Robert Kelly McAllister is a screenwriter/director and playwright. He joined the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) after writing a feature on assignment for Anonymous Content, working with Laurie Ross. His first play, Last Call, won the Excellence in Playwriting award at the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival. In 2005, his play Burning the Old Man won the New York Innovative Theatre (NYIT) award for outstanding full length script. In 2012, Lovers, Lunatics, and Poets was a finalist in Playscripts' Pitch-n-Play contest. In 2010, his play Hela and Troy was named a finalist for the Heideman Award as part of the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. His plays have been produced all over the world, from Vienna to Dubai to Sao Paolo, by such companies as Divadlo na Zabradli of Prague, hope theatre, inc., the Triangle Theatre of North Carolina, and the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 2003, he was named Graduate of the Last Decade by San Jose State University. He was also a senior reviewer for nytheatre.com from 2003-2005. His work has been published by Applause Books, Playscripts, Smith and Kraus, and the New York Theatre Experience. He currently teaches playwriting at the Denver Center.
Timothy McCracken is a professional actor, director, teacher, screenwriter and playwright, having performed in theatre, television and film for over 30 years. Film and TV credits include playing the leading role in the critically acclaimed Publish or Perish, Small, Beautifully Moving Parts, A Feral World, multiple episodes of Law and Order, Delocated, Burning The Old Man (short), Line Dance (short) and Strong Tea (short). Film directing credits include Burning The Old Man (co-director) and Line Dance (co-director), which he also co-wrote and co-produced. He has appeared in numerous theatre productions in New York City, including with the New York Shakespeare Festival and New York Theatre Workshop, and in numerous regional theatres around the country. He has performed locally in Colorado in numerous productions with the DCPA Theatre Company, Curious Theatre Co., the Arvada Center, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Local Theatre Co., BETC, and Stories on Stage. He has appeared in numerous national commercials over the years. He is an AEA and SAG-AFTRA member, and is the co-founder of McSquared Productions. He serves as the Head of Acting for the Adult Acting Program at the Denver Center for Performing Arts.