SMJ (they/them) is a mixed-Latiné, non-binary, and NYC-based playwright, director, & educator, originally from Mount Vernon, OH. They are proud to be the Executive Director of Andy’s Summer Playhouse. They were a Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow. Their work has been seen in various forms with Ars Nova, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, New York Stage and Film, New York Comedy Festival, Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Orchard Project, Ohio Educational Theatre Association, CCT in Ohio, and Live Arts in Charlottesville. SMJ has been a finalist for the Princess Grace Award in Playwriting at New Dramatists and Ars Nova Vision Residency. They were a semifinalist for the O’Neill’s National Playwrights Conference (2022-2026), the National Music Theater Conference, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. SMJ’s musical this old haunt is a NAMT-Recommended musical. They are a member of the Dramatists Guild and Ring of Keys.