Seph Mozes is a director, dramaturg, and performer based in Rogers Park. His most recent project was an independent production of Oscar Wilde's SALOMÉ.

Dontaye Albert (he/him) is an actor, a musician, and a graduate of Goshen College with a BA in Theatre and a minor in Music. Born in Brooklyn, he now resides in Chicago as an ensemble member for Red Twist Theatre. His previous work includes Abner/Malik (us) in Confederates, Hiker in Deserted (Red Twist Theatre), Hal in Days of Rage (Ego Death Theatre), Tom Collins in RENT (Goshen College), and James in Por ’Knockers (Gwydion Theatre). Outside of theatre, Dontaye enjoys spending time with his friends, listening to music, and talking to new people. So, after the show, stop and say hi! IG: @dontaye_albert

Margo Ascher is about town. She trained as a dramaturg and critic and is delighted to be making plays with her friends.

FELIX is a Chicago-based artist, puppeteer, and game-master. They are an Associate Company Member at Tuta Theatre and a longtime collaborator with Rough House, Chicago Children's Theatre, and Manual Cinema.

Sonia Goldberg (she/they) is a performer, writer, educator, and a proud Chicago native. You may have seen her gazing out wistfully on the poster for The Importance of Being Earnest at Oak Park Festival Theatre, or in several sold-out and extended productions at the Chopin with Kokandy Productions (Amélie, Into the Woods, American Psycho). If you have little ones, she might have serenaded them with her cello in the North American premiere of RAIN at Filament Theatre, danced under the stars with them in Splish Splash at Goodman Theatre, or helped them write their own stories with PlayMakers Lab. She is the Education Programs Coordinator at Court Theatre, and a teaching artist for the Musical Theatre Intensive at Goodman Theatre. They’ve studied at Butler University, LAMDA, and The Moscow Art Theatre School. She is represented by Grossman & Jack. www.soniagoldberg.com, IG: @soniagoldberg

Jenni M. Hadley she/her/hers (Billie) is a Chicago based Performer and Musician. She is absolutely thrilled to be working with Here Are Some Plays We Like for the first time and to be a part of Diary Of Lights: New York About 1955! Notable Production Credits include: Pro-Am (First Floor Theater); Verboten, Pinocchio, Hatfield & McCoy (The House Theatre of Chicago); Seagulls: A New Musical (The Sound/ Steppenwolf Lookout); The Ruse of Medusa (The Factory); and The Aristophesathon (The Hypocrites). Regional Credits include: Pirates of Penzance (Berkeley Repertory Theatre) and Kitty Hawk (Adrienne Arsht Center). Film Credits include: Provo. To stay up to date please visit www.jennimhadley.com! Xx.

Harry Rothberg is a writer, performer, and sensologist based in Chicago. They have made shows on the stage, on Zoom, on the street, and in libraries, churches, apartments, and amphitheatres in Chicago, New York, Connecticut, London, and Greece. Harry is a company member at Facility Theatre and one half of the duo YOUNG KRONES. Recent projects include Date, Pussy Sludge, Assemblywomxn: Episodes I & II (Facility) and III, and IV (Comfort Station); Animal Play (Avrom Farm), and A Drama in Rogers Park.

Rob Silverman Ascher is a dramaturg and critic who is thrilled to make his return to acting for the impeccably talented Seph Mozes alongside his real, actual wife Margo (who is playing Margo). He has worked as a dramaturg for Playwrights’ Center, Digital Development Project, Jewish Plays Project, and Arts Judaica. Check out his writing at simplerandwithmorelaughter.com

Johnard Washington is grateful to be working with The Walk Up Theatre for the first time! He is currently working on Engines and Instruments of Flight at Jackalope Theatre coming this November. Some favorite credits include BEAR in The Pets (Bramble Theater); DAVID in Kairos (Red Theatre); ADAM in Angry F*GS (Ghostlight Theatre); James Baldwin in This House Believes the American Dream is at the Expense of the American Negro (Oracle Productions) and NICHOLAS in AT THE TABLE (Broken Nose Theatre--JEFF AWARDS: Best Production & Best Ensemble.) Other Theatres he has thoroughly enjoyed working with: Steppenwolf, Lifeline, Strawdog, Promethean, Redtape, & First Floor Theatre. School at Steppenwolf. SMU Theatre. Special Thanks to Kelsey for getting me involved.

Alexander "Alex" Paredes-Ruiz (he/him) is a Chicago-based and Miami-born cultural worker, artist-scholar, and writer passionate about creative praxis, reimagining narrative forms, and reinventing aesthetic traditions. He holds dual degrees in theater arts management and history from Ithaca College. He later earned a master’s degree in Latin American and Latino studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago with research focused on Latinx and Latin American cultural production, with an emphasis on Latinx theater, performance, and aesthetics. He is the Marketing Director at First Floor Theater and Assistant Director of Communications at Teatro Vista Productions. Alex is an alumnus of The Public Theater’s BIPOC Critics Lab, National Leaders of Color Fellowship, and the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Program. His writing has been featured in the Journal of Pop Culture, New York City Center, CUSLAR, and the Ithacan. www.apareruiz.com