Zowie Rico, they/them/theirs/she/her/hers (Community Connectivity Dramaturg) is a Senior at Boston University studying Classical Civilizations with a minor in English. She is a Latine artist who primarily works with the theater group they are the president of at BU. Through this theater group, called Wandering Minds, Zowie has directed three plays and has acted in eight. She is currently cast in her ninth production with Wandering Minds. The shows they have directed include: Peter/Wendy by Jeremy Bloom, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, and Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl. She has also just finished directing the staged-reading of The Re-Education of Fernando Morales with Teatro Chelsea as a part of their third A-Tipico theater festival. Zowie has recently accepted her spot at the University of East London for their MFA Theater Directing program, and is excited to start there in the fall. 

Cristhian Mancinas-García, he/him/his (Dialect Coach) is excited to collaborate with Central Square Theater in Alma! He is a stage actor with over 20 years of experience in México, the US, and the UK. Most recently, he played Ed in Torch Song (Moonbox Productions) and Tommy in Grand Horizons (Gloucester Stage). When not on stage, Cristhian plays the role of Software Engineer for a financial firm in downtown Boston. www.CristhianMancinas.com

Laurel Stenzler, she/her/hers (Sub Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to have an opportunity to sub as an ASM at Central Square Theater. She is a student at Northeastern University where she has a combined major of Theater and American Sign Language. She is also currently the production intern at Central Square Theater. Her recent credits include Set Design for Suessical as a part of NU Stage Musical Theater company as well as Assistant Set Designer and run crew for Into the Woods and Little Women as a part of NU Stage Musical theater company. She has also previously worked in the scene shop for the Northeastern Theater Department. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support.

Geena M. Forristall*, they/them/theirs (Stage Manager) is a stage manager, producer, gender consultant, drag performer, and artist whose work centers on queerness and community. In their work (and life), they are passionate about joy, magic, and all things just-a-bit weird. They have most recently produced with Sparkhaven Theatre (Tales from Camp Strangewood, Nosferatu the Vampyr), and stage managed with theaters such as Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Off the Grid, Theater for the New City, Punchdrunk NYC/Emursive’s Sleep No More, and the international tour of Kultar’s Mime, among others. Geena is also a co-leader of the Gender Explosion initiative and a member of Actors Equity Association, and holds a BFA from Hofstra University.

Deirdre Benson* she/her/hers (Stage Manager) Regional: The Huntington, Blue Man Group (Boston), American Repertory Theater, The Barnstormers, SpeakEasy Stage, Greater Boston Stage Company, Boston Circus Guild. Touring: Pretty Woman, the Musical.