Carolyn (she/her) is a GLAAD Media Award-winning journalist, author, playwright, and producer. As founder of the social enterprise, True Colors Project, she piloted My True Colors Festival, showcasing diverse LGBTQ+ artists across disciplines. She holds the honor of being among the youngest playwrights to have a reading at the Schomburg Center in Harlem with her play “Accessories.” She co-wrote and produced “Flowers: A Thorny Romance” (Producers Club, NYC, 2009; Center Stage, NYC, 2010; The Workshop Theater/International Midtown Theater Festival, NYC, 2011; Founders Theater, Paterson, NJ, 2019); and “The Engagement” (Borrow Group, NYC, 2006; Wings Theater, NYC, 2006/2007 six-week run). She produced a digital production of “The Man I Love” by Elwhy Jones and Phil Reissman (On The Stage, 2020) and a film short of the 10-minute play “Ditmus” by Glenn Alterman (2023 TRUSPEAK). STORMÉ is a pivotal moment in speaking her truth.

Kevin (he/him) is an award-winning composer, director, playwright, performer, and jazz musician (sax). At age 13, he began his artistic journey when he was chosen to participate in a theater arts program for gifted children at Carnegie Hall. In 2009, he formed Kevin David Productions to produce theater, films and television programs that inspire and impact the culture. His name is almost everywhere these days due to the success of his musical, “One in a Million,” for which he wrote the book and music, garnering a Broadway World nomination as Best Director Off-Off Broadway. A former leader of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir horn section, Davis currently performs in concerts with his group, the Jazz Catz. “I'm thrilled to help put Stormé in the public light where they belong,” he said upon accepting the position of director of this New York production.

Nick (he/they) has experience as a pianist, conductor, and contemporary vocalist which has served him well as a music director. Credits include “Pippin” at Vanguard Theater Company, “Bonnie and Clyde” at the Barn Theater, and “Junie B. Jones” at Timberlake Playhouse. He served as the music director for workshops of Ben Diskant's “Much Ado” and Julio Vaquero Ramos' “Live, Laugh, Lie.” He made his Off-Broadway debut as a music assistant with “Still Standing,” alsoserved as the music assistant for “Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical,” and was the personal music assistant for Brandon James Gwinn. As a music director, Nick is known for his incredible direction of ensemble vocals and for his skill in keyboard programming. He currently serves the BFA and conservatory musical theatre faculty at the New York Film, Academy teaching courses in ensemble singing and music theory.

Natalie (she/they) is a Trans-Queer scenic, video and projection designer committed to crafting stories for modern audiences and championing visibility and accessibility in live entertainment. They are a Chosky Teaching Artist & Designer at the University of Pittsburgh. Accolades include the 2024 KCACTF Award for Outstanding Projection Design for ≈ [ALMOST EQUAL TO] at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, the Bill and Jean Eckhart Award for Excellence in Stage Design, and Taubman Scholarship for Excellence in Stage Design. Recent design credits include projections and video for ANDY WARHOL’S TOMATO with Pittsburgh International Classical Theatre and JET FUEL with Bishop Arts Theatre Company; scenery for WILLY WONKA & SEUSSICAL at Gulfshore Playhouse; projections for 12th NIGHT & ROMEO & JULIET at the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival; and, scenic and video for JERSEY BOYS at Flatrock Playhouse. Follow Natalie’s artistry and advocacy @nrmabryartistry.

Jacqueline Holloway (she/her) is a globally recognized expert in stage combat, fight direction, intimacy choreography, and consent education. As the founder and director of Arte Violenta, a stage combat training program based in New York City, Jacqueline is dedicated to empowering performers with the skills and knowledge to create safe, impactful physical storytelling. With extensive experience in both theater and film, she serves as the Intimacy and Fight Coordinator & Educator for Columbia University's Graduate Theatre Program, teaches stage combat for the graduate acting program at NYU Tisch, and works with other prestigious institutions such as Princeton, Yale, NYU, AMDA, and Lafayette College. Her expertise extends to Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theaters, collaborating with top-tier productions to craft authentic action sequences. Jacqueline brings her passion for physical storytelling and commitment to consent-driven choreography to theaters and film sets both nationally and internationally.

Erin Dunlevy (she/her) is a restorative justice practitioner, equity facilitator and intimacy professional with years of extensive experience training stakeholders in the theatre arts. She has facilitated equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) training for “Six the Musical” (Broadway and touring companies). She also has provided restorative justice facilitation and training for New York Theatre Workshop, and more recently has collaborated with Theatre 4 the People, Chain Theatre, Harridan Vodka and others in the capacity of intimacy director and coordinator. Dunlevy provides ongoing individual coaching to actors, theatre arts educators and other creative professionals looking to deepen their commitment to racial identity development, equity in the arts, restorative models for conflict and consent-forward practices. Along with her professional partner Cardozie Jones, she also has designed creative approaches to EDI for corporate clients such as PepsiCo, Penguin Random House and the TCC Group.

Cat Gillespie (they/them) is a Brooklyn-based stage manager and creative. After graduating from AMDA NYC in 2019, they earned a 2023 BFA at the New School. Credits include stage managing “It CAN! Happen Here” (New Perspectives Theater Company/Culture Lab LIC), “The Climate Fables: Ogallala” (The Torch Ensemble), 2024 Meganne George Women’s Work Short Play Festival (NPTC), “Tomorrow We Love” (Proud Image Theater Company), “The Moonshot Tapes & A Poster of the Cosmos” (Deep Flight Productions), “The Outside” (TNS), “The Moors” (TNS), and “Forever After” (The Other Side of Silence); and, assistant stage managing “Maiden Voyage” (Cayenne Douglass), “Rock the Line” (TOSOS), “Pride House” (TOSOS), “Sex Work/Sex Play” (Emerging Artists Theatre), “Anne Being Frank” (EAT), and “Los Nutcrackers: A Christmas Carajo” (Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance!) and more. They thank their family and friends for all the love and support.

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