Juli Hendren is a founding member and the Artistic Director of Tricklock Company and the Curator of The Revolutions International Theatre Festival. Hendren has produced artists from over twenty different countries around the world through the festival. … FULL BIO
John Clinton Eisner co-founded The Lark in 1994 as a community of theater professionals dedicated to the playwright’s vision. He has grown The Lark into an award-winning “think tank for the theater,” with local, … FULL BIO
Catherine Coray is the program director for The Lark Middle East-US Playwright Exchange. Previously, she was the director of hotINK at The Lark, which introduced New York audiences to new plays from over 50 countries. … FULL BIO
Professor Ruth Bereson, Dean (Academic) of the Arts, Education and Law Group holds a PhD from the City University London. She researches in the fields of arts management, cultural policy, … FULL BIO
Stephen Armstrong is a creative director specializing in new work commissions across a range of live art and media. Stephen is the Creative Director of Asia TOPA: Asia-Pacific Triennial of Performing Art. … FULL BIO
Honey Al Sayed is an award-winning independent media expert and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and the United States. An accomplished, … FULL BIO
Alicia B. Adams is the Vice President of International Programming and Dance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She joined the Kennedy Center in 1992. She curated the Center’s major international festivals: IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts and Culture (2016), … FULL BIO
Deborah Tannen is University Professor and Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. She is best known as the author of You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation, … FULL BIO
Adam Rothman is a Professor of History at Georgetown University. He earned his BA from Yale and his PhD from Columbia University. He is the author of Slave Country: American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South (Harvard 2005) and Beyond Freedom’s Reach: A Kidnapping in the Twilight of Slavery (Harvard 2015), … FULL BIO
Natsu Onoda Power Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Theater and Performance Studies. She specializes in the adaptation of non-dramatic literature for the stage, and development of new work through ensemble-driven processes. … FULL BIO
PHLOEUN PRIM is the Executive Director for Cambodian Living Arts. A visionary cultural entrepreneur, Phloeun has spearheaded Cambodian Living Arts’ transformation from a grassroots project reviving traditional arts to the leading cultural agency in Cambodia. … FULL BIO
Heather Raffo is an award-winning playwright and actress who’s work has been seen off Broadway, off West End in regional theater and in film. She is the author and solo performer of the play 9 PARTS OF DESIRE (Lucielle Lortel and Susan Smith Blackburn awards, … FULL BIO
