Taylor Blackman is a Chicago-born playwright, actor, producer, and educator based in New York City. He is an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation/Ensemble Studio Theatre–commissioned playwright, a 2025–2026 Yes, And Laughter Lab Fellow, a NY Playgrounds Playwriting Resident, a Fire This Time Festival Fellow, and an Uptown Collective Playwriting Residency recipient. His work has been developed and produced by Baltimore Center Stage, PBS, City Theatre Miami, The Fire This Time Festival, The Wild Project, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and other leading arts organizations. His writing has also been published in We/Ourselves: Plays Celebrating Gender Diversity (Smith & Kraus), and his plays are licensed through Tiny Scripted. As an actor, Taylor's television credits include Raising Kanan (STARZ), Alternatino with Arturo Castro (Comedy Central), FBI (CBS), and more. His stage work includes collaborations with Roundabout Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Movement Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theatre, New York Stage & Film, and others. In addition to his creative work, Taylor is a professor at The New School School of Drama, where he teaches a number of courses and co-directs the New York Talent Showcase for graduating students. He has also led workshops and training programs for artists through Opening Act, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Baltimore Center Stage, Oklahoma Children's Theatre, and other conservatory and arts education organizations. Taylor proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Yes, And Laughter Lab, supporting the development of comedy that advances equity, empathy, and social change. @tayloradamblackman

Davon Williams is a two-time Anthem Award winner, Assistant Director for WANTED on Broadway, Adjunct Professor for the School of Drama at The New School, Artistic Operations Associate at Baltimore Center Stage, Executive Board Member for “Yes, And…” Laughter Lab, Uptown Collective's Renaissance Residency Playwriting Recipient, Next Wave “Black Excellence” Awardee, a decorated international Dragonboat champion, Philly Urban Theatre Festival winner for "Best Play," a WRTI "Artist to Watch," an international performer, NYCLU Artist Ambassador, Teaching Artist for the Miranda Family Fellowship, March on Broadway co-organizer, and a Published Writer (When The Lights Are Bright Again). Some past work and awards include Producing Director for the Dwight/Edgewood Project, Producer for Ars Nova Entertainment, Eastern Principal Delegate for the Actors' Equity Association, Communications Director for the Black Theatre Coalition, Stand-Up Host (Comedy Store, Laugh Factory), Theater Director for the Philadelphia School District's Regional Talent Centers, UArts Alum (R.I.P.), and a TED Talk alum. He is the author of the Black Theatre Matters Bill; the landmark legislation that passed at the Actors' Equity Association's First National Convention. He recently served as the Yale Producing Fellow for Baltimore Center Stage where he aided in producing the 2025/26 season along with producing special projects leading to a job offer prior to graduation. His work has been covered in Deadline, Forbes, The Baltimore Sun, WBAL, CBS, Playbill, The Daily Beast, BroadwayWorld, 60 Minutes, and numerous other platforms and publications. International Touring: Dreamgirls (McCoy/Rigby- Ovation Nominee). Off-Broadway: Antiquated F*ckery (59e59). Regional Highlights: Falsettos (Rep Stage); Grey Gardens (Center Theatre Group); The Play That Goes Wrong (Fulton Theatre); 5 Guys Named Moe (Fulton Theatre); For Colored Boyz (Fulton Theatre-World Premiere); Oklahoma! (Weston Theater Company); Porgy and Bess (Ensemble Theatre Company); Titus Andronicus (Philly Shakes); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in Clark Park) ; and 9 to 5 (Maine State Music Theatre). International: Festival of the Lion King (HKDL). Film and Television credits: FBI, Tango Macbeth, Naked Dragon, Funny Or Die, Go Bolivia Go, Outrageous 911, Tattoo Nightmares, La Meduse Rogue, and The Receipts w/Davon Williams. If you like to laugh or “hmmm” loudly, visit davonwilliams.com or follow @Daywilling.