Elena Faverio is a trans nonbinary creative and abolitionist currently living in Lenapehoking, (present day Philadelphia) with their smoochy cat Yertle. Previous writing includes Blaze (a musical about a pyromaniac in love with the girl next door), i don’t get out much (a play with music about people who don’t leave their houses), and After the Flood (a musical about siblings and processing grief). Elena is interested in exploring alternate systems of community care and safety, the abolition of policing and the carceral system, and making art as far removed from everything they learned in drama school as possible. More at www.elenafaverio.com or https://www.youtube.com/c/ElenaFaverio.
Tessa Permar grew up on the island of Noepe (also called Martha’s Vineyard), where she currently resides. She grew up dancing and trained to become a choreographer. At age 25, Tessa moved back home to treat chronic Lyme Disease. During this time, she started writing, cooking, and dating. She has since worked as a chocolatier and a job coach, supporting individuals with barriers to employment due to disability, illness, and mental health diagnoses. Tessa continues to choreograph and teaches accessible dance and movement classes. She will one day escape Martha’s Vineyard and be able to buy socks whenever she wants. Until then, she writes, dances, and spends quality time with Ivy and Elena. Find her at: https://howtobesick.substack.com/
Ivy Stevens grew up in a small town and moved to a slightly bigger one in Upstate New York, on land belonging to the Gayogohó’no people, where she lives with her supportive husband and cute dog. Her training is in stage management for the theater, which she has done consistently for the past decade, most frequently with the local Shakespeare and opera companies. For a day job, she is the inventory manager at an indie bookstore, where she reads less than you’d think but still a lot. Her goal when writing is to conjure in the reader the sense of being in a particular time and place, which they can then occupy together for a while.
