Devorah Medwin is the founder of Collaboration Play Labs and Mixed Reality Theatre. Playwright, educator and coach focused on Emotional & Practical Health through Edutainment, her work has been licensed and developed into interactive workshops for the national organization Compassion & Choices; Teachers College; Hospice and other organizations; in the Metaverse with the Avatar Repertory Theater; and she hosts an interview series for authors writing about end of life on bevival.com. Devorah has an MFA in Playwriting from the Actors Studio Drama School; holds a certificate in Thanatology Counseling on Death and Dying and Grief Education; and is an Emotional Health Coach working with individuals and couples via Zoom. Devorah is a member of the National Association of Drama Therapists, The Dramatist Guild, and the NYC Thanatology Group.

Jacque Arend is a freelance artist, instructor and administrator. In 2007 Jacque co-founded the Torch Theater, PHX 1st longform improv theater. There, she managed theater operations, training center, and annual festival. She was an established instructor & board member until 2017. Currently, she is Associate Artistic Director & coach at Arizona Actors Academy, General Operations Manager & Education Director for Camp Improv Utopia. Jacque teaches improvisation for actors/performers/artists & applied improvisation for everyone, such as team building, positive communications and personal development. Jacque is a regular performer on improv stages around Phoenix and an actor, most notably appearing as Joanie in Wooden Nickels. She's a skilled administrator with experience producing large scale events and performances, picking up marketing, graphic & web design skills along the way.

Brian Rhinehart is a freelance actor and director, and a full-time lecturer at The Actors Studio Drama School in New York City. He has given numerous seminars and workshops on ensemble-based playmaking in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and since 2001 has devised and directed productions seen in seven countries. He is an internationally published scholar of contemporary theatre and is co-author of a book on comedy acting, titled Comedy Acting for Theatre: The Art and Craft of Performing in Comedies, published by Bloomsbury/Methuen. He has an MFA in Directing from the Actors Studio Drama School and a PhD in English from the University of Florida.

Howie Silverman is a Family Physician and Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Family & Community Medicine, and Bioethics & Medical Humanism at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. He has formal training in improv and is engaged in using improv-based training techniques with medical students and practicing clinicians to improve resiliency, communication, and teamwork. Dr. Silverman earned a Master's Degree in Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and attended Stanford University School of Medicine followed by a residency in Family Practice at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.