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About the Author
Karissa Murrell Myers (she/her) is an award-winning Filipino American theatre artist originally from Idaho. Now based in Chicago, she serves as the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Bramble Theatre Company. She is the recipient of the 2023 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award and is an O’Neill National Playwrights Conference Finalist and Semifinalist.Her work has been presented at Goodman Theatre, Alleyway Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Strawdog Theatre, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, A Red Orchid Theatre, American Blues Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Silk Road Rising, Boise Contemporary Theatre, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, City Theatre, and Bramble, among others. Karissa received an "Outstanding New Work" Jeff Awards nomination for the world premiere of her play On the Greenbelt, and was featured in American Theatre Magazine’s “Theatre Workers You Should Know”. As an actor, she has performed at regional theatres such as Court Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Remy Bumppo, and Renaissance Theaterworks. Television includes Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Electric Dreams, The Exorcist, and The Big Leap. She teaches at the University of Illinois Chicago as an adjunct faculty member and has guest lectured at DePaul University, Ball State, and Utah State University. MFA in Performance from University of Hawaii at Manoa, BA in Theatre Arts from Boise State University, and is a proud graduate of The School at Steppenwolf. Member of SAG-AFTRA and The Dramatist Guild. More at www.kmurrellmyers.com