Katherine is a writer/producer working out of Los Angeles. She attended UC Berkeley and Bennington College before completing her degree in Creative Writing/Literature from UC Santa Cruz. She went on to earn an MFA in Film and Television Screenwriting from UCLA.

After graduating, she wrote a variety of screenplays, pilots, and  novels which were represented and submitted widely. She wrote audio dramas for Bantam Audio, adapting the western short stories of Louis L’Amour into multi-voice dramatizations. She expanded one of these dramatizations, Law of the Desert Born, into a screenplay that then became a graphic novel published by Random House in 2015. 

Katherine was Production Manager for Opera A La Carte, a Pasadena-based Gilbert & Sullivan repertory company, touring nationally.  She transitioned to an executive role in 2010.

Katherine wrote Hail Poetry: The Magic and Madness of Gilbert & Sullivan, which premiered in 2016 at Soka Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California.

Member of the Dramatists Guild and ALAP. Certificate in Dramatic Writing from the Dramatists Guild. www.katherinenolanwriter.com

Susan Lambert Hatem is a writer, producer and director originally from Decatur, GA now based in Pasadena, CA.

Her new musical, THE FLIRT BAR, with songs by Amy Ray (of the Indigo Girls) and indie rocker Michelle Malone was developed at Orchard Project Performance Lab and Charlotte’s Off-Broadway.

As producing director of her company, 134 West: An Appalachian Twelfth Night, O Baby Mine: Sing a Song of Shakespeare, Poison Apple, Ty The Pie Guy and the critically acclaimed hit, Bend in the Road: The Anne of Green Gables Musical.

She has produced and written works at Theatre Row, Joe’s Pub, Mission Playhouse, Globe Playhouse, Charlotte’s Off-Broadway, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, Pasadena Playhouse, Boston Court, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Hollywood Fringe and New York Fringe.

Susan is also an independent filmmaker and screenwriter, a former Director of Creative Content for Walt Disney Studios Digital Marketing, a pioneer and consultant in entertainment digital marketing.

Susan holds a BA and MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. Member: Dramatists Guild, Producers Guild, Working Title Playwrights, LAFPI, Honor Roll and ALAP. Podcast producer & co-host at 80stvladies.com. susanlamberthatem.com

Cecilia Hae-Jin Leee started her creative life as an artist and poet. She studied visual arts and biochemistry in college, and gave up her pre-med dreams to be an artist full time. She started as a food and travel writer as a way to keep from getting a day job. Currently she is seven books and hundreds of articles later, writing and making art.

Along the way, Cecilia discovered she loves producing films and TV shows. She’s produced documentaries, food competition TV shows, and narrative features as well. She’s been on many boards and has proficiency in grants and development.