James Morrison (Writer/Performer) has played hundreds of roles on stage, film and television in the last 45 years, most notably on 24 as Bill Buchanan and Twin Peaks: The Return. For his work on stage he received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and appeared at the Mark Taper Forum, McCarter Theatre, the Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, London’s Donmar Warehouse and Riverside Studios, and the Alaska Repertory Theatre (in his hometown of Anchorage) where he served his apprenticeship. As a filmmaker, James co-produced/directed the documentary, Showing Up: A Conversation About the Audition with his wife, Riad Galayini.

Robert Egan (Director) is an award-winning producer and director who has served as the Artistic Director/Producer of the Ojai Playwrights Conference since 2002. Prior to OPC, Robert served for 20 years as the Producing Artistic Director at the Mark Taper Forum where he was Director of New Play Development and the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of its prestigious New Work Festival. He was also the Associate Artistic Director of the Seattle Repertory Theatre where he created their new play development program. Robert has produced, directed, and dramaturged hundreds of new plays in the United States and Europe. Robert is also the Founder and President of RHEgan Productions, LLC where he conceives, writes, produces and directs major live events and media projects for profit and non-profit organizations including Cure Autism Now, Operation Smile, L.A., Team Mentoring, Global Green USA Homeboy Industries, Center Theatre Group, UCLA, and Plastpro Inc.