David Rush is an American playwright. His plays have been produced by Stage Left, Chicago Dramatists, Mark Taper Forum, Geva, Nebraska Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Organic Theater, among others. He is the recipient of multiple Chicago Jeff awards , the L.A. DramaLogue award for best play, the Dayton FutureFest award for best play, grants from the Illinois Arts Council, and two Midwest Emmy awards. Currently, Rush is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Southern Illinois University.

Joseph Kavanagh is an American director and stage manager. He has directed several productions in New York, most notably Leander Stillwell with Playwrights Horizons. Kavanagh's stage management credits include New York! New York! and An Evening With Ma Bell, both for Playwrights Horizons.