Linsay Firman (EST Director of Play Development and EST/Sloan Project Director) - Linsay Firman is Director of Play Development at EST, and Director of the EST/Sloan Project. At EST she has directed the world premiere of plays by Lucas Hnath and Anna Ziegler, as well as EST Marathon plays by Rachel Bonds, Garrett M. Brown, Darcy Fowler and Jose Rivera. Other productions at Cleveland Playhouse, The Hangar Theatre, Ma-Yi Theatre, Keen Company, Chester Theatre, Theatre Row and chashama. Linsay was the Associate Director of Soho Rep, where she helped create and run Soho Rep's Writer/Director Lab. M.F.A. from CalArts.