Eric is the long-running host of The Moth in Philadelphia and D.C. Until recently he was a senior staff writer for Elle.com where he wrote “Eric Reads the News,” a daily current events and culture column with hundreds of thousands of readers. His debut memoir-in-essays, Here for It, was released by Ballantine Books in 2020 and was hailed by Lin-Manuel Miranda as “David Sedaris-level, laugh-out-loud funny.” As a playwright, Thomas is a 2018 winner of the Dramatist Guild Lanford Wilson Award and was a finalist for the 2017 Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award. For Time Is On Our Side, Eric won the 2016 Barrymore Award (Philadelphia) for best new play.

Gerrad is an actor, director, and educator in the DMV region. He is an associate artistic director of Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in Baltimore and director of The Studio at CSC, which offers classes year-round for area youth and adults. Taylor also teaches in the theater departments at UMBC and George Washington University. He holds a BA in Neuroscience from the Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has worked with theaters and educational institutions across the country including Great River Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Pacific Conservatory Theatre-PCPA, Everyman Theatre, Constellation Theatre Company, Mosaic Theater Company, and Washington Stage Guild. He is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and the Society of American Fight Directors.

DC area credits: Pride and Prejudice (NextStop Theatre), As You Like It (Brave Spirits Theatre), A Civil War Christmas (1st Stage), Blight (Pinky Swear Productions), How’s That Workin’ Out For Ya? (Capital Fringe Festival 2018), Perfect Arrangement (Source Festival 2017).

Kevin, Perisphere's artistic and executive director, was the founding artistic director of Barabbas Theatre Company, which produced highly acclaimed plays in the Capital Fringe Festival. These included H5x7, O’Connell’s faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V; the world premiere of Alexandra Petri’s Never Never; and the D.C. area premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s, Exit, Pursued by a Bear. He holds a M.A. in dramaturgy from the Catholic University of America and an M.A. in history from the State University of New York at Albany. Kevin studied directing with Joy Zinoman at the Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory and completed the Directing Studio at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. In addition to Barabbas, Kevin has worked with several local companies, including Quotidian Theatre Company, Factory 449, the Washington Rogues, Pallas Theatre Collective, and Lean & Hungry Theater.

Adam is the Senior Lecturer in Lighting and Sound Design at the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he has been on the faculty since 2012 and helped prepare the new theatre spaces for the opening of the state-of-the-art Performing Arts and Humanities Building. He previously taught at the University of Wyoming, the University of Texas-Arlington, Stephens College (Columbia, MO), and Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA). His design work has been seen across the country and as far afield as Edinburgh, Scotland. Recently, he has lit shows for Rep Stage (Columbia, MD) Lexington Children’s Theatre (Lexington, KY), Annapolis Shakespeare Company (Annapolis, MD), and the Towson University Department of Dance. He lives in Catonsville, MD, with his wife, Catherine, and their menagerie, Lailah and Kona.

Greg is a Helen Hayes Award nominee and has directed plays; designed, built, or painted sets; or designed costumes for over 150 shows in Washington, New York City, San Diego, and elsewhere. He is a founding company member of Helen Hayes Award-winning Factory 449 where he has these credits: Agnes of God (HH nomination, outstanding production), Lela & Co. (HH nomination, outstanding production), Closet Land (set), The Amish Project (HH nomination, set), The Saint Plays (set/costumes), and 4.48 Psychosis (set). For Rainbow Theatre Project: Clothes for a Summer Hotel (direct/design), Kingdom of Earth (director), Suddenly Last Summer (director), In the Closet (set/costumes), Get Used to It! (set/costumes), and The Oldest Profession (set/costumes). For WSC Avant Bard: The Tempest (set/costumes), Emilie… (set), and Lulu (costumes).

Pauline couldn’t be more hype to make her post-pandemic, onstage debut with Perisphere Theater! She is a teaching artist, choreographer, dancer, and properties designer who has hit the DMV stage as Sylvia Henson in Blight (Pinky Swear Productions) and Simone Young in Weep (Nu Sass Productions). She’s excited to bring this powerful series of characters she gets to play to life, and she sends love and positive energy to each and every soul surrounding her who made it a possibility!