Claire Shu
Director, Casting, and editing
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Claire Shu is a current third year attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She studies Economics, English and Spanish. She recently returned from a three-month program in Sevilla, Spain where she was able to improve her language abilities while enjoying gazpacho and flamenco. Her studies have brought her to London, where she currently resides, and works as an intern at The Social Change Agency, an organization dedicated to building and developing social movements. Along with her studies, Claire is an active member of UNC Young Democrats, a political organization focused on progressive reform, where she has served as the Director for Fundraising. In her free time, Claire enjoys playing cello and guitar. She is an avid backpacker and has a life goal of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail.

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Julia walker
playwright, costume design, and editing
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Julia Walker is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Political Science and Contemporary European Studies. After graduation, she will attend the UNC Chapel Hill Graduate School to receive a degree in Trans-Atlantic Diplomacy. As a dual citizen of both the United States and the United Kingdom she feels connected to both cultures and is enjoying getting to spend time with her English and Welsh family during her time studying abroad in London. Also during her time here, she is enjoying an internship in the UK Parliament’s House of Lords in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Despite her career focus being geared toward politics, she has always held a profound interest in both the dramatic and visual arts. Her creative abilities and personal experiences are reflected in her position as this production’s playwright and costume designer.


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Katie Forester
Producer, set design, and web design
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Katie Forester is a third year student attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying quantitative biology and chemistry. Her studies have brought her to London, where she currently resides. She works as an intern at Open Cell, a biotech company that funds start-ups that aim to merge the fields of biology, technology, and design. Back in Chapel Hill, she is a co-President of Roc Solid Carolina, a non-profit organization that helps build playsets for children with pediatric cancer. Although she has a love for science, Katie has always had an interest in movies and theatre, and enjoys going to the cinema or attending a show with her friends or family. If she is lucky enough to be close to the ocean, she loves to surf on her board nicknamed Luna.

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Ella chen
Marketing, accounting, and photography
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Ella Chen is a third year student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Mathematics. Born and raised in Chongqing, China, she moved to the U.S. in pursuit of a bachelor of science degree. The Honors Carolina study abroad programme brought her to London for a semester studying literature and dramatic art. She is inspired by the exploration of various disciplines and the different ways of engaging in learning. She currently works as a data science intern for the National Community Land Trust Network, which is a joint venture of innovative community housing movements around the United Kingdom. She seeks opportunities to be experienced in the application of numbers as well as to work with various disciplines in science. She has a keen interest in photography. She is an amateur artist.