Paige Hernandez (Yeila) is a multidisciplinary artist who is critically acclaimed as a performer, director, choreographer and playwright.  As an AEA actress, Paige has performed on many stages throughout the country. She has collaborated with the Lincoln Center and has been commissioned by several companies including the National New Play Network, the Smithsonian, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp, La Jolla Playhouse and the Glimmerglass Festival. She is the recipient of an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, as well as four Helen Hayes nominations for choreography, directing and performance.  Paige has also been named a “classroom hero” by The Huffington Post, a “Citizen Artist Fellow” with the Kennedy Center, “40 under 40” by the Washington Post and one of “Six Theatre Workers You Should Know” by American Theatre Magazine. Her work on inclusive spaces and theatre-based trauma informed practices has received international acclaim and garnered her such acknowledgement as the inaugural Victor Shargai Leadership Award and a repeat keynote speaker and presenter for Disney. In 2023, Paige was appointed to the Maryland State Arts Council by Governor Wes Moore. Paige was recently named one of the Top 5 Most Produced Artists for Theatre for Young Audiences. She is elated to be the Associate Artistic Director of Everyman Theatre in her hometown of Baltimore, MD. With her company B-FLY ENTERTAINMENT, Paige continues to develop and tour original work internationally.

Nick tha 1da Hernandez (Original Music) has produced original compositions for: Long Way Down and Darius & Twig (²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp); The 51st State (Arena Stage); The Hip-Hop Children’s Trilogy with playwright Psalmayene 24 (Imagination Stage); Fences (Ford’s Theatre); Native Son and Les Deux Noir (Mosaic Theater); Word Becomes Flesh (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Production) at Theater Alliance; Snowy Day & Other Stories (Adventure Theatre); and Havana Hop and All The Way Live with sibling Paige Hernandez (Discovery Theater). Additionally, Nick has produced theme music and projects for Hot 97 FM, Red Bull Music, Netflix, DC Public Library, Smithsonian Associates, and Words, Beats & Life Inc. Social Media: @nicktha1da

Danielle A. Drake (Director) she/her Directing credits: La Salpetriere (Taffety Punk Theatre); The Wilting Point (Keegan Theatre); Ghost/Writer, Kill Move Paradise, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill (Rep Stage Theatre); Lysistrata (Theatre at Monmouth); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (National Players, Olney Theatre Center); Havana Hop (PlayhouseSquare); Dance of Mirrors (The Theatre Offensive); Afro-Caribbean Mixfest Short Plays (Atlantic Theatre Company); Klytmnestra: An Epic Slam Poem (Theater Alliance); Paige in Full, Lyme Park, and Deep Belly Beautiful (theHegira Theatre). Ms. Drakes is an assistant professor of theatre arts at Towson University and a member of AEA and SDC.

Kris Funn (Set Design) was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and currently resides outside of DC with his beautiful wife Paige. On upright bass, he has performed and toured internationally to every major jazz festival in the world with artists such as Kenny Garrett, Christian Scott, Nicholas Payton, Jeff Majors, and Pharaoh Sanders. Kristopher released his debut album, Cornerstore, in 2017. Kris has written many original compositions for B-FLY ENTERTAINMENT, most notably in Paige in Full, Havana Hop, and Life Doesn’t Frighten Me. He continues to perform in the Washington D.C. area while touring with the Joey Alexander trio. cornerstoremusic.com

Ruthmarie Tenorio (Projections Designer) is a Puerto Rican multimedia and set designer. As a freelance artist, Ruthmarie she earned her BFA in Theatre at Florida International University and her MFA in Scenic Design with a concentration in in Multimedia Design at the University of Maryland, College Park. At UMD, she designed for In the Red and Brown Water and Spring Awakening: The Musical. Most recently Ruthmarie has designed for Sylvia (NextStop Theatre), Last days of Judas Iscariot (Carroll College), Take Me Out (1st Stage), Step Afrika (the Atlas Theatre), Blue (Imagination Stage,) and Mariela en el Desierto (GALA Hispanic Theatre).

Lisa Vivo (Stage Manager/Creative Consultant) has a long history in stage management and theatre education, including work at Arena Stage, Theater J, Source Theatre, Metro Stage, and Olney Theatre, as well as stage management and choreography projects collaborating with the University of Maryland and Catholic University. She currently resides in New York City where she loves being a contemporary cake artist and running her own custom cake company #LisaVivoCustomCakes