Aidan Colon is a jack of a few trades, both in and outside the theatre. From Dramaturgy to Directing to Scenic Design and Playwriting, to Teaching, Aidan tries to connect his passion to theatre in everything he does. Currently diving headfirst into a magical world, he is excited to get started and witness the genesis of new theatre all around him. Instagram: @colonberg

Alexis Telyczka is a writer based in Newark, NJ. Her creative projects often incorporate the themes of legacy, familial relationships, gender and femininity. Her recent works have been showcased in the Phillips’ Mill Community Association’s 7th Annual Emerging Playwright Competition as well as the Talespinner Children’s Theatre’s PLAYGround Series at the BorderLight Festival. At her deepest core, she is a cupcake connoisseur, pin collector, and waterfall enthusiast; she is easily drawn to anything that is pink, and she is excited for every chance she gets to create. alexistelyczka.com

Aneekah Uddin is a Bangladeshi-American playwright and performer, born and raised in Montclair, NJ. Growing up in Montclair’s creative community shaped her early love of storytelling. Her work explores identity, diaspora, and intergenerational memory, often blending humor, intimacy, and surreal elements to interrogate cultural inheritance and womanhood. Aneekah studied Theater and Computer Science at Princeton University, where she led Princeton South Asian Theatrics as a writer, director, and performer. She has trained in classical acting at LAMDA and with American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T. SF). She is currently a member of the San Francisco Neo-Futurists. Her most recent play, Mukti and Meye-Hood, advised by playwright Nathan A. Davis, examines the generational impact of the Bangladeshi Liberation War. Instagram: @aneekahuddin

Anthony “Ant” LoGrande (he/him) is an actor-playwright and certified pharmacy technician from Fords, NJ — and generally, he writes plays about medicine.
He’s currently developing his solo play, WOLF!, as a Rockwell at Primary Stages/ESPA. It’s based on a freak medical mystery where he temporarily went blind at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe. In it, he plays a bunch of characters — and the plan is to tour it along the Fringe circuit right back to Edinburgh, where it all began. Ant is also beginning writing his second play, WE DON’T DO FAVORS ON FRIDAYS — a horror-comedy that takes place entirely on a rotating pharmacy counter. As an actor, Ant has developed new work at the Scranton Fringe, NYU Tisch, Primary Stages, and 59E59. Education: The Barrow Group, B.A. Wagner College.

Cambria Kylinn Martin (she/they), is a multi-hyphenate playwright and screenwriter with a BA in Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media from Pace University (NYC). She strives creating stories her younger self yearned for that breaks down and validates identity from an internal place rather than an external place, portraying her Latin American heritage, genderqueer and queer identity, and disability. Work exemplifying this includes her multilingual full-length play is THE OTHER IN THE ROOM; a latiné family drama about what it is like to feel othered, but from a child’s perspective grappling with a cultural identity crisis and language gaps. Similarly, her in-progress full-length play – IN-DECISION – presents a thriller and dramatic play where a genderqueer adult Robin is in a Planned Parenthood waiting room for PCOS bloodwork and a Pro-Lifer Cameron is seeking an abortion. linktr.ee/cambriakylinnmartin / @cambriakylinnmartin

Denise King is a playwright, screenwriter, and professional daydreamer. They recently graduated from Rider University, double majoring in Contemporary Theatre Practice and Film & Television. Throughout their time at school, they strived to foster safe spaces for others to share their writing, serving as the President of the Rider Poets for two consecutive years. They are overjoyed to be joining a new community of writers and dramaturgs alike! Some of their most recent theatrical credits include Rider University main-stage productions: Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life (Assistant Director/Dramaturg) and Clean Slate: A World Premiere Musical (Script Supervisor). In addition to writing, Denise also loves playing D&D with their friends, discovering new local cafes, and coordinating all their colorful outfits! Instagram: @de.knee.se

Emma Skinner is a playwright, actor, stage manager, and musician with a degree in Drama from Vassar College. She has studied with the Powerhouse Theater and the Barr Hill Players, and worked with Mosaic Theater of D.C., First Kiss Theater, and the 24 Hour Plays Nationals. Her plays have been performed by the Boston Queer Voices Festival, the Queens Short Play Festival, The Larking House, and Dramatic Chaos Productions. Her works are strange, speculative, and genre-strong, exploring themes of power, hunger, and villainy on stage. https://newplayexchange.org/users/79840/emma-skinner

