The Holy O at Leap Creative Studio

Lauren Hance

Lauren Hance is a theatre maker whose passion is helping people connect. She works in almost all aspects of theatrical production including playwriting, performing, improvisation, directing, and producing. Lauren is a published author, a member of the Dramatist Guild of America, troop member of CSz Houston- Home of ComedySportz, and her plays have been produced from California to New York and many places in-between. The Holy O is Lauren’s award-winning one-woman show that that she wrote and performs in, and is currently touring in America and abroad. Lauren is the founder of Out of Mind Productions and served two years as the Director of Theatre and Theology at CITA (Christians in Theatre Arts). Lauren resides in Houston, TX with her husband and two daughters and holds a BFA in Theatre from Abilene Christian University and a MAT in Theology arts and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Amelia Peterson

Amelia Peterson (she/her/hers) is a writer and director based in Knoxville, TN. She is a founding member of River & Rail Theatre Company. Amelia earned her BFA in Theatre Studies from Southern Methodist University. She has spent much of her career working with budding playwrights on new works. Prior to moving home to TN, Amelia lived and worked in New York City where she co-directed the world premier of MORBID POETRY at the Incubator Arts Project and a folktale adaptation series LONG, LONG AGO with Firebone Theatre Company, and THE UNUSUAL TALE OF MARY AND JOSEPH'S BABY at the New York International Fringe Festival. She has also directed new works for the CalArts Arts in the One World conference (Valencia, CA), the Kennedy Center’s Page to Stage Festival (Washington, DC), and the Inkwell Theatre’s Showcase Reading Series (Washington, DC). She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee with her husband and three children.