.

Bethany Dickens Assaf (she/her/hers) is the Literary Manager for MadLab Theatre of Columbus, a teaching artist with Central Florida Community Arts, and a founding member of both the Fragmented Play Festival in Cincinnati and the Whiskey Theatre Factory of Orlando, and is a member of Next Stage Playwrights Cincinnati. As a playwright, her works have been performed over 100 times across the country, including the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival, where she won “Best Full Length Play” in 2019. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.

As a playwright Monica’s work has been performed across the US and online. Her work includes Wonder of Our Stage, The Aria of Julie d'Aubigny, and, Cyrano on the Moon, which was most recently produced online by Whiskey Theatre Factory. In 2022, she had her one-act verse play, The Changeling, developed at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL, and jer 10-minute play “On Robots and Raindrops” was published in Ten-Minute Play Festival, Volume Four: 2018 – 2021 by Theatre Odyssey.

As a Dramaturg, Monica has worked for the American Shakespeare Center, St. Petersburg Shakespeare Festival, and The Vagrancy. She also works as a Freelance Dramaturg. More about her work can be found at www.monicacross.com.

Meghan Pratt (she/her/hers) is a stage manager and literary manager in Central Florida. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre and Media, Meghan spent some time in Pennsylvania working as an assistant stage manager for People’s Light, working on such shows as “Romeo and Juliet: A Requiem” and “Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie”. Since moving to Florida, Meghan has stage-managed two productions of “The Consciousness”, winning best play at the 2019 Tampa Bay Theatre Festival, and was literary manager for Playwrights’ Round Tables’ three productions of “Connected Voices”.

Kate O’Claire (she/her/hers) is a performer, producer, public speaker, and social justice mage who has been seen on stages throughout Central Florida, Paris, and her home state of Wisconsin. She is passionate about telling unique stories, amplifying historically excluded voices, fighting the patriarchy, riding Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Studios, eating Taco Bell, and reducing shame around difficult topics.

Ghina Fawaz is a Lebanese-American theatre artist passionate about exploring the intersectionality between theatre and healing. As such, she has developed a number of projects that address topics such as racial trauma and suicide prevention through resesarched, imaginative, and interactive methods.Additionally, she is passionate about inclusivity in theatre and empowering underrepresented voices. Ghina is excited to pursue her MFA in directing at Columbia University this fall.

Krystal Glover is an actress and director from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently residing Orlando, Fl, she spends much of her time sharpening her craft by training with The Portland Shakespeare Theater, Artists Rep Theatre, and Truthful Acting Studios. Her most recent theater credits include Collective Rage: A Tale in Five Bettie’s, The Dog, and Macbeth. When not on stage she enjoys spending as much time in nature as she can and playing with her adorable furbaby, Kingley. She feels that working with this cast, crew, and text has been a complete joy and she hopes that joy will shine through as you experience the show.

Ashleigh Ann Gardner is an Orlando-based actor, playwright, dramaturge, musician, photographer, and prop/scenic artist. Selected credits include Ada Byron Lovelace (Ada and the Engine), Jen (The Cake), and Lydia (Spike Heels) at the Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol; Nora (A Doll's House), Belinda Blair/Flavia Brent (Noises Off), Alais in (The Lion in Winter) at CFCArts Theatre; Second Solicitor/Undertaker/Fred’s Sister-in-Law (A Christmas Carol) at The Garden Theatre; Waitress/Kit/Shona (Top Girls) at Mad Cow Theatre; Rosalind (As You Like It), Penelope (The Penelopiad), and Ruth (And Baby Makes Seven) at Valencia College. In October 2019, her play Qualia: a post nuclear play was presented at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and was the recipient of a $5,000 playwriting grant from New Generation Theatrical. For more, visit ashleighagardner.com.

James Blaisdell is an Orlando-based actor and performer. His credit include work with The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol, Playwrights Roundtable, and CFCArts and can usually be found performing around Universal Orlando Resort. James earned a BA in Theatre Arts from Rollins College in 2017. This is his first time working with Whiskey Theatre Factory and is excited to work with a group of artists so dedicated to uplifting untapped voices.

Jose “Joe” Llorens is honored to be an Artistic Associate of Whiskey Theatre Factory. He's an actor, improviser, producer, and creator of Let's Get Real comedy. He earned a BFA in Theatre from Florida International University where he discovered and developed his passion for creating authentic, engaging, impactful moments on stage. He hopes to help WTF achieve its goals of uplifting new voices, bringing life to new works, and creating new opportunities for people to communicate through their souls. He is a married father of three amazing children and he draws inspiration from them on a daily basis. Try Hard. Be Kind.

Charis Watler is an emerging Orlando theatre artist who is thrilled to be working with Whiskey Theatre Factory for the first time! She directed for the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando Fringe, and a sci-fi play (The Consciousness by Bethany Dickens Assaf) currently showing at DigiFringe. She recently directed WTF’s staged reading of The Saints of West Orange County and cannot wait to work on more projects with WTF!

Taylor is super excited to be a part of another amazing project with Whiskey Theater Factory. Previous works include the reading of “The Saints of West Orange County”, and “BiBiBi”. As always love is love and support the arts.

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