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Dane Eissler (they/he/it) is a theater maker, visual artist, educator, and creative researcher based in Philadelphia. In Philly, Dane has worked with Azuka Theatre, B.R.A.T. Productions, Blind Faith Theatre, The Strides Collective, and EgoPo Classic Theater, where he served as Artistic Producer and curated their 2024-2025 Queer Revolutions Season. EgoPo Credits: Directed Buried Child, UND3RGR0UND, Alice: not your child's wonderland, The Nose, Turds in Hell, and Gemini; co-directed Stairs to the Roof and The Ways of White Folks (Barrymore-nominated); production designed And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens and Rockaby; costume co-designed Ramayana; and performed in Lydie Breeze Part 3 and The Seagull (Barrymore, Outstanding Production). In Chicago, Dane was the founding artistic director of A Dead Whale Productions, and also worked with Rough House Theater, Whiskey Rebellion Theatre, Women of the Now, MTV- and SAG-nominated comedian Megan Stalter's Freakfest, and The Annoyance Theatre. As a recipient of the 2024 Independence Foundation Fellowship in the Arts, Dane will be studying puppetry with Papermoon Puppet Theater in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and performing and presenting visual art at their international puppetry festival Pesta Boneka. Dane is a proud member of the Trans+ Virtual Centre of Excellence and presented at their inaugural symposium hosted by Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London). PhD Candidate at Transart Institute via Liverpool John Moores University (UK). www.daneeissler.com @dmeissler