Sudipta Bhawmik is an award winning playwright, actor and director whose plays tell the stories of the struggles and contradictions of the first generation Bengali immigrants with their divided loyalties. His plays have been produced and staged in USA, UK, Bangladesh, India, and have been translated and produced in several Indian languages. Major theater journals in India publish his plays and he has four books to his credit. Sudipta lives in New Jersey and is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.
Avi Ziv
Avi Ziv is a sound explorer whose work spans from traditional acoustic playing to abstract sound art on the music creation side , and from studio production work to instrument building on the technology side. Avi plays live in traditional music settings but is also immersed in electronic and electro-acoustic music. Field recordings, both nature and urban, are a constant source of inspiration and he rarely travels without a recorder on hand. In recent years, audio drama has become an area of focus, giving Avi a new context in which to create.