Kevin King is a Playwright-in-Residence at the Midwest Dramatists Center and a member of the Dramatists Guild. He was a 2016 Playwright-in-Residence in The Charlotte Street Foundation's studio residency program. His short play "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨" is included in the 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 & 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 anthology. It was developed in the William Inge Festival's 2019 New Play Lab and has been produced across the country. His short play "𝘿𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜," which was part of Whim's 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗽: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, was a 2021 semi-finalist for the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival. Around KC, his short plays have been produced by Whim, Fishtank Theatre (2013), The Barn Players (2018 & 2019), KC Horror Fest (2018), and the One-Minute Play Festival (2016). His full-length plays "Hyenas" and "They Listen" received developmental readings at Midwest Dramatists Center. Additionally, both MDC and Kansas City Public Theatre have presented developmental readings of Boxed. His other full-length plays include 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙢 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨: 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙤 𝙁𝙖𝙧 (Whim, 2011), 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙚 (Whim 2014), and "𝙈𝙞𝙢𝙞 𝘿𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙚: 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙩 (Whim, 2016). He’s also our producing artistic director! His work can be found at https://newplayexchange.org/users/13889/kevin-king.

Darrington Clark makes his Whim Productions and Kansas City theater directing debut with Boxed, and thanks you for being here! Darrington is a professional actor, educator and director based in the KC Metro area. Darrington has been seen performing at Starlight, MTH, Spinning Tree, Coterie and Unicorn theaters in town, and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Circa 21 and Children's Theatre of Madison regionally.

Kaitlin Nelke is a professional stage manager from St Louis, Missouri. She is very excited to be making her Whim Space debut on Kevin King’s very own play, Boxed. She would like to thank Bradley, Darrington, and Kevin for this opportunity. When she’s not stage managing you can find her walking her dogs or watching Halloween baking shows. Her professional credits include Production Assistant for The Tempest (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival), Stage Manager for Cirque Du Wiener Dog (What if Puppets), Stage Manager for Love and Information (University of Kansas), Stage Manager for Labyrinth of Desire (University of Kansas), Production Assistant for On Your Feet (Starlight Theatre), and Production Assistant for Godspell (Starlight Theatre). She hopes you all enjoy this important piece and hopes it sparks conversations for years to come.

Bradley Meyer is a freelance theatre designer, director, artisan and professional educator originally from Des Moines, IA. A lifelong learner, Bradley holds several degrees and most recently studied scenic design in the graduate program at UMKC. Recent Design Credits; Playing on the Periphery (Whim Productions), After All: 60 Years of Cher (Heartland Men’s Chorus), & Marys Seacole (Unicorn Theater). Upcoming; Journey to the Poles of Inaccessibility (Unicorn Theater). Bradley is Whim's resident scenic designer and a member of the artistic committee. bradleymeyerdesigns.com

Karla is excited to be returning to Whim Productions. She has previously been costume designer for Playing on the Periphery, Alphabet Soup and Swimming in the Shallows. She also recently did the costume design for Bell Road Barn Players' Dead Man's Cell Phone.

Mable is the resident Sound Designer and Board Operator for Whim Space. They also edit VO demo reels and podcasts in their spare time. Mable is excited to bring their expertise to any creative project, and bring the best out of it in anyway they can!

Ryan has been in technical theatre for 13 years and is excited to be back in the role of lighting designer.