Christina Thyssen is a writer, story coach, and teacher. She holds a Ph.D in American literature and teaches writing and literature at University at Albany. She also teaches writing to incarcerated individuals for Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). As a story coach, she works with individual writers, storytellers, and organizations to guide them in shaping and telling their stories. She is the co-founder and producer of On The Fly, a monthly Moth-style story slam in Catskill NY, and is currently at work on a memoir about raising a special needs daughter.
Caitlin Langstaff is an actor, director, producer, story coach, and teacher. She holds an M.F.A. in theatre and is a member of The Actors Studio and Actors Equity. She was the founder of Tidal Theatre Company and Tsunami Sound Waves, producing original work for the stage and radio. She co-created and produced The Mosquito, the Outer Capes only story slam. Caitlin also creates site-specific theatre including Car Theatre, Deli Theatre and theatre in elevators. She transcribed and directed At Ease, a documentary piece built from interviews with Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. Veterans. She was a professor at Suffolk University for 11 years, teaching all aspects of theatre. Lately, she has directed two one-man shows: If it Bleeds it Leads and Spinning My Wheels. She is co-producer of On The Fly Story Slam and part of the team at Hudson Valley Story Workshops where she teaches the craft of storytelling to all ages as well as an ongoing workshop with incarcerated men in a maximum state prison.