Morgan Barnes-Whitehead (she/her/hers) is a playwright, dramaturg, and educator originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and now based in New York City. She received her BA and MA from Bard College ('21 and '22), studying playwriting and teaching respectively. As a theatre administrator, she has worked at Page 73 and National Black Theatre. Her work has been produced by New Perspectives Theatre as a member of their Women's Work Short Play Lab and by Harlem 9 as a 2024 cohort member of 24 Hours in Harlem.