Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota Nation) is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, 2020 MacArthur Fellow, professor of practice (literature) at Arizona State University, and co-founder of Indigenous Direction. She was the first known female, Native American playwright on Broadway with The Thanksgiving Play. Additional plays include Peter Pan (revised book, National Tour), Fake It Until You Make It, Native Nation Project Trilogy, and For The People. She is currently under commission with The Public Theater, Second Stage Theater, and Yale Repertory Theatre. Larissa dedicates this production to her parents, who always believed in her.

Burgandi Trejo Phoenix is an accomplished storyteller of Yaqui (Yoeme) heritage, with a deep commitment to advancing authentic representation of BIPOC women in entertainment. Her work spans across stage, film, television, voice over, and video games. Notable credits: Stage: Fake It Until You Make It (Arena Stage); TV: "NCIS" top-of-show guest star, Emmy-nominated series “Spirit Rangers” (Netflix), “The Loud House” (Nickelodeon); Video games: “Cookie Run: Kingdom,” “Merlin” (Devsisters). She has dubbed many shows for Netflix and Disney+, is a member of the Television Academy, and the brand ambassador for talentboom.

MEKA is a Seattle-based slow fashion designer with over 20 years of experience creating intentional, inclusive, and sustainable garments. She specializes in custom, small-lot collections and one-of-a-kind women’s wear, and also produces fashion shows. An advocate for her Indigenous community, MEKA co-leads “For Our Sisters”—a project honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two Spirit Relatives—in collaboration with The One Woman Symphony. Recent partnerships include Seattle Rep, Tacoma Art Museum, and Arctic Encounter Symposium. mekaclothing.com

Nicole Suyama (Inupiaq) is an Alumnus of Red Eagle Soaring Native Youth Theatre in Seattle. Nikki has been with Red Eagle Soaring for 17 years as a Student, Teaching Artist, Director, Program Manager, and now Artistic Director. She is a Central Washington University graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Business. Nicole is an accomplished singer who represented Washington at the 2018 World Karaoke World Championships (KWC) USA in Las Vegas in 2018 after taking Top Female Vocalist honors. Her stage acting accolades include productions such as The Callers and Journey West, and the YTT Urban Native Performing Artists’ play Killer Whale and the Black Rush. She was the leading actress in the short film Master Control and winner of Best Film in City at the 2018 Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Festival Competition. Nicole wishes to continue actively working with Indigenous youth to build their self confidence and clarity of expression through the performing arts.