Fernando Segall (he/his) is a Dramatist Guild member, born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1997 from a family of Lebanese immigrants. He came to the US in 2016 where he Graduated from NYU Tisch with a double major in Drama and Dramatic writing. He's written multiple short plays that were performed at dozens of American theatres. Full length Play Saudades received a reading sponsored by NYC City Corps in 2021 and was a part of American Stages 21st Century Voices 2022. He is also doing extensive work as a Screenwriter in Brazil. There he's part of a team of three writers developing a TV Series for HBO Latin America, while also having two features in development, including "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" with renowned Brazilian director Pedro Morelli (showrunner Netflix's "Brotherhood") attached to direct and Debaixo do Sol do Meio-Dia. Fernando is also currently pursuing a masters degree in playwriting at Columbia University.

Marina Zurita (she/her) is a theater director born in São Paulo, Brazil, and based in New York City. Marina is a former resident artist at the Target Margin Theater (NYC), and is currently a Directing Fellow at Et Alia Theater (NYC), Kenan Fellow at the Kennedy Center (DC) and resident artist at the Lab at A.P.E (MA). Marina is also the Artistic Director at the Bechdel Group, a NYC based theater company focused on the development of new plays by queer and fem artists. Marina’s theater directing credits include ‘Saudades’ (LaGuardia Performing Arts Center; Consulate General of Brazil in NY); ‘Riven’ (NYC Women's Fund and Brooklyn Arts Council grantee); ‘For The Time Being’ (NY Winterfest; Dixon Place). Current and future projects include ‘Fanny Unpacked’ (developed in residency at The What Co.; part of the upcoming 2023 ESTIA Festival); ‘Nurse/Juliet’ (workshop) by Beth Hyland produced by the Kenan Fellowship at the Kennedy Center; and ‘The Vulgar Tittle That Deals With Race’ (reading) by Brandon Bautista produced by The Kennedy Center.

Yulanda Yo-Rong Shieh is a production and scenic designer based in New York City. Her love of listening to stories as a kid has grown into a passion for visual storytelling. Born and raised in Taiwan, she has her BA in theatre and has designed sets for many features produced in Asia. Her production design work has been seen in festivals such as Palm Spring Film Festival, HollyShorts Film Festival, Los Angeles International Film Festivals and many more. In addition to her film credits, her set design for the opera Elektra was exhibited in Prague Quadrennial in 2011. Other selected designs for stage include A Streetcar Named Desire (Lou Ying Wu, Taiwan Artist House), Pinky Club(Allison Emma Wang, A. PARK), and The Late Wedding (Giselle Ty, NYU/Tisch).

Giorgia is an Italian actress bouncing around and working between New York and Italy. Most recently she co-starred in Ep. 516 of FBI (to be released Apr. 4 2023) (CBS) and in an Italian and English presentation of the Divine Comedy at La MaMa Experimental Theater in collaboration with Teatro Delle Albe. Other credits include Stella, Come Home (HERE, The Brick) and her on-camera co starring roles in ‘Til Morning (Best Drama Short at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival) and The Right Reasons (Actors Connection TV). She is the Co-Artistic Director, Co-Founder and Co-Marketing Director of Et Alia Theater. She is a graduate with Honors from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama and a Minor in Dance.

Luísa is a Brazilian actress, producer and makeup artist based in NYC. Luísa creates and produces new forms of theater and film that connect people with different stories and backgrounds. Back in her home country, Luísa worked as a producer and performer in several shows, including Cronicas de Nuestra América, written by Augusto Boal and directed by Marco Antonio Rodrigues. She was also part of the production of Distopia Brasil, a devised piece directed by Pedro Granato. She was an Assistant Director and Guest Star on the TV Show CherryBomb. Currently, ‘Til Morning, a short film that she wrote, produced and starred in, is circulating film festivals all over the globe. She holds a BFA in Theater from Escola Superior de Artes Celia Helena and moved to NYC to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Izzie Cava is a recent NYU graduate who has been the associate and assistant lighting designer for Tisch New Theater’s productions of Legally Blonde and Offstage, and Izzie was the associate designer on the opera Uncovered. She has two off-Broadway associate design credits with The Importance of Being LGBTQ+ and Mandella, and was the lighting designer for Tisch Drama’s Amrika. Izzie received the Mike Hyde Tech award for her work as a designer and programmer in her hometown of East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Isabelle Bushue is a Chinese-American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter who recently graduated from UNC School of the Arts. Performance credits include American Players Theater, Children’s Theater of Madison, Western Washington University and Fairhaven Summer Repertory. As a singer-songwriter, Isabelle has composed music for productions at UNCSA, Seattle and NY and has released two EPs of her music on SoundCloud.

Ana Moioli (she/her) is a Brazilian, NY-based performer/multidisciplinary artist and Co-Artistic Director of Et Alia Theater. She was recently in season 22 of NBC's Law & Order. She starred in CherryBomb (TV series), Elsewhere (ASFF - Best Actress Award), Julieta (Oaxaca) and I Am Love (Raindance). With Et Alia, she performed in theater projects such as Stella, Come Home (HERE Arts Center; The Brick), This Is Me Eating___ (directed by Debora Balardinig), None of the Above (Rattlestick), and On How to Be a Monster (directed by Federica Borlenghi). She co-directed with Ryan Cairns the short film 'Til Morning (Outstanding Drama – AOBFF), produced the short film The 2nd Act (Best Project - Latino Film Market) and starred in her own play For The Time Being (NYWinterfest). SAG-eligible.

Federica Borlenghi (writer/director) is an Italian artist from Milan based in Brooklyn. Federica is mostly known for curating highly sensorial productions and for presenting intimate, and thought provoking shows. She was commissioned by the Italytime Cultural Center to curate a community-driven project, surrounding the experience of 6 international women living in New York. The experiment culminated into a lyrical, interdisciplinary show, "Reminiscence". The piece investigates themes of language, cultural expression and familial separation. Borlenghi is continuing to develop the piece, while working as a freelance Director, Creative Producer, Writer and Props/Costume Designer. Other staged directing credits include "The Care N Keepin' of U (ARS NOVA), "Synergy" (Denver Fringe), “The Odds'' (Denver Fringe & Dixon Place), “On How To Be A Monster” (The Tank with Et Alia Theater) and “SYRMA” (Alchemical Theater). She is currently Creative Directing the Cover/Singles Photo Shoot of Ellen Winter's upcoming Album, "YIKES''. For the past few years, Federica has been working as Machel Ross’ Associate Director on “HOUND DOG” (Ars Nova), “A Song of Songs'' (The Bushwick Starr/Clubbed Thumb), Ellen Winter’s Downtown Live Concert (En Garde/The Tank), and as her AD on Annie Baker’s “The Antipodes'' (Central Theater Group) & Jeremy O. Harris’ “Black Exhibition” (The Bushwick Starr). More info at federicaborlenghi.com