Mahayla Laurence (they/she) is a Colorado-raised, Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist, theatermaker, and educator with a penchant for genre-expansive work that seeks to generate action toward reciprocal stewardship of our communities and selves. In addition to performing and obsessing over plants, Mahayla regularly facilitates creative development programs and directs independent theater projects all over NYC, teaches playwriting to K-5th graders through Chautauqua Institution’s Young Playwrights Project, and seasonally roams the country with The Story Pirates Tour. Recent work has been seen: Ars Nova, HERE Arts, The Bushwick Starr, Space at Irondale, Radio City Music Hall, Clubbed Thumb, The Brick, & Smith Street Stage. Mahayla is also a certified breathwork practitioner and an uncertified nerd. www.mahaylalaurence.com