Chanakya Vyas is a playwright, director and teacher currently based in Bangalore, India

Viviane Juguero is a playwright, researcher, actress and professor. She holds a Bachelor, Specialist, Master and Doctorate in Performing Arts from the Brazilian Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. I

Daria Miyeko Marinelli is a Japanese-Italian playwright who writes about outcasts and underdogs trying to rewrite the cultural mythology they have inherited while honoring the wildness of their hearts. Their plays include Ravenous, A Departure, Beautiful Blessed Child, and This is Not What I Expected When I Imagined a Republic.

In the 20 years Geinor has been Artistic director of Theatr na nÓg, she has written 16 plays for young audiences, including the Award winning musical ‘Eye of the Storm’ with songs written by Grammy Award winning songwriter, Amy Wadge.

Itziar Pascual (Madrid 1967) is an award-winning playwright whose work became well known during the 1990s in Spain. In 1997, for example, Las voces de Penélope (Penelope’s Voices) won second prize in the prestigious Marqués de Bradomín competition.

Georgette Kelly is a playwright with one foot in Chicago and the other in New York. Her work has been produced across the United States, and she has participated in numerous artistic residencies, including the 2020 New Visions/New Voices Festival at The Kennedy Center.