[writer] Charity Henson-Ballard, actor and emerging playwright, lives in New York where she is a member of Rising Circle Theater Collective. She received her Master’s in English with a concentration in Renaissance Literature and Psychoanalytic Theory from UMASS Amherst, and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Acting from NYU. Charity conducts actor coaching and playwriting workshops using critical approaches to language performativity and the utilization of the complete actor instrument. Her current projects include Pete the Girl and Muddy the Waters (full-length), which was originally showcased at the World Financial Center in collaboration with Women’s Project and River to River Festival, 2009. www.charityhensonballard.com