ANTERIOR LEVERETT (she/her/hers) is a playwright and performer based in New York, and a second-year MFA candidate in Playwriting at Columbia University. She received her B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University and her M.A. in Africana Studies from Georgia State University. During her studies, Anterior was fortunate to hone her craft as a performer, director, dramaturg, and writer. After receiving her degree, she began working as a performer and writer for the Atlanta History Center. She served as a playwriting apprentice in the 2018/2019 Horizon Theatre AppCo. She is a Working Title Playwright Rosalind Ayers-Williams Scholarship Recipient, a member of the 2023/2024 Alliance Theatre Lead Reiser Artist, National Black Theatre SOUL Reading series playwright, a 2024 SheATL Finalist, and the recent recipient of the Dramatist Guild Foundation Hansberry-Lilly Fellowship.