Lydia Fort (she/they) is an award-winning director who has helmed over thirty productions, including Mlima’s Tale (7 Stages), School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (Hangar Theatre), The White Card (GableStage), Nina Simone: Four Women (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), and The Mountaintop (Perseverance Theatre). Her work spans regional theaters and new play development with companies such as Alliance Theatre, Southern Rep, Classical Theatre of Harlem, and the Kennedy Center MFA Playwrights’ Workshop. She has been a fellow with the Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, New York Theatre Workshop, and the Drama League, and a recipient of TCG’s New Generations Future Leaders grant.

Vallea E. Woodbury (she/her) "Vuh LAY uh" has been a production manager and producer for over a decade, shepherding productions in Chicago, New York, Florida, and here in Georgia, where she's been the resident PM with Synchronicity Theatre since 2019. Vallea holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. She also trained at Northwestern University, The School at Steppenwolf, and The Second City Chicago Improv Conservatory.  Also a director and accomplished performer, you may have seen her on the big and small screen or a stage near you.

Atlanta Credits Include: Atlanta Shakespeare Theatre, Theatrical Outfit, Synchronicity Theatre, Actors' Express, Aurora Theatre, and the Alliance Theatre. Regional: Florida: Eubie! and Caroline or Change (Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe) and Company (Sharon Studio). Wisconsin: The Color Purple and A Christmas Carol (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre). Chicago: Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook), The Life (Boho Theatre), and a number of shows at The Second City Chicago. TV/Film: Com-pli-cat-ed, Huntress, The Dark Knight. 

Rhavynn Drummer is an award-winning producer, director, casting director, and unapologetic champion of great performances. She began her casting career in 2007 at Tyler Perry Studios, just months after graduating from the University of Virginia, and went on to shape the casts of over forty television series, feature films, and seven touring plays. Her keen eye for talent has also been sought after by Nickelodeon, Starz, Nike, BET, and YouTube Red. Rhavynn’s creative work extends beyond casting. Her first original web series, Good Girls —which she wrote, directed, and produced — won Best Web Series at both the Bronzelens Film Festival and the Black Women Film and TV Festival. In 2017, she co-created and directed Brooklyn. Blue. Sky., which became the first web series ever acquired by BET Networks after winning the Xfinity Best Web Series Award at the American Black Film Festival. A passionate educator, Rhavynn has served as an adjunct professor at Clark Atlanta University, mentoring the next generation of storytellers and performers. She also brings her candid, behind-the-scenes insight to a wider audience as the creator and host of the ActUp Podcast on YouTube, where she interviews artists and industry professionals — especially those connected to the Southeast — with the goal of inspiring, informing, and amplifying underrepresented voices. 

Whether she’s in the audition room, on set, in the classroom, or behind a microphone, Rhavynn is dedicated to telling authentic stories, building community, and helping artists step fully into their craft.