Emily Comisar (she/her) is a playwright and producer living in Oklahoma City. Her short plays have appeared in series produced by Lone Star Theatre Co., The PlayGround Experiment, aWe Creative Group, New York Madness, and Shiyr Productions. Emily’s full-length work includes The Campaign (Theatre Crude Fringe Festival), Dumpster Fire (She NYC Festival), Undrown’d: Seeking Asylum (co-written with Benita de Wit, Columbia Stages), Switzerland (Lone Star Theatre Co.), Moonlighting (Lone Star Theatre Co.), and Track Twelve (FringeNYC).

Emily has a Bachelor of Arts in Performance Studies from Northwestern University, with specialties in critical studies, adaptation of narrative for the stage, and multimedia performance.  She also holds a Master of Arts in Italian Language and Media from Middlebury College and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Management & Producing from Columbia University. She is currently the Executive Artistic Director of Oklahoma City Repertory Theater.

David Pilchman (any/all) was born and mostly raised in OKC.  He has worn many hats in his career: Production Stage Manager for The Crown Uptown Professional Dinner Theater (Wichita, KS) and Norwegian Cruise Line.  NYC Production Manager on World Premieres such as The View Upstairs, Small Mouth Sounds, Mike Birbiglia’s Thank God For Jokes, and Clinton the Musical.  OKC Production Manager / Producer with many local organizations, including OKC Rep and OCAC. Collaborator with Whatever Works, creating opportunities for local writers and performers to produce new plays. 

David recently ran as the Independent candidate for OK-State Senate District 46. He wants to encourage you to VOTE at every chance you get.  Not just “the big ones.”  Thanks to everyone creating and supporting theater in his hometown.  You can check your Voter Registration and Sample Ballots at okvoterportal.okelections.gov.

Zachary Scalzo (he/they) is a queer theatremaker, writer, and translator whose theatrical work has been developed and performed both in the United States and in Canada. His poetry has appeared in journals including Dear Poetry, Ghost City Review, and & Change. He was the Artist in Residence at the University of Central Oklahoma’s English department from 2022-2025.

They can be found at their website azachofalltrades.com, on Instagram at @zjscalzo and on New Play Exchange, as well as on most major podcasting platforms with his co-host Derek on Two-Player Theory.