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MEET OUR TEAM 

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Alexandra "Ra" Del they/she 

Production Assistant & Co-Social Media Manager

Alexandra “Ra” Del (they/she) is a Philadelphia-based stage manager, writer, director and actor.
Ra graduated from West Chester University with a B.A in Theatre Arts and now works in and
around Philadelphia in various theatre and film roles. Some of Ra’s favorite recent credits
include Sacco and Vanzetti: a Tragedia dell'arte at Curio Theatre and Julius Caesar at Delaware
Shakespeare. When not working on a show, Ra can be found writing scripts, making short films
and naming dogs they see on the street by their breed.

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Liz Fillios she/her

Composer 

Liz Filios is a Philadelphia-based actor, musician and teaching artist. She is a company member at People's Light, a co-founder of the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, and a professor of voice, speech and musical theatre performance at the Pig Iron School for Advanced Performance Training and Arcadia University. Liz is the Director of Artist Training at People's Light, where she designs curriculum and implements programming for theatre students age 6-adult. She is also a Montessori Music Specialist and a guest artist at the Royer Greaves School for the Blind.

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Gabe Moses he/they

Director

Gabe Moses (he/they) is an actor, director and teaching artist based in Philadelphia. As an actor, Gabe has graced many stages including those at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, People’s Light (Company Member), Pig Iron Theatre Company, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Inis Nua Theatre Company, and Tiny Dynamite. As a director, play readings include Twang by Cris Eli Black (The Makers’ Ensemble) and Dark Skinned Pavement by TJ Young (Palm Beach Dramaworks). Gabe had the privilege of working alongside Steve H Broadnax III (Broadway’s Thoughts of A Colored Man) as his assistant director for Bayard Rustin: Inside Ashland (People’s Light). Directorial productions include Blood At The Root, Trouble In Mind, and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Gabe would love to thank Andrew for trusting them with this beautiful piece. IG: @gabejmoses

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Ayla Taffel they/them 

Lighting, Costume, and Sound Designer

Ayla is a multidisciplinary artist working as a designer, electrician, lighting programmer, and stage manager based in the Philadelphia area. Select credits include: Girl Dolls (FringeArts), The Comeuppance (Wilma Theater), the book of lucy (Brown/Trinity MFA), Rent (Yale University), Sueño (Trinity Repertory Company), The Henriad (Brown/Trinity MFA), and The 39 Steps (Constellation Theatre Company). Ayla serves as the Head Electrician at FringeArts and the Assistant Head Electrician at The Wilma Theater. https://aylataffel.wixsite.com/ayla/

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Liana Irvine they/them

Dramaturg and BINGO Creator 

Liana Irvine is joyous, methodical, and faithful as a dramaturg / producer / organizer. Irvine gathers people at the intersection of new work, audience engagement, and interdisciplinary expression to open channels between private life and cultural participation. With a B.A. in Theatre and Literary Studies from Bucknell University, and additional experience in veterinary medicine and environmental justice, Irvine refines systems to support intimate storytelling, community care, and public dialogue. Select credits: The Workshop Theatre, National New Play Network, Tectonic Theater Project, Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists.

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Andrew Watring Andrew 

Playwright & Performer

Andrew Watring (Andrew) is a Black, Trans theatre director, award-winning playwright, producer, and community advocate from sweet home Huntsville, Alabama. Andrew's career has been dedicated to the creation and continued cultivation of "Shakespeare is a White Supremacist", a theatrical ritual grounded in analyzing and working to reverse Shakespeare’s colonizing effect on the American theatre; most recently staged with Main Street Players (Miami-Dade, FL). Andrew's most recent directing credits include: "Twelfth Night" adapted by Andrew Watring at People's Light, "Draw The Circle" by Mashuq Mushtaq at Hedgerow Theatre, "Twelfth Night O Lo Que Quieras" by Tanaquil Márquez and Liz Filios at Delaware Shakespeare. Andrew was a Resident-Artist for the Yale Dramatic Association; a member of the Directors Lab North; graduate of the Theatre Lab Life Stories Institute; an Honored Playwright at the New South Young Playwright’s Festival. Andrew founded and served as the Artistic Director of the Fractal Theatre Collective, an anti-capitalist arts organization that embraced community-led, direct action as an integral element of theatrical design. Andrew is the Associate Artistic Director at People's Light. Andrew holds a BA in Theatre Arts from American University and an MFA in Directing from Brown University / Trinity Repertory Company. / www.andrewwatring.com

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Kay Strine they/she

Projections and Logo Designer 

Kay Strine (they/she) is a theater designer in the surrounding Philly area. They are eagerly exploring how the world of projection design can elevate live performances. Much love to friends and family. ig: @kaytheaterdesign

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Angela Bey all pronouns 

UPC Founder and Producing Artistic Director, Co-Social Media Manager, Marketing, and Props Designer

Rayne is a Philadelphia-based multidisciplinary artist whose work has been supported by the National Theatre Project, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Independence Foundation, Leeway Foundation, PlayPenn, and more. Deeply rooted in Philadelphia, they have created and performed with more than sixty arts and cultural organizations across the U.S. and internationally, and founded the Barrymore Award–winning Upstream Performance Collaborative, championing boundary-breaking work by underrepresented artists. Rayne is also known as Angela Bey. 

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