THE 2026-28 NEW GEORGES JAM!

LILA RACHEL BECKER is a DC-raised, New York-based director, writer, and teacher across theater, music, and circus. She creates angry, tender work that bounces unlike things off each other. She makes live performance as a rebellion against the pillaging of human attention by megacorporations. she/her lilarachelbecker.com

CATALINA BELTRÁN is a theatre director from Bogotá, Colombia. With strong roots in devised theatre, her work has gravitated towards original work, either devised or new plays by young writers. Drama League Directing Assistantship 2025. New Perspectives Women’s Work LAB 2025. Training: M.F.A. Theatre Directing at Columbia University ’24. she/her/ella catalinabeltran.co

CHARLOTTE BYDWELL has performed, directed & choreographed Off-Broadway, around NYC, on national tours, at leading regional theaters, and in recognized film/TV productions. Her original work has been supported & presented by Baryshnikov Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, Mercury Store, Foundation for Contemporary Art, NY Fringe Festival, Exponential Festival, DanceNOW, Chashama. she/her  charlottebydwell.com

MIKA EUBANKS, costume designer & visual storyteller, received her MFA at Yale & holds a BFA from MICA. Select design credits include: The Monsters(MTC); Heaux Church (Ars Nova); Twelfth Night (Classical Theatre of Harlem); Metamorphoses (Folger Theatre), and The Cotillion(TMTC/New Georges). Mika’s new philosophy is CARE: Courageous Action Requires Everyone. she/her mikaeubanks.com

HELEN GALLAGHER is a writer based in New York City. Her work has been developed with New Georges, ART/NY, Alliance Theater, and more. She holds an MFA in playwriting from Brooklyn College (‘26), where she is also an adjunct professor in the English department. she/her

HILLARY GAO is a multidisciplinary creator, writer, director, scholar & sometimes performer. They’ve shown & developed original work at The Brick Theater, The Tank, SFPC/CultureHub, Exponential Festival, Clubbed Thumb Early Career Writer’s Group ’24-25, Theater MITU’s Hybrid Arts Lab, & The Bushwick Starr’s Starr Reading Series (2025). any pronouns

ANGEL GLASBY is an Afro-Caribbean artist, beaming with southern charm. Their work has been presented by Triskelion Arts, Chez Bushwick, and next spring at Judson memorial church. They are proud to announce they have been selected as the 2027 Van Lier Fellow. A two-time FreshTracks Finalist, advisor & dramaturg for groundbreaking artists Julian Pairre, Dorchel Haqq, and Maxi Star Canon. she/her

PENELOPE GOULD is a playwright, producer & visual artist. She is currently preparing for the EP release and corresponding live shows on both coasts for the DIY punk musical she co-wrote, Lost Grrrl Found. In her work, she is interested in making the mundane bizarre. she/her penelopegould.com

ALYSSA HADDAD-CHIN is a Brooklyn-based playwright & experimental theater artist from Upstate, NY. Her work often explores identity (mixedness, Arabness, queerness, womanhood) in absurd, surreal, heightened & grisly ways. She is the Community Director at Target Margin Theater & a Gemini. she/her  alyssahaddad.com

ANNABEL HEACOCK is a director, producer, deviser, puppet maker, and occasionally, a writer. They aim to make work that transforms the mundane into the miraculous, bringing the impossible and unexpected onstage. Proud member of SDC. they/she  annabelheacock.com

RACHEL GITA KARP makes performances from the things about America that refuse to make sense. She’s developed & directed work nationwide, through Clubbed Thumb, Ars Nova, Mabou Mines, The Drama League, La Jolla Playhouse, Irondale, Judson, The Wild Project, The Brick, Pennsylvania Center for Women & Politics, and many more. she/her  rachelgitakarp.com

ASHIL LEE Actor, playwright, director, theatre-goblin. Lucille Lortel nominee (Outstanding Ensemble: The Nosebleed, Lincoln Center). Recently seen performing at Woolly Mammoth, On The Boards, The New National Theatre of Tokyo. Spotted writing at Clubbed Thumb, NYU: Grad Acting, Colt Coeur. Paparazzied directing at NYU: MSNR, LimeFest, and Sapphest. they/he

DI LOBONTIU is a Romanian American playwright, actor, administrator, and educator. They are interested in exploring the intersections of masculinity, immigrant identity, queerness, and the strange ways we construct ourselves in relationship to other people. they/them dianalobontiu.com

ARIDY NOX is an experienced worldbuilder & creative strategist who utilizes their diverse talents to create pockets of liberation as frequently & joyfully as possible. An acclaimed playwright, librettist & lyricist, and an emerging composer, novelist & blogger, their work is an offering and exists within an ancient and expansive tradition, created for & by people of marginalized experience. they/them

JORDAN POWELL is a Jamaican American director, writer, producer & facilitator. Her work brings together black women so we can, as a community, excavate our past and archive our present. She is a creative producer & founder of The Archive, a collective that celebrates black women’s voices in theatre. she/her

BOBBIN RAMSEY is a director based in New York. Her work spans genre & process, including new play development/ contemporary work, reimagined classics, and non-traditional forms of performance. She has developed work with Clubbed Thumb, New York Theater Workshop, Ensemble Studio Theatre, more. MFA: Yale School of Drama. she/her bobbin-ramsey.com

KIM SAVARINO is an artist working in theater, film & experimental performance. Choreography: The Public, NPAC, Soho Playhouse, Repertorio Español, DGSD@Yale. Member of Third Rail Projects & La MaMa’s Obie Award-winning Great Jones Rep. Performer with Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, Romeo Castellucci, Miguel Gutierrez, Dan Safer & Jawole Zollar. she/her kimsavarino.com

LINNEA SCOTT is a performer, writer, & director. They are in the practice of making art that heals. They’re also in the practice of making art that’s stupid & funny & exists to help build our collective stamina for joy. Their work has been presented internationally, off-broadway & at drag venues across NYC. they/them linneascott.com

AMY STAATS is an award-winning actor, writer, and sometimes producer, and a 2025-26 WP Playwriting Fellow. She enjoys creating visceral, moving, and exciting comedies in theater, film, and TV. Her main goal is to employ all her talented friends and create the kind of projects actors crave. she/her amystaats.com