Dinah Berkeley [DIE - nah] is a Chicago-based Artist, Educator and Facilitator who’s work has been witnessed and engaged with globally on stages, in streets, living rooms, schools, libraries and community centers from San Francisco California to Edinburgh Scotland, New York City to El Bolsón Argentina. In Chicago recent favorite performances include Shattered Globe’s Eelpout, A Devil Comes To Town at Trapdoor Theatre, Recent Cutbacks’ Hold On To Your Butts at Improv Olympic, as well as directing workshop readings in Artemisia’s WeWomen Festival 2026 and A Red Orchid’s Incubator Series 2026. They are a member of Broken Box Mime Theatre Company in NYC and a Healing Arts Chicago Apprentice. Take free clown workshops with them in Englewood, read their plays on NewPlayExchange.com, and check out https://sites.google.com/view/craniacs/home to learn more about the CRANIACS project.

Rafael Gray López (he/him) is an actor in Chicago, where he’s worked with A Red Orchid, Strawdog Theatre Co, *theatre, and Ghostlight Ensemble. He’s currently performing in Year One with Ego Death Collective. He is also proud to say he introduced Jack and Katherine over email. More at rafaelgraylopez.com

Andrew Kain Miller has been acting in Chicago since the nineties. A graduate of Columbia College, he is the recipient of the 2026 Non-Equity Jeff Award for Performer in a Principal Role – Short Run, recognized for his acclaimed performance as Terrence in Open Space Arts' Chicago premiere of Mr. Parker. His work onstage reflects a deep commitment to character-driven storytelling and the collaborative spirit of live theatre.

Zach Schnitzer is an actor and filmmaker who has appeared in projects on SHUDDER, ScreamBox and Amazon. His micro-budget feature Loafers premiered at the Chicago Critics Film Festival in May, with FilmThreat calling his work “tender and authentic” and Roger Ebert magazine hailing it as a “smart and subtle comedy”. Favorite theatre credits include: Prayer for the French Republic (Northlight Theatre, Jeff Nominee), Curious Incident… (BroadwayWorld MN Best Actor Winner), Red Solo Cups (JunkHeart Theater), Coriolanus (Atheneum Center) Craigslist Playdate (iO Theater), The Winter’s Tale, Indecent, and Goosebumps the Musical at The Theater School. Schnitzer is a Second City Improv graduate, a DePaul Premiere Best Screenwriting winner, and he holds a BFA in Acting from The Theatre School. He also placed 2nd in the Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion 4th Grade school-wide class tug-of-war competition.

Michael-Forest Walden (he/they) is an actor, writer, musician, and teaching artist. Chicago acting credits include Tambo & Bones (Refracted Theatre Company), TL;DR (Theo Ubique), Splish Splash (Goodman), Bookworms, The Conductors (Kerfuffle), A Drama In Roger’s Park (Young Krones, Facility Theatre). Chicago writing/devising credits: A Bridge to the Moon (American Musical Theatre Project) and House of Dreams: Purim 5785 (Firehouse Arts Studio). Outside of the theatre, you might find him dancing with toddlers, cooking dinner for his friends, or singing country classics at karaoke. IG: @444forest444

Katherine Gwynn (they/them) writes about the bloody heartbeats between the divine and abject. Gwynn won the 2022 UCROSS + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize and was a 2023 Venturous Fellowship Nominee. Gwynn also won the 2015 Jane Chambers Student Playwriting Award and 2nd Place for the 2022 EMOS Ecodrama Playwrights festival. Fall 2025 their immersive play CATACOMBS was commissioned by Chicago lesbian bar Dorothy (and sold out its entire run). Their work’s been produced/supported by A Red Orchid Theatre, Red Theatre, Flint Rep, Jackalope Theatre, Nu Sass Productions, and The Great Plains Theatre Conference, among others. Selected Honors include: 2025 Bay Area Playwright’s Festival Honorable Mention, 2024 Playwrights Center Core Writer Finalist, 2024 American Blues Blue Ink Award Semi-Finalist, 2021 Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist and 2x Semi Finalist, and a 2x Princess Grace Playwriting Fellowship Semi-Finalist. The world premiere of their play AN AMERICAN ANIMAL will be produced by The Factory Theatre Spring 2027. Gwynn is represented by Farrah Cukor at United Talent Agency.