About 

Lesley and Tess met several years ago where they worked together on Lesleys play; The Gods Of The Hills. They are both passionate artists with a focus on social issues.

Tess Holbrook

I am the Head Director at The Chelsea Funnery an affordable summer program in Vermont focusing on Shakespeare, physicality, and teamwork for teens and youth. Along with running the non-profit, I direct a Shakespeare play with the campers every year. This is the most rewarding work I do each year. The Chelsea Funnery gives, not only its campers but the directors the opportunity to look inward and experiment with the performances that we put on. Each time it feels like I'm given a shot of confidence and silliness that lasts all year.

I graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Cinema Arts & Science and a focus on directing. I started out my career working in commercial marketing at Urban Rhino where I helped create ads and other videos for all types of clients. I continued on to work as a Field Producer for CCTV Center for Media & Democracy/Channel 17. I have worked in reality TV, on independent film projects, scripted television, and in post-production.

Lesley Becker

Lesley Becker lives in Burlington,Vermont, very near to Lake Champlain. She writes plays about intractable social issues that bind humankind in a perilous gridlock, including women’s rights, climate change and renewable energy. Her short musical, The Popular Truth Game Show, was performed at The Brick Theatre in Brooklyn in 2017. Her full-length plays Winds of Change and The Gods of the Hills revealed injustice and the disempowerment of rural communities when corporations and government collude to take advantage of natural resources, and have been presented around the state of Vermont. Her short plays have been in the TenFest lineup Valley Players in Waitsfield, Vermont. The Donors, a screenplay,  received recognition at Woods Hole Film Festival Screenplay competition. She studied at acting at Lee Strasberg Institute in New York; and has degrees in theatre and law.