Calvin Anderson (he/him/they/them)(Production Manager) is a lighting/projection designer and production manager, who recently moved to Philadelphia. They have a strong pull towards the devised, the radical and the risky, while leaning towards heart and trust. Projects range from dance to theater to live music, opera and cabaret. Career highlights include designing lights for Late Night Snacks 2019 (Bearded Ladies Cabaret) Oscar at the Crown (The Neon Coven, NYC), Orchid Receipt Service (Mirror/Fire Productions, NYC), Old Man and the Sea (Pittsburgh Playhouse, PA) and Flipzoids (Generator Theater/ Alaska). Calvin was also the Production Manager for Do You Want a Cookie? and has been privileged to tour the world over with various projects.

Calvin is an educator, mentor and proud member of Wingspace Design Collective and United Scenic Artists Local 829. www.coandersondesign.com #blacklivesmatter

Elizabeth Atkinson (Sound Designer) is delighted to be working with the Bearded Ladies again. Liz is currently based in Philadelphia, after many years in Pittsburgh where she was Resident Sound Designer at the City Theatre Company. Her freelance career includes regional theatre credits at The Wilma, Arden Theatre Company, Inis Nua Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, and Hartford Stage. She is a faculty member at Swarthmore College, and previously at Point Park University and Carnegie Mellon University. Liz has also had the honor of exhibiting at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Prague Quadrennials.

Crys Clemente (COVID Accountability Partner) had a blast working as part of the CAP team! When they aren't taking temps and passing out shiny stickers, they're helping to produce the upcoming Come to PAPA festival, which will also feature a staged reading of their play "Prophecy Plays"...(psssst, you like wordporn that are very queer and and very fuck the establishment, come check it out on 6/15!) They're also super excited to be jumping into their masters in theatre program at Villanova starting in the fall!

You-Shin Chen (Set Design) is a USA based Taiwanese scenic designer for performing arts. As a theatre practitioner and collaborator, she is committed to diversity and humanity. She centers humans, both the characters and the viewers, and their experiences in her process of creating a three dimensional space. You-Shin is a recipient at The Lilly Awards and Lucille Lortel Awards. Recent theater credits include: SKiNFoLK (the Bushwick Starr & National Black Theatre); UGLY (the feath3r theory & the Bushwick Starr, & Washington Ensemble Theatre); Mrs. Murray’s Menagerie (ArsNova); Monsoon Season (AFO Theatre); Man of God (InterAct Theatre Company); Messiah (LaMama, Stonewall 50); Rock-A-Bye (BalletX); Jazz Singer (Abrons Arts Center). Associate scenic designer for Moby Dick (A.R.T., Des. Mimi Lien.) You-Shin is a member of Local USA829, IASTE. www.youshinchen.com

Justin “JG” Geller (Master Electrician) is a Philadelphia-based sound designer, lighting designer, and creative technical consultant. Since the early 1990s, he has produced music and sound and light-based art for film, video, outdoor installations, and commercial release. Notable recent sound design projects include Emeka Ogboh’s “Ama The Gathering” (Cleveland Museum of Art) and LOS RAK (Dada Gallery - Marrakech, Morocco), and Jenny Sabin’s “The Beacon” (Jefferson University). Recent lighting projects include Klip Collective’s “END OF LINE”, a 50-foot long walkway bridge lined with a video mapped lighting grid consisting of over 16,000 individual LEDs, and “Light Box” a four-story light installation at the Family Court Building in Philadelphia. Geller is also the Director of Music and Sound for Monument Lab, a public art and history initiative. You can learn more about his work at justingeller.com.

Taylor Jedlinski (Audio Engineer) is a freelance audio engineer based out of Philadelphia. She has her BFA in Technical Theatre/Design from Lindenwood University. Taylor has recently collaborated with FringeArts, Lightning Rod Special, Inis Nua, Theatre Horizon, Lantern Theater Company, First Person Arts, Temple, and UArts. She has worked alongside the Bearded Ladies for Do Want A Cookie? and Late Night Snacks and is absolutely thrilled to be taking the show on the road with the Beardmobile!

Jackson Katz (Lighting Engineer) is a freelance master electrician and technician, living and working in Philadelphia. A former Walnut St Theater apprentice and current IATSE 8 member, he is grateful to be back making theater again after a covid hiatus. Most days you can find him hiking in woods, making puzzles, or annoying his cat. He hopes to return soon to his Philly theater homes of the Wilma, FringeArts, PFS, and many others. Love and thanks to his parents, to his friends and colleagues, and especially to his husband, for all of their support.

Marty Maynard (he/him) (Front of House) Native Philadelphian who loves live theater! Born and bred in South Philly but Mt. Airy, Germantown and Chestnut Hill residents may remember him as "that FedEx guy with the mohawk". He has worked Front of House for the Philadelphia Fringe Festival since 2005 and House Manages at FringeArts Theater in Philadelphia. Clearly he LOVES PHILLY!!!!!

