Gabriela Diaz is a Chicago based actor and teaching artist. She is thrilled to work with Avalanche again developing They Broke Up in the Next Draft Series! Gabriela received a BFA from Webster Conservatory, and has collaborated with Teatro Vista, Bramble, Olde School Shakespeare Collective, Jackalope, Steppenwolf Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Firebrand, The Art Institute, Babes With Blades and others.

Gabriela is represented by Lily’s Talent Agency; she has found creative homes in Avalanche Theatre serving as their resident Artist Advocate, and Erasing The Distance where she has stepped into the role of Managing Artistic Director. Her collective The Tramps have produced and toured original works, and were recipients of the Cliff Dweller's Club Grant for their production of Ophelia In Space. Gabriela will understudy the World Premiere of Evil Perfect with Bramble this fall. She extends love and gratitude to friends and family who uplift her daily!

Owen Hickle-Edwards is a proud company member and Literary Manger at Avalanche Theatre. He has been creating work across various mediums in Chicago since 2014, including most recently performing in Eclectic Full Contact's workshop of Socks & Co., and cinematography for the feature length film The Lifeguards. Previous Next Draft work includes Time is a Color and the Color is Blue, Homunculus, and Infinity Burns. Other Chicago Credits: Outlaws with Avalanche Theatre, Neighborhood 3 with Bower Theatre, and Blue/Orange, After the Dance, A Number, and Scenes From an Execution, all with Runcible Theatre. He is from High Point, North Carolina.