Adam Wachter is a composer/lyricist, music director, author (“Your Rep Book: How to Find, Choose, and Prepare Successful Auditions Songs”, Methuen Drama 2024), and educato. The Hollywood Reporter called him a “breakout star” for his music direction (and quips) on the Disney+/ABC series “Encore!”, and his pit experience includes MD and keyboard credits on Broadway (The Addams Family, War Paint, Allegiance, Finding Neverland), Off-Broadway (Carrie, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Unlock'd, Yank!), the West End (Titanique), and regionally (The Old Globe, Barrington Stage Co., DC Shakes, Signature Theatre Co., Bay Street, PCLO, Wallis Annenberg, Weston Playhouse, La Mirada). His musical Tarrytown won the Craig Noel Award for 'Best New Musical' and was short-listed for the Richard Rodgers Award. 

Visit adamwachter.com to learn (and hear) more!

ALI GORDON is a writer, performer, and educator living in Los Angeles. A New York City native, Ali spent many years in New York working as a musical theater actor as well as performing comedy at the renowned Upright Citizens Brigade theater. She holds a double major in musical theater and English from the University of Michigan. Ali also writes musicals and has performed and taught comedy all over the world. She promises she is quite funny despite the subject matter of "We Have Reached The End of Our Show," her debut novel.

Dr. Alison Fragale is a research psychologist, award-winning professor, international keynote speaker, and author, on a mission to help others — especially women — work and live better by understanding and applying the science of people. She excels at translating her deep academic expertise in status, power, negotiation, and influence into actionable advice. 

She's a professor at Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Her research and commentary has appeared in news outlets such as Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, and The Financial Times.

And she is the bestselling author of Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve. 

Cara Rose DiPietro is a New York City based Actor and Influencer. Also known as @cararosedipietro on TikTok, Cara has grown an audience of over 300k+ followers sharing her journey as an artist in New York City. Since graduating from Elon University in 2021, Cara has been working consistently in both theatre and television.

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Cara is also known for her powerful advocacy work surrounding the importance mental health within the performing arts. In her 2024 TedxTalk, "Confessions Of A Recovering Theatre Kid", which was recently featured as a 2024 Editors Pick, she shares her own journey navigating mental health within her industry. Cara has made it her life’s mission to bring transparency, vulnerability and joy into her field wherever she goes.

Joel Crump is Broadway’s youngest journalist. At 12, during the pandemic, he launched Broadway Time, where he has interviewed some of the most influential figures in entertainment, politics, and culture, including Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Robert Downey Jr., Hillary Clinton, Alicia Keys, Samuel L. Jackson, Kristin Chenoweth, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. He has served as a special correspondent for EBONY and Fox 5 and has been featured in ABC 7, Fox 5, Variety, New York Magazine, and Playbill for his work. In 2023, he created The Weekly Dose of Joel podcast, produced by the Broadway Podcast Network. In 2024, he made his professional debut as Eugene in the Maryland regional premiere of The Scottsboro Boys. He was praised by BroadwayWorld as "a little dazzler on the path to stardom"! www.BwayTime.com | Instagram: @joelcrumpofficial

A graduate of the prestigious Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Julie has built an impressive career as both a performer and an educator. She has toured the country with the Broadway First National Tours of Hello, Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles and has performed at top regional theaters nationwide. She most recently opened the Second National Tour of Mrs. Doubtfire as Associate Choreographer! And before that, served as the Dance Captain on the First National Tour of Mrs. Doubtfire— a role that requires leadership, attention to detail, knowledge of every piece of choreography within the show, and a deep understanding of how to support your cast members while keeping the show intact, safe, and looking sharp! 

Recently named one of the Broadway Women’s Fund’s " 50 Women to Watch on Broadway," Kate Lumpkin (she/her) is the Founder of and Lead Casting Director at Kate Lumpkin Casting, CSA. Collectively, as a casting professional, she has worked on over 40 TV/Film productions and 90 theatrical productions in New York City and across the USA including shows at The Kennedy Center, The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The A.R.T, NYTW, and many others. 

Kate is also a Director/Choreographer and teaches workshops in New York and at numerous Colleges + Universities. She was recently named an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at James Madison University. She has a degree in Anthropology and Folklore from Indiana University and is a graduate of the acting program at the William Esper Studios in NYC. 

Kevin is a Breath, Stress & Somatic Educator in addition to a performer. His clients include Broadway and television actors, CEOs & Finance Executives, CrossFit Coaches and Doctors because these nervous system skills are universal. As an educator Kevin has run workshops for WeWork, Avocado Mattress, The University of Michigan, Vassar College, Howard University, The Broadway Collective, Actor Therapy, and more. 

His performing credits include Broadway: TOOTSIE, ANASTASIA, ALLEGIANCE, ANYTHING GOES, 1st National: DIRTY DANCING, NYC: Encores, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Regional: The Boston Pops, Golden Gate Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street, Ogunquit Playhouse, MTWichita and more.  TV: "Smash" "One Life to Live."  

Find him at www.habitdisruption.com or @kevin_munhall.

Mary Kate Morrissey, better known as MK, began her career when she starred as Sheila in the national tour of the musical Hair. She also starred as Janis in the Mean Girls national tour. She played Elphaba on the national tour of Wicked before serving as the Elphaba standby on Broadway and eventually taking on the role full-time. MK is an advocate for vocal and mental health and shares the behind the scenes of her life as a working actor on social media. Connect with her on Instagram here.

 Tom Lipinski is an actor and documentary producer, best known for his role as Trevor in the hit television show Suits. He is also the recipient of an Edward R Murrow Award for his work producing Gone South, an investigative journalism podcast about crime in the deep south. Tom Lipinski was born and raised in Massachusetts. He attended Concord Public High School where he was an All-American athlete, and later went to Brown University where he majored in history. 

In New York he started his career as an actor working in experimental theater. For film and television, he has worked with acclaimed directors in movies like the Nick Labor Day and Youth.

In addition to his recurring role as Trevor in the Hit USA slash Netflix Show Suits, Tom has also recurred across multiple series, including Billions, and the recent television adaptation of Snow Piercer.