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Wren Rivera Part 2 ”Choose You First”

Wren Rivera (they/them/theirs) (wrentrivera.com)(IG:@w.t.rivera) is a non-binary actor, singer, and dancer from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Wren was last seen in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway in the ensemble and as a Jo cover. Previous to that, Wren took the stage at New York City Center for Sutton Foster's Bring Me to Light Concert alongside Raúl Esparza, Joaquina Kalukago, and Kelli O'Hara. 

Wren Rivera Part 1 ”Jagged Little Pill, Tarot, Identity & Between the Lines”

Wren Rivera (they/them/theirs) (wrentrivera.com)(IG:@w.t.rivera) is a non-binary actor, singer, and dancer from Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Wren was last seen in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway in the ensemble and as a Jo cover. Previous to that, Wren took the stage at New York City Center for Sutton Foster's Bring Me to Light Concert alongside Raúl Esparza, Joaquina Kalukago, and Kelli O'Hara. 

Rebecca Woolf Part 2 ”No Shame”

Rebecca Woolf (rebeccawoolf.com)(IG:@rebeccawooolf)(TW:@girlsgonechild) has worked as a freelance writer since age 16 when she became a leading contributor to the hit 90s book series, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (Health Communications, Incorporated) and its subsequent Teen Love Series books.
Since then, Woolf has contributed to numerous publications, websites and anthologies, most notably her own award-winning personal blog, Girl’s Gone Child, which attracted millions of unique visitors worldwide.
As well as launching her own successful blog, Woolf has contributed dozens of personal essays to publications both on and offline including Refinery29, Huffington Post, Parenting, and Romper and in 2012 hosted Childstyle, a web series on HGTV.com. She has appeared on CNN and NPR and has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine and New York Mag.
In 2008, Woolf authored her first memoir, Rockabye: From Wild to Child (Seal Press) and was one of three bloggers (STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE with Rebecca Woolf) to launch parenting destination, Babble.com later acquired by Disney. Woolf also authored a weekly (feminist!) parenting column on Mom.me called I hear ya, sister and was responsible for designing multiple award-winning branding campaigns including Maddie Ziegler’s “Wear What Moves You” ad-campaign as a copywriter.  Woolf also served as a panelist on the hit web series, Momversation, has consulted for major corporations, including Disney, and has contributed essays to anthologies including The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure (Harper Perennial, 2012) and Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love (Mira, 2011) edited by Andrea N. Richesin. 
Woolf’s first short film WARPAINT FOR THE TEENAGE SOUL made its theatrical debut at the Bend Film Festival (2019) and is currently in development as a feature film (PANS). 
Woolf’s second book, ALL OF THIS (Harper One) hits shelves May 2022. 
She lives in Los Angeles with her son and three daughters. 

Rebecca Woolf Part 1 ”All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire”

Rebecca Woolf (rebeccawoolf.com)(IG:@rebeccawooolf)(TW:@girlsgonechild) has worked as a freelance writer since age 16 when she became a leading contributor to the hit 90s book series, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul (Health Communications, Incorporated) and its subsequent Teen Love Series books.
Since then, Woolf has contributed to numerous publications, websites and anthologies, most notably her own award-winning personal blog, Girl’s Gone Child, which attracted millions of unique visitors worldwide.
As well as launching her own successful blog, Woolf has contributed dozens of personal essays to publications both on and offline including Refinery29, Huffington Post, Parenting, and Romper and in 2012 hosted Childstyle, a web series on HGTV.com. She has appeared on CNN and NPR and has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine and New York Mag.
In 2008, Woolf authored her first memoir, Rockabye: From Wild to Child (Seal Press) and was one of three bloggers (STRAIGHT FROM THE BOTTLE with Rebecca Woolf) to launch parenting destination, Babble.com later acquired by Disney. Woolf also authored a weekly (feminist!) parenting column on Mom.me called I hear ya, sister and was responsible for designing multiple award-winning branding campaigns including Maddie Ziegler’s “Wear What Moves You” ad-campaign as a copywriter.  Woolf also served as a panelist on the hit web series, Momversation, has consulted for major corporations, including Disney, and has contributed essays to anthologies including The Moment: Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure (Harper Perennial, 2012) and Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love (Mira, 2011) edited by Andrea N. Richesin. 
Woolf’s first short film WARPAINT FOR THE TEENAGE SOUL made its theatrical debut at the Bend Film Festival (2019) and is currently in development as a feature film (PANS). 
Woolf’s second book, ALL OF THIS (Harper One) hits shelves May 2022. 
She lives in Los Angeles with her son and three daughters. 

