An arts writer and photographer from New Delhi, Raunak’s writing and research is situated in the overlap between expressionist, body-horror cinemas and contemporary American pop-cultures with reference to critical and formalist studies of queerness. They hold a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, and an M.Phil in Film and

Suzi Elnaggar is an Egyptian-American performance scholar, freelance dramaturg, and theatre-maker. She was a 2021 Kennedy Center Dramaturgy Intensive Fellow and works as both a developmental and production dramaturg. She holds an M. A. in Theatre Studies from Baylor University, where she researched the work of Heather Raffo through the lens of trauma studies. She

Ana Díaz Barriga is a puppetry practitioner and scholar interested in the application of cognitive science approaches and methods to the study of puppetry and spectatorship. She is the recipient of a Cognitive Science Advanced Research Fellowship and a Mellon Cluster Fellowship in Science Studies. Her current research investigates the sophisticated ways puppeteers guide viewers’

Deon Custard is Chicago- born, raised, and based scholar of 17th century English culture & performance practices. His dissertation project is focused on “Ardenspaces” in the city of Chicago and how these educational third spaces facilitate valuable learning experiences that supplement the existing arts ecosystem. Other things Deon is thinking about are the sonic performances

Jooyoung Cho (she/they) is a theatre scholar, dramaturg, media and theatre artist, and educator. She received her BA in English literature with a Secondary School Teacher’s Certificate in English and a minor in Media Interaction Design at Ewha Womans University. Her MA in English literature, also at Ewha, holds a concentration in modern British and

Will Bixby holds a BFA in Theatre and Dance from Missouri State University and an MA in English from George Washington University. Will is a puppetry practitioner and scholar whose current research interests focus on puppet performance, materialism, affect studies, and gender. Will is also a trained actor and has performed and directed for a

Alex Baines is a writer, educator, and candidate in the IPTD program. A British native, he previously received a BA in English from the University of Oxford and an MA in Text and Performance from Birkbeck, University of London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. His research focuses on theatre and performance practices at