Matthew B. Zrebski is a multi-award winning theatre artist whose career has been defined by new play development. Directing credits include Hide, Orlando, I Want to Destroy You, Up the Fall, and Bob: A Life in Five Acts. Produced writing includes Arm, Shiver: a musical ghost story, Carnivora, Chrysalis, and Ablaze: an a cappella musical thriller, which recently received its New York premiere. The cast albums of both Ablaze and Shiver along with his electronic albums We Persist and Chamber have been released internationally. An advocate for arts education, he’s the former Resident Teaching Artist at Portland Center Stage and mentors at Oregon Children’s Theatre. He is the Director of Education for Playwrights West, overseeing both Teen West Ink and Teen West Project. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America and is an alumnus of The Recording Academy. He holds a BFA from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University where he graduated summa cum laude.

Jamie M. Miller is excited to be continuing a wonderful program doing great things. A graduate of The University of Portland and Southern Oregon University, he has been doing live theatre for 25+ years in various capacities. He has served as co-artistic director of Readers Theatre Repertory, and has performed with Tygres Heart, Mt. Hood Repertory, Defunkt Theatre, and many others. He is immensely proud to be able to support the dedication, resiliency, and talent of these artists in this most challenging of times. Thanks always to everyone who has supported this production (particularly his wife and two sons, who become more and more each day not only the how of how he does this work, but also the why.). Enjoy the show!

William Britton is thrilled to be back at SouthWest StageWorks to work on his tenth production as the video editor for IMPACT, having last worked on Spring 2019’s Mr. Burns as a student. You might have seen him as Harry Bright in Fall 2018’s Mamma Mia! or as Elwood P. Dowd in Spring 2017’s Harvey (one of his favorite acting roles to date!) After graduating Wells High School in June of 2019, William has been attending Portland State University, pursuing a Bachelor’s of the Arts in Film with a degree minor in American Sign Language. Starting in late June, he will be living in Orlando, Florida as part of the Disney College Program, working as a Cast Member in the parks until January of 2022. William would like to thank Jamie Miller for this position and for all of his teachings, Matt Zrebski for his first shot at SouthWest StageWorks and professional assistance through this new working experience, and his friends and family for all of their love and support. 'Enjoy the show, everyone!'

This is Nina's 7th show at Ida B. Wells, and they are so excited for people to enjoy Impact! They would like to thank their friends and family for their patience and support, and especially thank Fran and Dory for being such a fantastic team.

Fran Amato is very thankful to everyone involved in this show for the work they put in and hopes that everyone enjoys the show!

Dory is a sophomore at Ida B Wells high school. In previous years she has pursued acting but now has branched out to tech and production managing which she has a new passion for. She is very thankful for the friends and connections she made through Impact.