Hillary Fisher Part 2 ”Between the Lines”

Hillary Fisher (hillfish.com) was raised in New York City. She is a product of Whitney Houston Academy, LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts, & Pace University’s Musical Theater BFA program. She got my start as a New Jersey recording artist. She then found myself performing in arenas such as Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall. From there, she started doing theater professionally at the age of 11 at the American Girl Doll Store in NYC. This led her to my on-camera career starting with a Guest Star Role on Sprout. She has always been passionate about working on new projects that fulfill my duty as an artist to move society forward. When she is not behind the camera, or up on stage you can find her enjoying a roller skating rink, a high energy group fitness class, or the beach. 

Hillary Fisher Part 1 ”No Rain. No Flowers.”

Hillary Fisher (hillfish.com) was raised in New York City. She is a product of Whitney Houston Academy, LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts, & Pace University’s Musical Theater BFA program. She got my start as a New Jersey recording artist. She then found myself performing in arenas such as Madison Square Garden, and Radio City Music Hall. From there, she started doing theater professionally at the age of 11 at the American Girl Doll Store in NYC. This led her to my on-camera career starting with a Guest Star Role on Sprout. She has always been passionate about working on new projects that fulfill my duty as an artist to move society forward. When she is not behind the camera, or up on stage you can find her enjoying a roller skating rink, a high energy group fitness class, or the beach. 

Timothy Allen McDonald Part 2 ”The Book Thief, Writing & Kindness”

Timothy Allen McDonald (itheatrics.com)(IG:@timmcdonaldnyc) is an award-winning musical theatre librettist, director, producer, and textbook co-author. Librettist credits include Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach (Benj Pasek, Justin Paul), Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Paul Williams, Christopher Gattelli), Between The Lines (Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson) Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley), The Big One-Oh!(Dean Pitchford, Doug Besterman), The Book Thief (Jodi Picoult, Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson), and Breathe (co-conceived and written with Jodi Picoult). In 2021, Breathe was inducted into the Library of Congress to represent musical theatre authors’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim’s musicals are exclusively represented by Music Theatre International worldwide.
Tim is the Founder of Junior Theater Festivals Worldwide which the New York Times hailed as “a rousing celebration of Theater.” JTFs are held annually in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. McDonald is also the Founder and CEO of iTheatrics which creates and adapts musicals for young people to perform in school and afterschool programs all over the globe. An estimated 36 million people attend these musicals annually in North America alone, which is three times the annual audience for Broadway.

Timothy Allen McDonald Part 1 ”iTheatrics & Between the Lines”

Timothy Allen McDonald (itheatrics.com)(IG:@timmcdonaldnyc) is an award-winning musical theatre librettist, director, producer, and textbook co-author. Librettist credits include Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach (Benj Pasek, Justin Paul), Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (Paul Williams, Christopher Gattelli), Between The Lines (Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson) Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley), The Big One-Oh!(Dean Pitchford, Doug Besterman), The Book Thief (Jodi Picoult, Elyssa Samsel, Kate Anderson), and Breathe (co-conceived and written with Jodi Picoult). In 2021, Breathe was inducted into the Library of Congress to represent musical theatre authors’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim’s musicals are exclusively represented by Music Theatre International worldwide.
Tim is the Founder of Junior Theater Festivals Worldwide which the New York Times hailed as “a rousing celebration of Theater.” JTFs are held annually in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. McDonald is also the Founder and CEO of iTheatrics which creates and adapts musicals for young people to perform in school and afterschool programs all over the globe. An estimated 36 million people attend these musicals annually in North America alone, which is three times the annual audience for Broadway.

Melanie Brook Part 2 ”Under Wraps 2, Collaboration & Work Ethic”

Melanie Brook (melaniebrook.com)(IG:@mellyb14)  is a recent LA transplant where her television credits include "Dispatches from Elsewhere," "Mrs. Fletcher," "The Knick," "Modern Love" and several Comedy Central shorts. Born and raised in NY, Melanie became a staple in the off-Broadway and cabaret scene having written, produced, and performed several shows at Feinstein's/54 Below and Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. She will next appear in Project Pay Day on Apple TV and star in the upcoming film "Summertime Dropouts." In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends, singing and playing the guitar.

Melanie Brook Part 1 ”Under Wraps 2”

Melanie Brook (melaniebrook.com)(IG:@mellyb14)  is a recent LA transplant where her television credits include "Dispatches from Elsewhere," "Mrs. Fletcher," "The Knick," "Modern Love" and several Comedy Central shorts. Born and raised in NY, Melanie became a staple in the off-Broadway and cabaret scene having written, produced, and performed several shows at Feinstein's/54 Below and Joe's Pub at the Public Theater. She will next appear in Project Pay Day on Apple TV and star in the upcoming film "Summertime Dropouts." In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends, singing and playing the guitar.