Madeleine George (Playwright) has written the plays The Sore Loser, Hurricane Diane (Obie Award), The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence (Pulitzer Prize finalist, Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award), Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England (Susan Smith Blackburn Finalist), Precious Little, and The Zero Hour (Jane Chambers Award, Lambda Literary Award finalist). She is a founding member of the Obie Award–winning playwrights collective 13P (Thirteen Playwrights, Inc.); the Mellon Playwright in Residence at Two River Theater in New Jersey; and the Fellow for Curriculum and Program Development at the Bard Prison Initiative at Bard College.

Jo Winiarski (Scenic Design) is a set designer and art director who designed the Globe’s productions of They Promised Her the Moon and The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Her Off Broadway credits include Accidentally Brave; The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; multiple shows with The Pearl Theatre Company; The Jewish American Princess of Comedy; and I Love You Because. Other New York theatre companies she has designed for are New Georges, The New Group, Keen Company, Clubbed Thumb, Relentless Theatre Company, and Roundtable Ensemble. Her regional design credits include 12 seasons and over 30 shows at Utah Shakespeare Festival, Pioneer Theatre Company, Guthrie Theater, Arizona Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Geva Theatre Center, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Winiarski was the original art director on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” serving in the role for the first five seasons. She received an Emmy Award nomination for art direction for A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All.

Cat Tate Starmer (Lighting Design) designed They Promised Her the Moon last season at The Old Globe. She recently designed The Winter’s Tale and Murder on the Orient Express (Alley Theatre), Steel Magnolias and Frankenstein (Guthrie Theater), Hold These Truths (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Guthrie Theater, PlayMakers Repertory Company), Buzz (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), and Off Broadway’s The Winning Side (Epic Theatre Ensemble). She has designed for many New York City–based companies, including The Civilians, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Working Theater, and HERE Arts Center. She has been a guest lecturer and designer at Yale University, Princeton University, Brown University, Barnard College, and Bard College. Starmer designed the architectural lighting for Plaza 33, a pedestrian plaza near Penn Station in New York. She received two Lumen Awards and a SOURCE Award for her architectural work with Focus Lighting. She is currently a lecturer in lighting design at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts and the company manager for the August Wilson Monologue Competition. She received her M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama.

Golden Howl (Original Music and Music Direction) is an expansive folk-rock band based out of San Diego. Born from the roots of the earth, Golden Howl brings songs that capture the essence of life. With ear-catching layered harmonies, beautiful synergy, and carefully crafted songs, they will pull you in and captivate. Formed in 2016—by founding members Marlo Smith (vocals, drums, cello), Shannon O’Shea (keyboards, vocals), and Christopher Balcom (vocals, guitar), quickly adding Rachel Riba (percussion, vocals), and eventually bringing in Jules Stewart (drums) and Joshua Mooers (bass)—Golden Howl has all the pieces to plug into the outlet of creativity. Their music has been said to “impart energy, authenticity, and emotion that refuse to be ignored.” Their nontraditional setup and unique instrumentation leave listeners in excitement and curiosity for the next song. Golden Howl is thrilled to have written music for The Old Globe’s production of Hurricane Diane.

Caparelliotis Casting (Casting) has cast for The Old Globe for the past five seasons, including Noura, They Promised Her the Moon, Tiny Beautiful Things, Barefoot in the Park, The Wanderers, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and Skeleton Crew. Their Broadway credits include The Minutes, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, King Lear, Hillary and Clinton, Ink, The Waverly Gallery, The Boys in the Band, Three Tall Women, Junk, Meteor Shower, A Doll’s House Part 2, The Front Page, The Glass Menagerie, Jitney, The Little Foxes, Blackbird, Fish in the Dark, Disgraced, Holler If Ya Hear Me, Casa Valentina, The Trip to Bountiful, Stick Fly, Good People, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The House of Blue Leaves, Fences, Lend Me a Tenor, and The Royal Family. They also cast for Manhattan Theatre Club, Atlantic Theater Company, Signature Theatre Company, Ars Nova, Goodman Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, Arena Stage, and Seattle Repertory Theatre. Their film and television credits include “New Amsterdam” (series casting, NBC), “American Odyssey” (series casting, NBC), “How to Get Away with Murder” (pilot, ABC), “Ironside” (NBC), and Steel Magnolias (Sony for Lifetime).