Amber Bradshaw

Managing Artistic Director

Amber (she/they) is an Atlanta native, a Southern queer and a fierce believer in the power of storytelling. She is a new play dramaturg, director, moderator and dancer/mover with a sole focus in new works and script development (with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary work). Amber also loves to work as a dance dramaturg. Since 2006, they have worked locally with Actor’s Express, Theater Emory, Kennesaw State University, Synchronicity Theatre, the Center for Puppetry Arts, Out of Hand Theatre, Out Front Theatre, Gathering Wild Dance, Staibdance and Theatrical Outfit. For WTP, Amber dramaturgs for the Ethel Woolson Lab and the Table Series, moderates regularly for all WTP programs, teaches a New Play Dramaturgy & Playwriting Intensive and hosts a podcast about process called TABLEWORK: HOW NEW PLAYS GET MADE. In addition to her playwriting (Embodied, Searching for Jane) they have co-produced and written several original works (A virtual dance piece- Chords Bare, co-choreographed with Nadya Zeitlin; Circa 50 with Gathering Wild; Learning to Fly with the Center for Puppetry Arts and Identified: A Queer Variety Show! with choreographer/performance artist Corian Ellisor).  Amber is a co-founding member of I.D.E.A. ATL (Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in the Arts Atlanta) a collective of artists committed to providing J.E.D.I. education, facilitation and training for our arts community. She is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (since 2017), the 2020 Class of the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (ALMA) and a new Affiliate Artist with Theater Emory (2023).

Kayla Ibarra

Associate Artistic Director

Kayla (they/she) is a proud Chicana, multidisciplinary artist, and educator. As a theater artist they center survivors in all their processes, cultivate community in every space, and bring joy and levity through laughter. She is currently working to bring more of her activism into her theater practice with organizations like Planned Parenthood, metoo, and as a guest teaching artist with the Palefsky Collision Project. They are also a Fine Faculty award winning Instructor at Emory University.  Kayla graduated from CalArts with her MFA in acting. They are one for the Co-Producers of SheATL, a sister festival to SheNYC that works to build community among and uplift the voices of women and nonbinary playwrights (SheATL partners with WTP – ooo). As an artist Kayla has worked with Alliance Theatre, Disney, Emory University, and the Hollywood, Atlanta, Asheville, and Indy Fringe Festivals. They also worked as an assistant director for The Last, Best Small Town at Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum and The Park at Emory University. As a Director they have worked on How the Grinch Reversed Racism [Atlanta, Asheville, and Indy Fringe]; Wild Parsnips & The Committee to Expropriate, A Revenge Fantasy for CCTA at Emory University. Yes, she does wear a lot of hats. No, they will not pick one. Their brain doesn’t work like that. If you want to connect with them professionally, check out their website: kaylaibarra.com.

Antonia LaChe McCain

General Manager

Antonia (she/her) is a multi-talented artist who works as an actress, arts administrator, facilitator, educator, and new play development dramaturg. She is a proud WTP board member and currently serves as its Vice President, as well as WTP’s General Manager. In 2021-2022, Antonia trained in New Play Development Dramaturgy as the Apprentice for Working Title Playwrights. Her approach to dramaturgy is playwright-centered and strongly rooted in a love of characters and stories. As an educator, Antonia teaches her students the techniques of Chekhov to help them better utilize their bodies as instruments, allowing them to effectively express their stories. Antonia has an impressive list of credits as a performer, including roles in productions such as Romeo & Juliet and Troilus & Cressida at the ATL Shakespeare Tavern, Mlima’s Tale at 7 Stages, Crossroads at Actor’s Express, and Cassie’s Ballad with Found Stages. She has also performed in regional productions such as The Colored Museum, Stop Kiss, A Flea In Her Ear, Clybourne Park, Dracula, and Underpants at Hilberry Theatre. Antonia has toured nationally with National Players Tour 65 productions of Macbeth, Comedy of Errors, and Odyssey at the Olney Theatre Center. She holds a double major in Theatre and Advertising, along with a minor in Sociology from the University of Georgia, and an MFA in Acting from Wayne State University.