WTFCon23 keynote presenters

Chelsea Pace Chelsea Pace

Chelsea Pace (she/her) is an intimacy choreographer, coordinator,

Chelsea Pace (she/her) is an intimacy choreographer, coordinator, and educator with more than a decade of dedicated research in the and educator with more than a decade of dedicated research in the field of intimacy work. As Co-Founder and Head Faculty of field of intimacy work. As Co-Founder and Head Faculty of Theatrical Intimacy Education, she has shared her work with Theatrical Intimacy Education, she has shared her work with thousands of theatre and film artists around the world. Her work thousands of theatre and film artists around the world. Her work appears in studio and independent film and television projects, and appears in studio and independent film and television projects, and from academic theatre, to regional theatre, to Broadway. from academic theatre, to regional theatre, to Broadway.

Christine Toy Johnson

Christine Toy Johnson

Christine Toy Johnson is a Tony-honored, Obie, Rosetta LeNoire,

Christine Toy Johnson is a Tony-honored, Obie, Rosetta LeNoire, JACL, and Asian American Arts Alliance award-winning writer, actor, JACL, and Asian American Arts Alliance award-winning writer, actor, director, and advocate for inclusion. Her written works are included director, and advocate for inclusion. Her written works are included in the Library of Congress Asian Pacific Islander Performing Arts in the Library of Congress Asian Pacific Islander Performing Arts Collection and have been produced and/or developed at such places Collection and have been produced and/or developed at such places as the Roundabout, the O’Neill, The Barrow Group, Ars Nova, as the Roundabout, the O’Neill, The Barrow Group, Ars Nova, Abingdon, Prospect Theatre Company, Village Theatre, Greater Boston Abingdon, Prospect Theatre Company, Village Theatre, Greater Boston Stage Company, Weston Playhouse, National Women’s Theatre Stage Company, Weston Playhouse, National Women’s Theatre Festival and more. Treasurer, Dramatists Guild. Host, “The Festival and more. Treasurer, Dramatists Guild. Host, “The Dramatists Guild Presents Talkback” on the Broadway Podcast Dramatists Guild Presents Talkback” on the Broadway Podcast Network. Network.

Katy sullivan Katy sullivan

Katy Sullivan is an award-winning actress, producer, writer, Katy Sullivan is an award-winning actress, producer, writer, athlete, bilateral above knee amputee and is the first actress athlete, bilateral above knee amputee and is the first actress who is an amputee to ever star on Broadway. She grew up in who is an amputee to ever star on Broadway. She grew up in Alabama, performing in theatre and received a BFA in acting Alabama, performing in theatre and received a BFA in acting from Webster University’s Conservatory in St. Louis. Sullivan from Webster University’s Conservatory in St. Louis. Sullivan originated the role of Ani in the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning originated the role of Ani in the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winning play, COST OF LIVING. She has starred in 5 productions from play, COST OF LIVING. She has starred in 5 productions from New York to Los Angeles to London and all the way to New York to Los Angeles to London and all the way to Broadway. Broadway.