Maria is originally from Toledo, Ohio. She studied theatre at Ohio Northern University, Performance at Arizona State University, and Theatre Arts with a Special Option in Devised Theatre at University of Pittsburgh. She also studied the techniques of Viewpoints, Suzuki, and Composition with the SITI Company in Saratoga Springs, NY. Through her studies, she has earned a BA, MFA, and PhD. She currently lives in Lancaster, and is a Professor of Theatre at Penn State Harrisburg, where most of her time is spent directing. She is also a company member of Teatro Paloma, Lancaster's Latinx theatre company. Recent credits include The Vagina Monologues, For We Were Strangers, and In The Heights (Camilla). She also serves on the IDEA Committee at the Fulton Theatre and on the Board of Directors for 717 Arts. I Don't Speak Spanish is such a special play to her because she identified with so many of its themes as a second generation Mexican American. It's also been wonderful for her to connect with fellow Latinx artists in the area. Special thanks to David for writing such an honest, beautiful piece. Also, special thanks to her grandparents who are the bravest people she has ever known.

Grace is originally from Bolivia, but was adopted as a baby and has grown up in central Pennsylvania as a transracial adoptee. She currently lives and works in Carlisle. She earned a BFA in Acting from Otterbein University. Her recent acting credits include Hamlet (Rosencrantz), and My Name is Rachel Corrie (Rachel Corrie). In addition to acting, she is also a company member of the Unlikely Wonders Theatre Project, which operates under the belief that everyone deserves high quality theatre and that theatre can happen anywhere. Her interest in I Don't Speak Spanish stems from her own inability to speak Spanish, and feeling embarrassed and apologetic about it for a long time. Only in recent years has she realized the commonality of that feeling amongst other Latines when it comes to the loss of Spanish — and with it, a seeming depletion of culture and heritage. Talking with David before this play existed was her first time being aware that it was not only her who felt this way, and it has been therapeutic reading the words of this play. Wanting to laugh and cry because by reading and talking we can spread that light of validity and others will not feel they are alone. Her special thanks goes out to David for creating this, and all of those who have geeked out about it with her. This one is for anyone else who sits in the between.

Aleax is originally from Brooklyn, New York and has earned a Bachelors Degree in Communications from Mansfield University. Her past acting credits include Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Various), The Lottery (Mrs. Watson), Symposium (Diotima), and The Vagina Monologues (The Woman Who Likes to Make Vaginas Happy). She also serves as House Manager for Gamut Theatre Group and Open Stage. Her interest in I Don't Speak Spanish came from a conversation her and David had years ago that always stuck with her. She knew she had to be involved in it once she realized how many friends shared the same experience David was writing about. She'd like to thank David for trusting her to guide the ship.