Who We Are

Meet the folks who make this work possible!

Admin Team

Curators

Meet the folks who have shaped our Expand the Canon collection!

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    Gagarin

    (2023-)
    Artist. (they/them)

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair, wearing a beige cardigan, gold earrings, and a blue top, standing against a blurred indoor background.

    Kalina Ko

    (2023-)

    Director, dramaturg, and literary administrator at Ma-Yi Theater and Atlantic Theater Company.

  • A woman with curly red hair wearing a black leather jacket and dark blue top, standing with arms crossed against a textured wall.

    Emily Lyon

    (2020-)

    Expand the Canon, Artistic Director (she/her)

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    Triza Cox

    (2024)

    Theater Artist and Administrator, South Carolina Ambassador for the Dramatists Guild.

  • Portrait of a woman with wavy light brown hair, blue eyes, and fair skin, wearing a dark blue striped shirt against a dark background.

    Skye Pagon

    (2020-24)

    Actor, arts advocate, and theatre maker.

  • A portrait of a woman with natural curly black hair, wearing a green spaghetti strap top, against a purple background.

    Shannon Corenthin

    (2020-2023)

    Producer at Black Theatre Workshop, Multi-disciplinary theatre artist

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    Mary Candler Lind

    (2020-2022)

    Board Chair, Co-founder of Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre

All of our researchers have been a part of our Reading Committee, a group of 30+ professionals who are the front lines of reading and evaluating these plays. Learn more about the reading committee here.

Our Board

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    Mary Candler Lind

    CHAIR

    Founding Artistic Director of Hedgepig Ensemble

  • Talia Perrotta

    SECRETARY

    Managing Director, APS Tech Partners

  • Aubrie Fennecken

    TREASURER

    Director of Development, Transportation Alternatives

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    Nick Gabriel

    MEMBER

    Assistant Professor of Acting, Chapman University


  • Amy Greer

    MEMBER

    Attorney, Amy J. Greer Law PLLC

  • Renata Mitchell

    MEMBER

    Intellectual Property Counsel at Cengage

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    Melissa Pelkey

    MEMBER

    Director of Marketing at New 42

  • Barbie Wu

    MEMBER

    Actor, Director, and Assistant Professor at Reed University.