Barry David Horwitz has been teaching and reviewing theater for many years–as well as acting and producing plays for The Quixotic Players. He tries to link theater to political and social movements, as he did for many years in English and Drama classes at Saint Mary’s College, Univ/Calif/Berkeley, and Univ/Paris. READ MORE

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Patricia L. Morin MA, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist in NY and CA with 30+ year experience. She has is also a licensed herbalist (American herbs), a licensed Pilot (single engine), and has published four short-story mystery collections. READ MORE

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Tyler Jeffreys, the thespian, is a Bay Area film and stage actor. Besides working with Theatrius, she instructs Fitness Classes specializing in dance, flexibility, and Pilates.  READ MORE

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Robert M. Gardner, a native of North Dakota, is trained as an archaeologist, with a life-long love of the arts. He taught for many years at at Saint Mary’s College of California, teaching courses including “Exploring Museums, and Music Around the Bay.” READ MORE

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Rosa del Duca is a writer, journalist, teacher and musician. Her work has appeared in literary magazines like Cutbank, CALYX, River Teeth, and Mission at 10th. READ MORE

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Nicholas Leither lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and teaches writing at Santa Clara University. His books include Dubliners: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction and Slant: Writing Essays You Want to Read. READ MORE

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Pamela Feinsilber was, for ten years, a senior editor at San Francisco Magazine, making sure the cultural coverage was as broad and deep as possible. READ MORE

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Evelyn Arevalo is a Bay Area native, who is passionate about literature, social issues and international travel.  READ MORE

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Mary Volmer is the author of two novels: Crown of Dust (Soho Press, 2010) and Reliance, Illinois (Soho Press, 2016). Her essays, reviews, and short stories have appeared in various publications, including Mutha Magazine,the Farallon Review, Women’s Basketball Magazine, Fiction Writers Review, Historical Novel Society Review, The New Orleans Review, Brevity, and Ploughshares. READ MORE

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Jennifer Ann Charron, a native of Seattle, raises cats, dogs and kids in the East Bay. A marketing director, consultant and content strategist by trade, Jennifer is first and foremost a professional story teller. READ MORE

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Cynthia Lopez acted in and directed elaborate backyard plays with her sister and childhood friends. They even charged for admission and snacks. Decades later, she still appreciates the entire theater experience. READ MORE

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Jordan Freed is a writer and editor from Oregon who recently relocated to the Bay Area. He graduated from Willamette University with a Bachelors of Art in Performance Studies. READ MORE

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Lynne Stevens became enthralled with theater after her fourth grade teacher showed a Royal Canadian Theater production of Oedipus Rex. READ MORE

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Svea Vikander explores untold and necessary topics in print, web, and radio broadcast. She interviews artists and other cultural producers for Arts In Review (Thursdays on KALX90.7FM) and has contributed to gallery catalogues, parenting blogs, Canada’s most-visited progressive news site, and the Swedish magazine Feministisk Perspektiv. READ MORE

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Hannah Yurke, a former animation producer, moved to the Bay Area from the U.K. 22 years ago, with a degree in Communication and Media from Bournemouth University, U.K. She has written two screenplays, two novels, and story development on her husband’s movie, the horror-thriller Stay Out, Stay Alive. READ MORE

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Abby Tozer is a Bay Area native at heart who graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Neuroscience, and a double minor in Acting and Music. READ MORE

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Philippa Kelly is Resident Dramaturg for the California Shakespeare Theater, Resident Dramaturg for Remote Theater, and production dramaturg for many regional theaters. READ MORE

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Alex Stimmel is a Comparative Literature major at UC Berkeley and a CAL Extern at Theatrius. A native of Los Angeles, she is committed to working in entertainment and screenwriting. She has a deep passion for stories of all kinds, from flash fiction to Broadway musicals, and is currently working on her own novel.