Joshua Brown, Composer

Joshua Brown (he/they) is a multimedia artist working at the intersection of beauty and nonsense. Their work often explores the unbearable ordeal of being known, the magic of the mundane, and the existential dread of living in the twenty-first century.

Their opera “Would You Eat Me?” will be produced by Thompson Street Opera in 2022 after winning their 2020 call for scores. They have produced contemporary opera festivals (Compōs-it Opera 2017, 2018) and new play workshops (PTC Playlab 2019). Their music and theatrical work has been presented with the Charlotte New Music Festival, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), São Paulo Contemporary Composers Festival, ZFestival, Hypercube’s CubeLab, Really Spicy Opera, and the Fresh Inc Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Planet Connections, The Harlem School of the Arts, Actors Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, Bricolage Production Company, and Pittsburgh Opera.

Joshua holds a Bachelors of Humanities & Arts in Technical Writing & Music Technology and an Advanced Music Studies Certificate in Music Composition from Carnegie Mellon University, and they are currently an MFA candidate in Experience Design at Northeastern University (exp. 2023).

Brandy N. Carie, Librettist

Brandy N. Carie is a writer and director based in LA but originally from Minnesota, whose work explores gender, Americana, and apocalypse. Carie is a winner of the SLOAN/CMU Screenwriting Competition, the Kennedy Center ACTF Harold & Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Award, and a finalist for the Princess Grace award. She has received residencies at SPACE on Ryder Farm, the Edward Albee Foundation, and the National Winter Playwrights Retreat. Theatres that have supported Carie's work include Barter Theatre, Mildred's Umbrella Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Kennedy Center, Northlight Theatre, and Pittsburgh's City Theatre. Directing credits include the world premiere of the opera Languagemachine by Lauren D’Errico and Ramin Akhavijou, and the devised internet-adjacent house party/performance Spitshow, with Houston’s Collective 48. Carie earned her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, and is currently developing her Bunker Cycle, a 7-play series about doomsday and American survivalism. Find her at brandyncarie.com.

Ankita Panda, Animation Director

Ankita is an Animation director and designer based in LA. She focuses on motion design and editing in 2D and 3D media, for a variety of platforms such as commercials, social media, projection, and live events. Currently, she is working as an animator/motion designer at MediaMonks, LA, freelancing and runs an online design store BLANK__IT. 

Social Media - @ankitap1994 on Instagram