Philadelphia Scenic Works (PSW) is a fully outfitted theatrical scene shop, paint space and props shop that provides high-quality, affordable scenic and props fabrication, storage, and build space. PSW serves the Philadelphia region’s robust community of non-profit theatre companies and other cultural and educational organizations by maintaining the highest artistic standards, while embracing a more sustainable future through shared pools of recycled, reused and repurposed stock and resources.

Nicholas Rahn (Audio Engineer) is thrilled to be working on the beardmobile! A UArts graduate with a degree in music performance, Nicholas works regularly as a freelance audio engineer, scenic carpenter, and pit musician with various theaters around the city including the Arden, FringeArts, and Theater Horizon. When not working behind the scenes, Nicholas performs with his band Grocer.

Carl(os) Roa (they/them) (Covid Accountability Partner) is a creator, writer, performer, organizer, juicy Colombian bear, and effusive Miami transplant. A proud alumni of the Headlong Performance Institute and Drexel University, (os)’ work explores the marginalized within the marginalized, and child-like revelry in performance. They are currently the Program Assistant for the Painted Bride, and a contributing writer for HowlRound Theatre Commons – two organizations that they’re honored to be associated with.

Chris Sannino (Audio Engineer) is a Barrymore nominated sound designer, composer, and engineer. Recent works include Temporary Occupancy (Die-Cast, winner “Best in Fest” Miami Art Week), Is God Is (Wilma Theater/2X2L Programme), Being/With (Nichole Canuso Dance Co.), and The Agitators (Theater Horizon). His sound designs and original music have been featured in part with Theatre Exile, Juniper Productions, Hedgerow Theatre, FringeArts, New Georges, Curio Theatre, BRAT Productions, Orbiter 3, 1812 Productions, Team Sunshine, and EgoPo Classic Theater amongst many others. Chris also plays in the Philadelphia based rock band Nipper and is an associate producer with The 2X2L Programme. Proud member of TSDCA (Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association) and IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees). Check out SoundCloud.com/ChrisSannino for more!

Cha See (Lighting Design) is from Manila, Philippines. Off-Broadway credits: one in two (Signature Theatre); What To Send Up When It Goes Down (ART/NY, NE Region Tour: Woolly Mammoth, a.r.t. Boston).Other shows include: Marisol (Trinity Rep); EVERYBODY (Play Makers Rep); The Maturation of an Inconvenient Negro (Cherry Lane); Mondo Tragic (National Black Theatre); Cute Activist (Bushwick Starr); The Triumphant (Target Margin Theatre); Nora (The Juilliard School); SKINNAMARINK; House Plant (NYTW Next Door); Then They Forgot About The Rest (Intar); In The Penal Colony (NYTW Next Door); Still Asking For It (Joe’s Pub) Regional: On The Grounds of Belonging (Long Wharf Theatre); America V2.1 (Barrington Stage); Yasmina’s Necklace (Premiere Stages); Legacy Land (Kansas City Rep) Upcoming: Exception To The Rule (Roundabout); What To Send Up When It Goes Down (BAM/ Playwrights Horizon). Training: MFA NYU Tisch. For more seelightingdesign.com @seethruuu

Evelyn Swift Shuker (Master Electrician) is a writer, designer, and performance artist. She works for too many theaters to be worth listing, so you’ve probably seen her around if you’re in the industry. She makes plays about intimacy for very small numbers of people, so you probably haven’t seen her work. It’s pretty good, though: www.eveshuker.com. She’s thrilled to be working with the Beards this year.

Robin Stamey (Lighting Engineer) is a lighting designer and production manager based in Philadelphia. Lighting designs include Interact, Theatre Exile, Tribe of Fools, Curio, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Pig Iron, Lantern, Hedgerow, Almanac, and the Berserker Residents as well as Bryn Mawr College, Swarthmore College, Haverford College, and UArts. Production management credits include Grounds that Shout, Pig Iron, Lantern, Tiny Dynamite, Nichole Canuso Dance Company, 11th Hour Theatre Company, Almanac, Invisible River, Tribe of Fools, and Berserkers.

Joy Taney (truck paint artist) is a queer, disabled artist; Skin Wars: Fresh Paint Champion; and painter of any- and everything from body painting with Buzzfeed Video to waterpark murals as well as book, magazine, and album covers. Though AMPS Syndrome made Joy homebound with limited mobility from ages 14-26, she finally received the correct diagnosis at CHOP as well as new strategies, not only to manage their lifelong condition, but to develop and channel the immense willpower it takes to live with chronic health problems into her artwork. Since then, Joy's paintings featured in over 20 gallery shows since 2016. Aside from painting the Beardmobile, some of Joy's favorite projects include doing makeup for the Chameleon film series at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center; penciling and inking Zombie Power issues 3-4; watercoloring pets, people, and memorial portraits; and making FX monsters for the Neon Fangs pilot episode. This year, Joy's art is being worn on drag, cabaret, and burlesque stages across the northeast US and by their alter ego, drag king Henlo Bullfrog, as part of the monthly Shapeshift showcase. She is currently taking airbrush, watercolor and body paint clients and they can be messaged through her artist portfolios on Instagram at @joytaney or @isthishenlobullfrog.