Since 2010, Samantha Martí-Parisi has appeared on stages and screens throughout Florida’s Tampa Bay region. Her film and television credits include Netflix’s Pain Hustlers (precision stunt driver), The Florida Project (Cannes Film Festival), Misfits and Monsters, Condo Cops, Magic Mike, We’ll Let You Know, numerous commercials, and on-air appearances for HSN.

Onstage, Samantha has earned acclaim for roles ranging from Talking With… and The Diary of Anne Frank at Stageworks to 5300 Bluebird Lane and Plaid Skirts at LAB Theater Project. She received STAR Awards at West Coast Players for Daniel’s Husband and Moon Over Buffalo, and most recently starred in Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins and the world-premiere Goddess of the Hunt.

A tour guide at the historic Tampa Theatre, Samantha is also the creative force behind The Siren Media, a boutique marketing and storytelling studio. She supports Voices of Hope for Aphasia as a program assistant and advocate.  The visionary behind Extraordinary Voices: Unheard Histories Brought to Life, Samantha merges presentation, performance, education, and empathy to illuminate the women who changed our world.

Avery Anderson is the founding co-programming chair of Story Keepers, a new Tampa Bay–based theatre company dedicated to bold, intimate, site-specific storytelling. Their work centers queer voices, new plays, and theatre that meets audiences where they already are — in living rooms, community spaces, and unexpected corners of the city.

A director, arts journalist, and development strategist, Avery has collaborated with organizations across Tampa Bay, including American Stage, The Studio@620, Powerstories Theatre, freeFall Theatre, and more. Their work on Tampa Bay Arts Passport has made them one of the region’s most active cultural storytellers, spotlighting the artists, ideas, and neighborhoods shaping the local arts scene.

The Pink Unicorn marks Story Keepers’ first full production — and Avery’s latest step in building a theatre company rooted in access, courage, and community. They are passionate about lifting up new work, nurturing artists, and creating theatrical experiences that feel personal, immediate, and profoundly human.

Elise Forier Edie is an author of fantasy novels, stories and popular plays. She is best known for her hit play “The Pink Unicorn” which opened Off-Broadway in 2019, and has been performed throughout North America. Elise’s most recent novel “The Silver Dragon of Tinseltown“, co-written with romance author Jordan Riley Swan, was released in 2023. Her most recent short stories include “All Through the Night” in the Ellen Datlow and Lisa Morton edited anthology, “Haunted Nights,“, and “The Revenant” in Dark Blooms. Her paranormal romance novella,”The Devil in Midwinter” was released in 2014 by World Weaver Press.

Elise is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and the Authors Guild. She has taught writing and arts classes at Central Washington University, Northland Pioneer College, West Los Angeles College, UCLA Extension and the Arizona Commission on the Arts. She is a proud graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop.

Elise lives in southern California with her husband Keith, and a rescue husky named Ash Logan. When she is not writing, she likes to make quilts and soup, but rarely at the same time.