Psalmayene 24 is an award-winning playwright, director, and actor. Psalm—as his colleagues call him—is currently The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Mosaic Theater and a member of The Cabinet at Studio Theatre. Writing credits include The Blackest Battle (Theater Alliance), Les Deux Noirs (Mosaic Theater), The Frederick Douglass Project—co-written with Irish playwright Deirdre Kinahan (Solas Nua), P.Nokio: A Hip-Hop Musical (Imagination Stage), and the short film, The Freewheelin’ Insurgents (Arena Stage).

His one man play, Free Jujube Brown!, is recognized as a seminal work in Hip-Hop Theatre and is published in the anthology, Plays from the Boom-Box Galaxy: Theater from the Hip-Hop Generation (TCG).

Directing credits include Flow by Will Power (Studio Theatre), Necessary Sacrifices: A Radio Play by Richard Hellesen (Ford’s Theatre), Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu (Studio Theatre), Native Son by Nambi E. Kelley (Mosaic Theater), and Word Becomes Flesh—recipient of five Helen Hayes Awards, including Outstanding Direction of a Play—by Marc Bamuthi Joseph (Theater Alliance).

As an actor, Psalm has appeared on HBO’s critically acclaimed series The Wire and has been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical). He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Love 2 Diana

Favorite credits include Thumbelina at Imagination Stage; The Lathe of Heaven at Spooky Action Theater; Alice in Wonderland with National Players; The White Snake at Baltimore CenterStage; Wind Me Up, Maria!: A Go-go Musical at Georgetown University; and Astro Boy and the God of Comics at the Studio Theater. She is the recipient of two Elliot Norton Awards (adaptation, design) and two Helen Hayes Awards (directing, design). She is a Professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Georgetown University, and is the author of God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga (The University Press of Mississippi, 2009).

Segarra is a Washington DC – based lighting designer. Recent selected DC credits include: Acoustic Rooster at The Kennedy Center; The Thanksgiving Play at Olney Theatre Center; Quixote Nuevo at Round House Theatre, Good People at Keegan Theatre Tender Age at Studio Theatre; El Perro del Hortelano at GALA Theatre; Earthrise at The Kennedy Center; Blood at the Root at Theater Alliance (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lighting Design); Satchmo at the Waldorf at Mosaic Theater; and An Act of God at Signature Theatre. Regional credits include 1776 and The Gift Horse at New Repertory Theatre and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at Blue Barn Theatre. He is graduate of from the University of Maryland, College Park and a USA 829 member. Upcoming projects include: The Three Musketeers at Cleveland Playhouse; Ceiling Sky at Theatre Alliance; and The Joy that Carries You at Olney Theatre. albertosegarra.com

Kelly is a local interdisciplinary artist working as a producer, director, designer, and deviser for live performance. She is the Artistic Lead for Theatre at Flying V as well as the Digital Producer for Theater Alliance. Recent Credits: Struggle for Justice Video Series (Dana Tai Soon Burgess), The Quadrant Series (Theater Alliance), Pipeline (Everyman), Okinawa Field Trip (Georgetown University), Clowntime (Baltimore Theatre Project), The Blackest Battle (Theater Alliance), The Thanksgiving Play (Olney), and Jingle Journey (Arts on the Horizon). She is a DCCAH Fellowship Awardee, a recipient of a 2019 Helen Hayes Award for my design work on Blood At The Root with Theater Alliance, was a 2017-2018 NextLOOK Resident and a recipient of the 2018 Jim Henson Puppetry Grant. BFA NYU Tisch ’11 | MFA UMD ’18. www.kellycolburn.com

Danielle Preston (she/her) is a costume designer based in Washington DC. Recent theater credits include designs for the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Chicago Opera Theatre, Olney Theatre, Studio Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Theater J, Mosaic Theater Company of DC, Florida Repertory Theatre, Children's Theater of Charlotte, & Washington National Symphony. Preston has worked as an Assistant Costume Designer in NYC & DC at Playwrights Horizons, Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Strathmore Center, & Williamstown Theatre Festival. She currently works at the Washington National Opera as the Costume Coordinator for the production Written in Stone. Professional fellowships include Kenan Costume Fellowship for the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute Fellowship in Costume Design. Preston holds an MFA in Costume Design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Preston is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

Nick "tha 1da" Hernandez (Composer/Sound Designer) is a sample-based producer, DJ, and artist. He has produced original compositions for: Native Son and Les Deux Noirs at Mosaic Theater, Fences at Ford's Theater, Flow at Studio Theater, Long Way Down and Darius & Twig at The Kennedy Center, The Hip-Hop Children's Trilogy with playwright Psalmayene 24 at Imagination Stage, Word Becomes Flesh (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Production) at Theater Alliance, and Havana Hop and All The Way Live! with sibling Paige Hernandez at Discovery Theater. Additionally, Nick has produced compositions and projects for Hot 97 FM, Red Bull Music, Arena Stage, Netflix, DC Public Library, Smithsonian Associates, and Words Beats & Life Inc. @nicktha1da

Simone Baskerville is a Production Manager, Equity Stage Manager, and Interdisciplinary Artist, residing in Washington, DC. A graduate of Howard University's Theatre department, she holds her graduate degree in Interdisciplinary Arts - Performance, from Columbia College Chicago. Simone is elated to be working with the Creatives and Cast of "Dear Mapel." This work is rich, fresh, and honest...all the things I love about art and art-making! Her regional stage management credits include: Native Son (Mosaic); Word Becomes Flesh (HH Award - Theater Alliance); Jacob Lawrence's: The Migration Tour (Step Afrika!); DC Jazz Festival 2018 (Kennedy Center & The Wharf); DC Mayor Arts Awards 2019 (Lincoln Theater). Simone's Design & Production Management credits include: Drumfolk - US Tour (Step Afrika!), Page to Stage Festival (2018) and Embassy of New Zealand (Kennedy Center Honors - 2018). Simone would like to thank God (Hallelu!), my mother, (Love you More!), and Darius L. (for enriching my life, and loving me the way you do!). Live the Dream!

Jocelyn Clarke is a dramaturg for stage and screen. He is Senior Dramaturg at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. He was Theatre Advisor to the Arts Council of Ireland for ten years, and Literary Manager of the Abbey, Ireland’s national theatre. He is an Associate Artist with Theatre Mitu and with The Civilians. As a dramaturg, Clarke has worked with writers such as Katori Hall, Taylor Mac, Lydia Diamond, Abhishek Majumdar, Eduardo Machado, Charles Randolph Wright, Lisa Kron, Seamus Heaney, Tazewell Thompson, Craig Lucas, Carl Hancock Rux, Kenneth Lin, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Tanya Saracho, Aaron Posner, and Karen Zacarias. He was a script editor on several Irish films, including Young Offenders, and was executive story editor on all three seasons of the BBC/RTE TV series Young Offenders. He is a writer producer on the second season of P-Valley, Katori Hall’s acclaimed TV series for Starz. His new adaptation of Elizabeth Swados’ musical Beautiful Lady will be directed by Anne Bogart at La Mama Theatre in New York in May 2022.