Loosen Up: The Short

Maddy Murphy (she/her) wears many hats as not only the director, but the writer, producer, and lead actor of this project. An actor who enjoys creating her own work, Maddy is the CEO of femme-focused production company Mind the Gap Media, Inc. She has been writing and directing works for her and her friends to perform in since she was 8, comedy always being a favorite genre. She even went on to direct several well-received one-act theatre performances while in school and later transitioned into education, directing and assistant directing young students in an after-school theatre program. She is thrilled to make her film directing debut with this important project!

Evan Macedo (he/him) is a Jewish-Latino director and actor. On this project, he too wears many hats, acting as co-director, co-writer, and co-producer or as he puts it best, “Maddy’s little helper.” An award-winning director, Evan has worked on various shorts, sitcoms, and narrative podcasts. His favorite genre, however, is comedy, for which he won the USC Dramatic Arts Alumni and Friends award for his work “transforming the Suspenders Sketch Comedy Troupe” as Artistic Director and as one of the writers. He is thrilled to be a part of “Loosen Up: The Short” and help educate people with laughter about such important topics.