Steven Shea is an American playwright. His palys have been produced at theatres around the country including Playwrights Horizons, The Studio Theatre, the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center. His plays include Warren Harding, Jealousy, New York! New York!, Brain Damage, and Paradise. 

Paul Cooper is an American theatrical director. He has directed plays Off-Broadway, most notably with Playwrights Horizons. He directed three plays for PH: Paradise, Matt the Killer and Brain Damage.