Bruce Cooper has written and directed numerous short films, from The Waitress Conspiracy (Student Academy Award Nominee) to his most recent, Dog Eat Dog. His work as a playwright and a director includes collaborations with the Lookingglass Theater, the Northlight Theater and the Outis Group. He was commissioned to produce and direct a documentary of the Lookingglass Theater production of Alice in Wonderland. He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University, with a secondary certificate in Writing for Media. He completed the Playwrighting Program at Birkbeck College, University of London, and received his Masters Degree from the American Film Institute.

After studying theatrical costume design at Southern Methodist University and Otis Parsons, Ann Somers Major has primarily designed costumes for film and television. Among her credits are the films Flowers in the Attic and Gleaming the Cube. Her television work includes General Hospital, The Wonder Years, State of Grace and the first season of Hannah Montana. She recently designed the internet series Gemini Division starring Rosario Dawson.

Jenny Hodges has been working in theater on and off for 25 years. After joining The Electric Lodge four years ago as the Production Manager of the Broad Humor Film Festival, she also served as the Lodge’s House Manager and Facility Manager, before becoming its Technical Director and resident Lighting Designer. Most recently, she designed and ran the Lodge’s first Halloween Haunted House. She received her BA in Theater from the University of California at Davis and an MFA in Creative Writing from CalArts.

Joe Sofranko graduated from the University of Southern California with a BFA in acting. In addition to acting in over ten shows at USC, he choreographed the fights for a number of USC productions including Mad Forest, Beggars Opera and Our Country's Good. Joe is a certified actor/combatant in the Society of American Fight Directors and a member of Boom Kat Dance Theater. Joe recently appeared on NBC's The Sing Off singing baritone and vocal percussion in the a cappella group, The SoCals.

Autumn Fawn has over 25 years experience as an actor, dancer, and competitive figure skater, placing third at the Canadian Nationals. She studied with Eric Padilla in Ballroom Dance and with Jacqueline Eusanio in Flamenco. Autumn graduated Trinity College of London, England with honors, having trained in classical Shakespearian theater, Comedia d'el Arte, Character Development, Script Analysis and Directing. Ms. Fawn also studied improvisation with the Second City's conservatory program. Formally founder and producer of A-LIVE Interactive Productions, she is currently working as a producer, director, choreographer and creative director on a number of theatrical, dance and multi-media projects.

Philip Sokoloff is L.A.'s most active theater publicist, representing over 100 live attractions annually throughout Los Angeles County. Also an actor, he most recently appeared in Ray Bradbury's The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit at Fremont Centre Theatre.

Prior to joining the production of WEST, Priscilla Boksan worked for the City of Oakland as a Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney, improving quality of life issues and reducing crime in underrepresented communities. She also worked for the Austin Law Group, a boutique intellectual property law firm specializing in issues specifically related to artists. She received her JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law and BA in English from the University of California at Berkeley. She served as Publishing Editor of the University of San Francisco's Journal of Law and Social Challenges as well as Editor-In-Chief of the Berkley Undergraduate Journal.

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