Scott Mullen who wrote “The Go-Away Face.” Scott Mullen of Burbank, California has written almost 300 short plays, which have been performed all around the world, including at the South Pole. We are honored to add Buffalo to the list!

A note from Lynnemarie: “My name is Lynnemarie Scrivano, thanks for including me in the Inclusive Theater of WNY Short Play Festival! I write plays, scripts and Murder Mysteries. My Murder Mysteries have been shown locally and I’ve also written a few Children’s plays. I’m a member of the Puppeteers of America and have a puppet show called The Falls Chick Puppet Show on IG and started recently on YT. After becoming interested in Indie films, I’ve started working on a script for a short film. Thank you for including my play in your Short Play Festival. I look forward to seeing all the other plays that were selected for the show.

Ryan Adam Norton is a playwright, actor, and poet who is beyond excited to work with Inclusive Theater of WNY! Ryan’s favorite acting credits include Brandon in The Folks at Home (Alleyway Theatre), Will in American Idiot (Bellissima Productions), Herr Zeller in The Sound of Music (Lancaster Opera House), and Hardy in Guidebook (First Look Buffalo). Ryan has also been thrice published in Maria at Sampaguitas four-line poetry series. You can follow Ryan’s acting and writing on instagram @RyanAdamNorton. Thank you to all who support the arts!

Madison Sedlor (Playwright- The Merry Men of Tinder) is thrilled to be back with her friends at Inclusive Theatre! Madison’s plays have been produced across the country, most notably her play Keep a Little Soul was produced Off-Off-Broadway in 2019. Favorite writing credits include: The Great Santa Con, Now | Then(Inclusive Theatre of WNY) Getaway Eddie(Buffalo Writers Showcase), The Woo Girl’s Lament (Coneman Running), The Exorcism of Princess Bubblehead (Bite-Sized Theatre Spooktacular NYC), and Crash and Learn (Coneman Running, Aurora Players Summer Theatre). Additionally, Madison has written several screenplays for the 48 Hour Film Project. Her team’s film No Grapes No Glory took home six awards in the New York City chapter’s 48 Hour Film Project in 2015 including Best Film. Last year her team Inclusive Films brought home six nominations in the Buffalo chapter’s 48 Hour Film Project with their film The Weatherbees. Madison has been published in Smith & Kraus’ “Best Female Monologues of 2021” as well as multiple poetry anthologies. Madison’s next publication will be out this summer as part of the “Frozen Women/Flowing Thoughts” monologue anthology. Madison is a proud member of the Queen City Playwrights writing group. Love to Mom, Dad, and Gavin.

Aimee is the Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of Inclusive Theater of WNY. She received her PhD from the University of Buffalo and her dissertation focused on empowerment through the arts for persons with disabilities. Aimee grew up in Charlotte, NC and now resides in Western New York. She is a writer of all things and loves to be creative! She is a big fan of Cobra Kai, Halloween, horror movies, Christmas, and pizza and her daughter Jessica is the reason behind all that she does! 

Shanda Gardner (Director – Damn You, Roger & The Go-Away Face) – Shanda is happy to be making her directorial debut with two short plays in this festival. She is usually seen on stage or on screen. She appeared as Antonia in ITOWNY’s production of 12^th Night last summer. She also appeared in five short plays as part of three festivals last year: Let’s Play House and Hell-oween with First Look Buffalo and Get In the Car! for Buffalo Writers’ Theater. She is a regular in the locally produced TV show Captain Isotope and the Enemy of Space and will be seen in upcoming screen projects Slasher Days of Summer and Ragdoll Assassin. Enjoy the show!