Jessica Runyon (she/her) was born and raised in the Greater Cincinnati area. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a BS in Anthropology and a MA in Public History. After graduating, she moved to Charleston, South Carolina where she worked in the Education Department for the Charleston Museum for 8 years. She also was a city certified tour guide for the City of Charleston. She moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a year to serve as the Education Manager for the Independence Seaport Museum before moving back to Cincinnati. Jessica is currently the Learning and Outreach Manager for the Taft Museum of Art, where she also serves on the High Five Committee as well as the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Committee. She is enjoying her time back in the Greater Cincinnati area with friends and family. 

Ariel Mary Ann (she/her) is a local theatre artist and activist born and raised in the Cincinnati area. By day, she’s a public health advocate. By night, she’s a reviewer, playwright, actor, and musical theatre aficionado. You can often find her at various theatre productions around town. As a theatre artist, much of her work centers around issues exploring race, gender, sexuality, and what it means to be othered in America. She’s worked with The Know Theatre through their mainstage and underground programming, The Educational Theatre Association as a featured playwright, Cincinnati Music Theatre as an assistant director, The Overture Awards as part of the adjudication team, The League of Cincinnati Theatres as a theatre reviewer and current co-vice president and Inbocca Performance as a board member. Ariel is so excited to be joining Ghostlight Stage Company as the Board of Directors Vice President. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @thelittleblackmermaid_ 

Emily Borst (they/them) is a director, playwright, and actor working in the Cincinnati area. They are passionate about representation in theatre and believe that everyone deserves to see themselves onstage, especially in stories and roles that have not previously included them. They have worked with the Know Theatre, Cincinnati Fringe, Cincinnati Landmark Productions, and Kincaid Regional Theatre (to name a few.) They also serve on the Board of the League of Cincinnati Theatres as Co-Vice President.

Holly Wanek (she/her) was born and raised in the Cincinnati area. Holly graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Neurobiology and a Masters of Public Health in Health Promotion and Education. Holly is currently a health educator at Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio where she provides relationship and sexual health education to middle and high school students, adults, and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Holly has also provided professional training on creating trauma-informed spaces and educational settings.

Sarah Day Featherstone (she/her) is a Cincinnati native with a passion for the arts and the creative community in this city. For more than a decade, she worked in non profit development locally for ArtWorks and the Contemporary Arts Center and abroad with an anti-human-trafficking NGO. Through this, she has gained extensive experience in fundraising, event production and community-building. In 2020, Sarah decided to pursue a long-time dream and started ZEZII, a small jewelry business. Sarah received her bachelor’s degree from University of Cincinnati in organizational communication and public relations. In her free time, she enjoys travel, watching documentaries, learning about wine and spending time with her husband Asa and doberman Sunny. 

Julie Sonia Locker (she/her) is a Cincinnati-based performing artist and financial advisor with Black Bull Capital Partners. The nexus of her two careers is her belief in inclusion and accessibility, whether she is helping community members see themselves reflected onstage or helping underserved communities grow their wealth. She has performed and written for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Fringe, Pones, The Know Theatre, The Carnegie, Richmond Shakespeare Festival, and Actor's Theatre of Columbus. She is also an improviser and sketch comedian with ComedySportz and Alphas.

Caleb Redslob (he/him) is a Cincinnati native who found his passion and his people in the arts community. Now, his personal mission is to help create creative communities where people can discover themselves and connect with others.

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He received his bachelor's in graphic design from High Point University, and creates digital and print materials for churches, theaters, and other local businesses in the Cincy area. He recently joined the instruction team at Wyoming Fine Arts Center. On the performance side of things, he has sung many a season at Kings Island, performing in shows like “Off the Charts” and “Monster Rock.” He is also a house member of Improv Cincinnati, live-writing for their monthly “Hot Mic” musical. He wrote and directed the original musical, “W.Y.R.D”, which premiered in workshop form in 2022. 

Caleb serves as the Director of Boys & Girls Club of West Chester/ Liberty. He resides in Lockland with his best friend/wife Maddie, their dogs, Indie and Freddie, and cat Watson. 

Sarah Spurling (they/she) envisions a world where performance art becomes a powerful vehicle for social change, where communities come together to explore and celebrate their shared humanity through creative expression.

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Graduating with a Bachelor's in Theatre Performance with a minor in Dance, Sarah's mission is to use performance art as a catalyst for community growth, creating engaging and transformative experiences that foster authentic connections among diverse cultures and perspectives. Sarah seeks to create a thriving artistic community that transcends boundaries, where people of all ages and backgrounds can experience the joy and transformative power of dance, fostering a sense of belonging and unity.

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Sarah's work merges social justice and performance art, using techniques inspired by Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppressed, to challenge societal norms, amplify marginalized voices, and create spaces for dialogue, empathy, and transformation. 

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As a Somatic Practitioner, Sarah is dedicated to providing artistic opportunities that promote healing, self-expression, and transformation through mindful movement practices, empowering individuals to discover and embrace their unique voices. Sarah strives to be a leading force in the field of arts in healing, using restorative dance and movement therapy to foster individual and collective well-being, promoting self-discovery and resilience.

Michael Thompson (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, ethnographer, and poet. He takes on the role of artist as archivist; collecting things, spaces, and histories to add to his work and life. His practice focuses on human ecology and nuance and he utilizes both ancient and contemporary mediums to develop woven and multi experiential works of art.

He has been awarded the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, two ArtsWave Grants, the Cincinnati Art Club Award, and The Carl B. Westmoreland Fellowship for his work, Sanctuaries. Michael is a TEDx Speaker, Artist-in-Residence Emeritus at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. He was also a BLINK 2022 Muralist and winner of the largest Secret Walls BattleTM in history.

Tori Ullmann (she/her) is an Experiential Producer at AGAR, a creative services and experiential marketing company based in Cincinnati, where she coordinates and executes virtual and in-person events for various clients in the city and beyond. When planning events, she draws a lot of her inspiration from drag and live art and is looking forward to working with Ghostlight to nurture and grow the community of artists in Cincinnati that have given her so much. Tori spent much of her childhood and teen years in drama club and choir, and credits her experience in these organizations with building her interest in her current career.