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David Lee White is a     at Passage Theatre in Trenton, NJ
               playwright/performer/    which specialized in community-based
               educator based in New    work and new works by noteworthy,
               Jersey. His collaborative   contemporary playwrights.
               work with theatres and               Emaline Williams is an
               educational institutions             Ohio born but NJ based
               includes comedies,                   Equity actor. A member
   musicals and verbatim theatre, all               of the Vivid Company,
   created in concert with local artists and        Emaline appeared in the
   young people. His work with Kate                 recent production of Soft
   Brennan on The Infinity Trilogy, a series        Animals. Her theatrical
   of YA musicals, was the recipient of a           credits include NYC:
                                                    Vampire Cowboys
   MAP Fund award. The first musical in   Theater Co (Alice in Slasherland,
   the series, ALiEN8, has received     GEEK!) NJ: Centenary Stage Co
   multiple productions in educational   (Meteor Shower, Turning, The Sunshine
   institutions and theatres. Their second   Boys, Dracula, Hitler’s Tasters),
   musical, Clean Slate, will premiere in   Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (A
   February, 2023 as a co-production    Child’s Christmas in Wales), Vivid Stage
   between Rider University and Passage   (Ways to be Happy: a radio play), The
   Theatre. David’s other works include the   Bickford Theatre (Accomplice), The
   plays Blood: A Comedy and Ways To Be   Growing Stage (Tales from the Garden)
   Happy (both of which found a home at   & Alliance Repertory (Bluff, Trying).
   Vivid Stage) as well as Slippery As Sin,   Emaline holds a BFA in theater
                                        performance from Ohio University.
   Panther Hollow and Fixed. For 14 years,   www.emalinewilliams.com
   David was the Associate Artistic Director
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