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Rachel Hirshorn-Johnston is an Associate Professor of Voice & Speech at Texas Tech University where she also serves as Head of Acting & Directing.  Her research examines the intersection of performing arts methodologies on vulnerable (i.e. patient, female, veteran) populations.She is certified teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and a professional actor and dialect coach. Rachel regularly contracts in regional theatre throughout the country. As an actor, her work has been critically acclaimed (NY Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, among others) throughout the US and Europe in professional theatre. She is an active member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association (VASTA), and the Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA).

Randall Rapstine is a theatremaker currently living in Dallas, Texas. He holds a BFA in Acting from The University of Texas and an MFA in Performance & Pedagogy from Texas Tech. He completed his studies for a PhD in Philosophy with an emphasis in Theatre History, Theory & Criticism and Playwriting from Texas Tech. He is also a graduate of The William Esper Studio in New York and is a Critic’s Fellow at The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. Randall has acted around the world and on numerous American television shows. He directed Margaret Cho’s The Sensuous Woman Off-Broadway (and also in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Chicago). His plays have been presented nationwide. Rapstine most recently conceived and directed the immersive, site-specific production Canterville at Texas Tech School of Theatre & Dance

Seth Warren-Crow is a sound designer and composer for theatre, dance, performance art, and digital media. He received a MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College in California. Seth’s sound design combines field recordings, samples from film and other media, and voice to create intricate and uncanny soundscapes. Seth frequently collaborates with performance artist Heather Warren-Crow as warren-crow+warren-crow. Some of their notable performances include The Prague Quadrenniel of Performance and Design 2015/2019, The Porsgrunn International Theater Festival (Norway), Diapason gallery in New York, the Soundwalk Festival in Long Beach, and an artist residencey at The Museum of Performance + Design in San Francisco. Seth is Associaate  Professor of Sound Design and Associate Head of Design for the School of Theatre and Dance at Texas Tech University. He was the Musical Director for the Department of Dance at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee from 2009-2013.

Michael Yarick is a Graduate student pursuing his MFA in Performance & Pedagogy at the Texas Tech University Department of Theatre and Dance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a Theatre concentration and a minor in Music Application from the University of North Florida. It was there that Michael also worked as a graphic designer and marketing assistant. Michael has worked in areas of acting, singing, composing, and projection design throughout Florida. 

Amy Chaffee is an Assistant Professor of Voice & Acting at Tulane University in New Orleans. A graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and The Old Globe Theatre, she is also Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and a professional playwright, director, producer in theatre and an actor and dialect coach in film and television. Recent credits include the Emmy winning series, "Barry", and Netflix cult hit, "The OA."  

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Dr. Sarah Johnson, the Head of the Dramaturgy MFA program and an Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy at Indiana University Bloomington, holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from CU Boulder and an MFA in Dramaturgy from The University of Iowa. Her research focuses on intercultural theatre, new play development and dramaturgical methodologies. Her writing has been featured in Asian Theatre Journal and Theatre Topics. She was a casebook writer for Broadway's Allegiance. In regional theatre, she has provided dramaturgical support for productions with Outpost Repertory Theatre, Portland Stage, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Athena Arts Project, Dirtyfish Theater and several playwriting clients.