Gabriel Michelson is excited to be returning to the Cohort and is ready to get back to work! He is a writer, actor, and graduate from Montclair State University. Instagram: @gabe_michelson

Hudson Wolfe is a playwright, actor, director, dramaturg, and scenic artist based in Philadelphia, PA. He particularly enjoys writing about moral and ethical challenges and asking questions about our relationship to history. He is constantly searching for and creating theatre that pushes boundaries of traditional performance styles and structures, and has a special place in his heart for scenic and mural painting. He studied Theatre at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Favorite Credits Include: for colored girls who considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (Dramaturg), Untitled Divorce Play (Director), Emma (Frank Churchill), Are We At War Yet, UMD (Assistant Director, Dramaturg) Instagram: @hudsonn.wolfe
Hudson joins the Studio as the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Artist.

Jaden Alvaro Gines (they/them) is a Genderqueer Latino playwright, author, and musician from working class New Jersey. Their work focuses heavily on the issues plaguing middle class America, touching on topics such as economic strife, the American dream, Trans and Queer bodies, and the attempt at life as an everyday working person. Most recently, their play “The Z.U.M.” was presented in New York through Permafrost Theatre Collective in February, before being named a semi-finalist for the 2025 Eugene O’Neill Center National Playwrights Conference. Their work has been produced by the Elif Collective, Kitchen Sink Theatre Company, Theatermania.com, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and they have had the pleasure of collaborating with other fine artists and collectives in and around Philadelphia and New York. Honors; 2024 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway award nominee. jadenalvarogines.org/ Instagram: @jad_engines

Jaka Doherty is a dramaturg, writer, filmmaker, and actress. Performing in school and community productions throughout her life, she fell in love with the world of theatre. She connected with the world of dramaturgy instantly when she was introduced to it in her junior year of college. As soon as she could, she got involved as a student dramaturg on several productions, past productions including The Harvest, The Birds at Montclair State. She graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Film and TV and a minor in Theatre this past spring. Currently, she is continuing as a dramaturg on the work she started in undergrad for Mad Forest at MSU. Jaka is very grateful to share her passion for storytelling with such a supportive community of artists.

Jossy Molina is a playwright, screenwriter, and theater artist whose work weaves dark humor, satire, psychological tension, and coming-of-age themes. A first-generation Salvadoran American raised in Union City, NJ, she draws from her heritage and lived experiences to craft stories that are bold, imaginative, and emotionally resonant. Her original works include Feliz Navi-HA!, a dark comedy set in Atlantic City that explores a satirical look at police irony and the absurdities of manipulation, and Clean Slate, a psychological sci-fi thriller exploring the dangers of erasing pain and the cost of trying to rewrite the past. Both highlight her interest in emotionally resonant, imaginative storytelling.

Jossy began her artistic journey at Hudson County Community College, where she wrote her first play and performed in her first college production. She later graduated from Montclair State University in May 2025 with a degree in Theater. Guided by a commitment to inclusivity and authenticity, Jossy seeks to uplift underrepresented voices while cultivating theatrical spaces that are daring, empathetic, and deeply human. Instagram: .jossy.

Kayla Fiscina is absolutely thrilled to be back with STS and a part of the ’25-’26 Cohort! Kayla is a multi-hyphenate artist (playwright, poet, director, actor, wherever the wind takes her type) with a passion for storytelling and a desire to remain always learning. Alum of Kean University.

Mia Preziosi is a multi-hyphenate theatre artist, focusing on playwriting, directing, and theatre/arts administration. Mia recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University, studying theatre and creative writing. While spending three years on the executive board of her student-run theater organization, she wrote and produced her first two original plays with them. Following graduation, she directed “Little Women, The Play” and “Into the Woods” at Stevens Institute of Technology. Over the years, Mia has landed roles in directing, house management, stage management, stage performance, props design, sound design, and theatre education. In 2024, Mia became the Manager of bergenPAC’s Performing Arts School, which presented opportunities for her to assistant direct and produce multiple musical productions. She thoroughly enjoys her time working as a staff usher at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Mia is so excited to begin her journey with the Storyteller Studio 25-26 Cohort at The New Jersey Play Lab! Instagram: @mia.preziosi
linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mia-preziosi

