Amanda Fredrickson (she/her) works in public education as a middle school ELA teacher. She uses theatrical forms in her classroom to support students’ learning and has collaborated with local businesses to create events for students to exhibit their artistic skills for the public. Beyond her work in the classroom, Fredrickson has written scripts for multiple performances, directed performances for both young people and adults, authored several articles for the Loft Literary Center’s blog, and done event planning and coordination for the statewide Minnesota high school Poetry Out Loud competition. Fredrickson grew up in Roseau, Minnesota, lived in the Twin Cities for several years, and now lives in Manhattan, New York. 

Sarah Meister (she/her, they/them) has a range of experience as a director, educator, administrator, and college access counselor. She has made community-based plays with Wonderlust Productions in Minnesota and Cornerstone Theater in New York, facilitated theater workshops with adults and young people all over New York City, and taught writing, literature, Shakespeare, and college readiness to high schools students at College Possible and Carleton College’s Summer Academic Programs. Sarah has lived in Northfield and St. Paul, Minnesota, and now lives in Manhattan, New York. 

Meghan Grover (she/her, they/them) received her BFA in Acting from the University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. As an actor she has performed in theaters like Shakespeare on the Sound, the Guthrie Theater, Mamai Theatre Company, and Hook & Eye Theatre Company. She has directed several original short plays with AMIOS NYC as well as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in Livingstone, Zambia. As a teaching artist, she has created original theater with people of all ages. Meghan spent four years in Minneapolis while attending the University of Minnesota, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. 

Amelia Hefferon (she/her), a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, has extensive experience as a teaching artist and professional actor in Chicago and New York. She has appeared in productions at award-winning regional theaters, such as Lookingglass and Steppenwolf Theatre Companies. Hefferon works with people of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds and specializes in creating original theatre with non-professional artists. Amelia has lived in Michigan, Chicago, and Brooklyn, and now lives in Detroit, Michigan.