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Dane Eissler (he/they/it) is a theater maker, visual artist, and educator based in Philadelphia. In Philly, Dane has worked with Azuka Theatre, B.R.A.T. Productions, Blind Faith Theatre, and EgoPo Classic Theater, where he also served as Artistic Producer and will curate their 2024-2025 Queer Revolutions Season. EgoPo Credits: Directed Buried Child, UND3RGR0UND, Alice: not your child's wonderland, and The Nose; co-directed Stairs to the Roof and The Ways of White Folks (Barrymore nominated); production designed And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens and Rockaby; costume co-designed Ramayana; and performed in Lydie Breeze Part 3 and The Seagull (Barrymore, Outstanding Production). In Chicago, Dane was the founding artistic director of A Dead Whale Productions, and also worked with Rough House Theater, Whiskey Rebellion Theatre, Women of the Now, MTV- and SAG-nominated comedian Megan Stalter's Freakfest, and The Annoyance Theatre. Dane is pursuing his PhD in Creative Research from Transart Institute via Liverpool John Moores University (UK). As a recipient of the 2024 Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts, Dane will be studying puppetry with Papermoon Puppet Theater in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and performing and presenting visual art at their international puppetry festival Pesta Boneka. www.daneeissler.com @dmeissler