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Andria Tieman is a lifelong theatre fan. She has an MFA in fiction, play & screenwriting and presently works as an academic librarian in Providence teaching students how to find and use information. She is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association 2016-present.

Chris has been reviewing theater throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts since 2006. He recently moved back to Massachusetts and now works in Boston, but spends his free time at his home in Southern Rhode Island.

Jay Pateakos, a former full-time newspaper journalist, started his theatre review journey more than 10 years ago and has reviewed more than a hundred plays for the Herald News of Fall River and Cape Cod Times for performances at Providence Performing Arts Center, Trinity Repertory, Zeiterion Theatre and more than a dozen theaters across Cape Cod.  He has been reviewing for Broadway World Rhode Island since the fall of 2021.
 

Jessica Tabak is a writer and teacher working in the Providence area. She has a BA in Theater and English and a PhD in English. While in college, she filled theatrical roles both on and offstage. These days, she most enjoys playing the role of dog parent to her glorious corgi.

John G. McDaid is an award-winning science fiction writer and freelance journalist from Portsmouth, RI. He grew up in NYC, where visits to Broadway sparked a life-long love of theater. He worked both on-stage and off during college — including as tech director on a national tour — before moving into a career in corporate communications. A graduate of New School University with an MFA in fiction from Salve Regina Univeristy, he did doctoral work in media ecology at NYU and is an adjunct professor of communications at Roger Williams University. He is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association, and sees as many shows as he can in Rhode Island -- and beyond.