Mikaela Simon (she/they) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Working primarily in the mediums of collage and playwriting, Mikaela finds that their background in performing arts helps to inform their visual creative process. In 2019, Mikaela earned her BA in Theatre Arts from Drew University. Her art training began long before that, at her parents’ kitchen table in Shiloh, NJ where her art teacher mother would allow her and her younger brother to make messes and experiment with paint, ink, scissors, and glue. This laid a foundation of permission to play, something she brings with her in all artistic pursuits. When she’s not writing or collaging, she works as a teaching artist at libraries and schools, spends time working in exhibition production in museums, and organizes with Food Not Bombs JC. They love the month of October, cooking in their crockpot, and their dogs, Breezy and Luna. Instagram: @mik.simm

MJ Santry doesn’t know what she’s doing here, but sometimes she gets to be a part of theatre and things make a little more sense. MJ studied Theatre at Drew University, and since has been an actor, choreographer, assistant technical director, director, stage manager, scenic painter, and farmer, amongst other things. “Playwright” is a new attempt on the list, and she is so grateful to the NJPL team and cohort for the opportunity to create together. https://msantry2.wixsite.com/mjsantry

Rachel Bland is a playwright, screenwriter, and arts administrator from South Jersey. She recently graduated from Rutgers University, where she studied theatre and creative writing. In her work, she strives to center BIPOC in genres where they are normally underrepresented, like sci-fi and fantasy. She is so excited to explore her work with this cohort and can’t wait to see what they create together!

Ronni Hom (she/they) is a dramaturg, filmmaker, arts administrator, and multi-hyphenate artist. She graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Filmmaking and a BA in Theatre Studies. Ronni has been a reader for Premiere Stages, The New Jersey Play Lab, and Centenary Stage Company, and is the Access Manager at Vivid Stage. They were one of three Career Accelerator Fellows with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance in 2024. In 2020 she helped form Stone Owl, an arts collective. Select film credits include: the upcoming feature film Jacqueline Remembers All of This, The Raccoonalope (2024), and Cavies: A Documentary (2022). Select theatre credits include: Marie Antoinette (Montclair State University), Dante’s Renaissance (Jersey City Theater Center), and Assistants the Musical (Players Theatre). Some of the non-work related joys in their life include eating dumplings, petting their cats, reading, crocheting, and a good thrift or antique store find. https://www.ronnihom.com/

Ross Milstead is a poet, freelance dramaturg, and playwright from Atlanta. He has a BFA in dramaturgy and dramatic criticism from the Theatre School at DePaul University. As a writer, Ross enjoys using humor, history, and myth to examine social issues and the human experience through a critical and compassionate lens. As a dramaturg, Ross is passionate about providing resources and context to empower his collaborators’ artistic impulses.

Shirley Price (she/they) is a Trenton-based dramaturg, writer, multi-media artist, nerd, lover of stuffed animals, and complete monster. What she wants most in the world is 1000% more immersive theatre projects. A recent graduate of Ithaca College, they are happy to decide what “emerging artist” means as they go along. Outside of the Storyteller Studio, she has worked with the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, the Brooks Arts Center, the Ithaca College New Play Incubator, and the Premiere Play Festival at Kean University. When it comes to stories, they particularly loves those that focus on forgotten aspects of history, especially as it pertains to women and queer voices. http://www.shirlprice.com

William Forrest is a dramaturg, playwright, and book publishing professional in the Philadelphia area. He won the 2020 Embedded Dramaturgy Award at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 2. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theater Studies and English (with a Concentration in Creative Writing) from Temple University. https://newplayexchange.org/users/18330/william-forrest

Emily Dzioba-Wasserman (she/her) is the Program Director and Lead Mentor of The Storyteller Studio, having conceived and launched the program in 2020. She is a dramaturg, arts administrator, and producer. Emily’s writing on the Studio appears in the 2025 Issue of Review: The Journal of Dramaturgy, published annually by the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. Her full bio can be read here, and you can visit her website here.

Emma O’Mara (she/her) is the Studio Coordinator. She is a dramaturg and theatre artist; her full bio can be read here.

Finn Jackson (They/Them) is the Studio Intern for Fall 2025. Finn is a multi-faceted student of the arts with a particular affinity for directing, acting, and dramaturgy. They have their Associates in the Arts from Reading Area Community College, and they are pursuing their Bachelor’s in Theatre Arts at Drew University. Finn’s favorite role to date is Inga – Young Frankenstein at RACC (2023).