Bethany Lee a Chicago, IL based playwright, actress, and artistic director. She has been a passionate storyteller, performing artist, writer, and musician for over a decade. Bethany currently works as a professor of speech and performance at Moody Bible Institute. She is a graduate of the University of Idaho with her MFA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in playwriting and directing. As a playwright she has had several of her works produced across the states. You can check out her works and accomplishments at www.bethanylee.net and on Instagram @bethany__lynne

Rae has been working in various theaters around the city of Chicago since she graduated in 2024 from Moody Bible Institute. She has been involved in the art of storytelling as an actress, playwright, director, and stage management. Rae would like to thank the wonderful playwright and her co-actress, Bethany Lee (who also helped her start her acting career as one of her former professors). She would also like to thank her family for their continuous support and encouragement and the Lord for His Faithfulness and Goodness to those who may feel unseen like the characters in Just Bea.