Bethany Dickens Assaf is a freelance playwright, dramaturg, and theatre artist, and the co-founder of Whiskey Theatre Factory in Orlando, Florida. Almost 100 of her plays have been performed or read across the country including her twisty sci-fi play, The Consciousness, which was performed at 10 fringe festivals across the country and won Best Play at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival.

Carlin (they/them) is delighted to be directing again after a decade-long hiatus, and proud to be working with B3 again after returning to the stage in B3's GALATEA last fall. Carlin is a playwright, author, and professional artist in a variety of mediums, and they are in the midst of recording a scripted podcast, MY FATHER'S FILES, produced by Inked in Gray, on which they are also lead writer and voice actor. They live happily in the Phoenix gay-berhood with their wife, pups, and cats. To keep up with them on Instagram or TikTok, you can find them @carlincreating.

Charlotte Strayhorne (Stage Manager) is a graduate of Xavier University with a B.S. in Communication Arts with a focus on Public Relations and Theatre. She has become a familiar face with B3 appearing in Sincerity Forever, Fefu and Her Friends, and A Wolf at the Door. Originally from Cincinnati, her other acting credits also include Working, Little Foxes, The Miracle Worker, Godspell, and Parade. She received an AriZoni for her performance in To Kill a Mockingbird at Hale Centre. She also was nominated for an AriZoni for her appearances in Fame and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. In addition to acting, she has extensive credits behind the lights as Director, Stage Manager, running lights, and even House Managing. She enjoys crafting her art and encouraging others to Stay Strong in their journey and to Stay True to their destiny.

Chris Frank loves building props and sets for B3 because they present a unique challenge, allowing his creativity to shine through. Though his degrees are in psychology, he has been in and around the theater for several years. Outside of the theater, Chris works in human resources, and enjoys running the Dungeons & Dragons campaign for his party, who also work with B3. He also enjoys reading, art, making puns, and living in nature as a Christian Druid. Previous productions he has worked on are “I’m Not Saying It Was Aliens. But It Was Aliens” (B3), a steampunk “Twelfth Night”, and his TikTok videos as Tillo the Druid. Chris would like to thank his friends, family, and his partner in shenanigans, Kayla, for helping him through the dark times, enduring the horrible puns, and supporting him in his adventure.

Dane Futrell is a twenty-three-year-old absurdist playwright from Sanford, Florida. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Florida Gulf Coast University. He now attends Arizona State University’s Dramatic Writing MFA program where he writes and develops new theatre relentlessly. He hopes to innovate the world of theatre by embracing the social progress of plays before and adding in an existential and absurdist twist.

Ilana Lydia is the Artistic Director of B3 Theater, Inc., and co-director of GALATEA. She has brought the company from being an offspring of the [sic] Sense Comedy Troupe to an independent Non-Profit organization. Ilana loves the people she works with, and is grateful for all who come to see live theater in the valley, especially new works.

Playwright/Actor/Reality Star Joe Gulla’s plays have been performed Off-Broadway, nationally and internationally. He is best known for his award-winning shows, “The Bronx Queen”, “Garbo”, “Gay.Porn.Mafia”, “Sleeping With The Fish” and his sold-out engagements at New York City’s Joe’s Pub at The Public Theater and Feinstein’s/54 Below. As an actor, Joe performed in San Francisco's “Tony & Tina's Wedding” for many years and Off-Broadway's “My Big Gay Italian Wedding”. He also starred on NBC's “LOST”, one of television's first adventure reality series. Recent televison credits include: Peacock’s “Poker Face”, HBO’s “White House Plumbers” and “And Just Like That”.

Joey Whelan is a director, actor, playwright, and lover of the arts. As an actor, some of his recent credits include THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE (George Jones), PUFFS (Cedric/Voldy), and THE TRAIL TO OREGON (Bandit King). He is also the founder and Artistic Director of Showcase Community Theatre, where he has participated in productions like MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (Director), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Scrooge), and THE ELF WHO RUINED CHRISTMAS (Playwright/Director). His most recently written play MATT & CORY will be produced by Showcase at the end of June. Recently, he joined the Board of Directors at B3 Theatre as their Treasurer. He believes in a fulfilling, collaborative theatre community and likes doing what he can to strengthen the Arizona theatre community he loves so much.

John Mabey is a writer and storyteller whose plays have been produced on stage in 7 countries and throughout the United States. John lived internationally for a decade in London and Amsterdam before residing in Atlanta and continues to work with theatre companies around the globe both virtually and in- person. He is also a certified Mental Health Counselor and published author on the topics of sexual identity and spirituality in academic books (Routledge: SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION, ADVANCES IN FEMINIST ECONOMICS) and journals (The Professional Counselor: COUNSELING OLDER ADULTS IN LGBT COMMUNITIES). Recent awards for full-length plays include the ‘2021 Panowski Playwriting Award,’ the ‘2022 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award,’ and the ‘2022 Getchell New Play Award.’ In 2021, 2022, and 2023 John had plays published in Smith & Kraus 'Best 10-Minute Plays,' 'Best Women’s Monologues,' and 'Best Men’s Monologues.' In 2023, John will also have multiple monologues published in a volume for gender minority characters as well. When not writing, he enjoys teaching and performing improvised comedy and true storytelling around the world.

Malt Schlitzmann is an almost-award-winning writer, published in Cracked.com, Deadspin, Vice Sports, and Best American Sportswriting. They are an unceasing font of hilarity and more can be appreciated at www.hellomalt.net

Monika Hall (she/her) is a sketch writer(cool heys), and you can check out a sampling of her work on Medium. The 6th Festival of Shorts is Monika's second foray into anything theater.

Steven G. Martin is a playwright based in Lafayette, Indiana. His short plays have been performed around the United States and in the U.K. He is excited that "153" is included in B3's 6th Festival of Shorts to celebrate LGBTQIA+ stories and playwrights. He thanks Ilana Lydia, Joey Whalen, and the cast for their work in bringing it to life. No, I'm not that Steve Martin, but I do O.K.

Susan Xu is glad to be the director for Pandora’s Pantry. She studied Theatre at ASU and PVCC. Her previous acting & directing projects include B3 production’s 1st & 2nd FoS4Y, White and Male, If It’s Any Constellation, Swamp Girl; ASU’s a Cure at Troy; Binary Theatre Company’s Graduate Playfest and ten-Minute Play Festivals. She’d like to thank her actors Ollie and Jayden for their great performance.

Victor Arevalo is happy to be back again as a director for the Sixth Festival of Shorts. He will be directing the short play Angel by Bethany Dickens. Victor made his debut as director last year in the previous festival of shorts directing Give Me Your Eyes. He has had the opportunity to direct other projects with B3 Theater including Imagine which was featured in last month's Evening of Feminist. He too has had the opportunity to direct a radio play and theaterlab at ASU. He cannot wait for more opportunities with B3 and other theater companies. He is grateful and gives his appreciation to those who keep on supporting him.