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Dr. Zoyander Street (they/them) is a neuroqueer and disabled writer, researcher, and digital artist. They live and work in the “People’s Republic of South Yorkshire,” England, creating interactive media based on social and historical research. They like to cross disciplinary boundaries, such as making live theatre with game-like interaction, or videogames for gallery spaces. Zoyander has a PhD by practice in Sociology from Lancaster University, submitting original videogames alongside a traditional dissertation.
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Mx. Dietrich Squinkifer (aka Squinky) is a writer, programmer, musician, and visual artist who creates games and playable experiences about gender identity, social awkwardness, and miscellaneous silliness. They are responsible for such critically acclaimed works as Dominique Pamplemousse in “It’s All Over Once The Fat Lady Sings!” and Coffee: A Misunderstanding. In 2015, they were recognized as part of Forbes’s “30 under 30 in Games”. They have an MFA in Digital Arts and New Media from UC Santa Cruz.
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Xander is an actor who loves to experiment with different mediums, and has most recently been involved with Sheffield Theatres as part of the Young Company as well as Sheffield People’s Theatre. Xander is exploring opportunities to explore their art and discover new and exciting things to do within the industry, whether that be continuing on the stage or moving closer to TV and Film.
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Caitlin Magnall-Kearns is a writer and director from Belfast. As a plus-size, queer, disabled artist, they are passionate about bringing marginalised stories to the fore and telling them with honesty, compassion and humour. She was one of four writers chosen to be on the New Playwright Programme at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast in 2021 where they developed their debut play Wee Buns. They also won the inaugural Pentabus Young Writers Alumni Award.
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Fadumo Hassan is an actor and writer. She began her career as a screen actor and later transitioned to theatre. She has worked in various cities across the UK on projects that explore comedy, drama, Black history, and the supernatural. Fadumo wants there to be more faces and stories like her in films, theatre, television, and the commercial world. Stories and performances that challenge the status quo. Fadumo performed on the Crucible stage in 2023 as part of Utopia Theatre’s All Our Goals.