ANTERIOR LEVERETT is a playwright, performer, and scholar-artist based in New York. Hailing from Savannah, GA, she received her B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Kennesaw State University and M.A. in Africana Studies from Georgia State University. During her studies, Anterior was fortunate to develop her craft as a performer (Ruined, In the Red and Brown Water), director (In the Blood, 365 Days 365 Plays, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992), and playwright (A Work of Art, Hearts on the Sidewalk, Eyes on the Street). After receiving her degree, she began working as a performer and writer for the Atlanta History Center. She continued to hone her writing as a member of the 2018/2019 Horizon Theatre AppCo (Sinking Further, Paula’s Playground, I Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer). She’s now a writer and performer for Black AF Comedy in Atlanta. She is a Working Title Playwright Rosalind Ayers-Williams Scholarship Recipient, a member of the 2023/2024 Alliance Theatre Lead Reiser Artist Lab, and a 2024 SheATL Finalist. Her play Yanni Stone & the Honeypot Trap was selected for the 2022/2023 Synchronicity Theatre Stripped Bare New Play Incubator Project, a Hush Harbor Lab Workshop Development, and a National Black Theatre Micro Development Lab.