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Farah Lawal Harris is a well-dressed poet, artistic leader, and breast cancer survivor who overcomes obstacles with grace, and inspires others to do the same. She is also a Kilroys’ List playwright whose work has been performed at Arena Stage, The Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences, The University of Texas at Austin, Round House Theatre, and multiple festivals and universities along the East Coast.

Farah is an emeritus member of Theatre Washington’s Advisory Board and Helen Hayes Award Adjudication Committee. She also co-chaired the 2020 and 2022 DC Theatre Summits. She is a proud co-founder of the Washington, DC-based theatre companies, The Saartjie Project, and Wild Women Theatre, and a three-time individual artist grant recipient from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

She lives her life by the following “I Am” statement: “I am divinely connected to all there is, with the power to shift my energy to embody all that I am. I am love, power, resilience, compassion, beauty, intelligence, and vulnerability–ever-evolving with infinite possibility.” Farah gives infinite thanks to God, her family, ancestors, friends, and mentors who shaped her into the woman she is today. To learn more about Farah, visit www.farahlawalharris.com.

Madison is an educator, curriculum writer, and artist based in DC. She has worked as a DC Public School Theatre Educator and Curriculum Innovation Fellow. In her work, she created the curriculum for all secondary Performing Arts classes in DCPS schools. She attended American University where she studied Musical Theatre and K-12 Performing Arts Education and is currently studying Arts Leadership and Cultural Management at the University of Connecticut. In addition to her work in the classroom, Madison has a passion for choreography and movement work.

Cody is a multi-talented individual who excels in writing, photography, and design. They currently work at YPT, developing and supporting communications strategies for crucial initiatives, campaigns, projects, and announcements. With experience as a multimedia journalist across different states, Cody’s passion lies in community issues and the impact of storytelling. They enjoy playing and creating tabletop role-playing games, and spending quality time with their two pups.