Board of Directors
Christi Moore
“I believe new plays are the lifeblood of the theatre and I want ScriptWorks to be a source of great infusions.”
Since co-founding ScriptWorks in 1997, Christi has served as its Executive Artistic Director. Christi’s theatre experience runs the gamut from directing and producing to acting and teaching.
She has directed or acted at most of the theatres in Austin and a few in other Texas cities and around the country.
Before moving to Austin, Christi lived in San Francisco and worked on the staffs of the Magic Theatre and Theatre Bay Area. She holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Texas-Austin and has taught on the faculties of St. Edward’s University, Southwestern University, The University of Texas-Austin, and Austin Lyric Opera’s professional apprentice program.
She runs on dreams and Diet Coke.
Max Langert
“ScriptWorks is the creative family I never even knew I needed.”
Max is a playwright, producer and storyteller based in Austin. His plays have been performed in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and elsewhere. He’s told stories for Listen to Your Mother, Testify, Austin Bat Cave, the Vancouver Story Slam, Risk!, and Mortified. He’s produced benefit shows for The Autism Society of Central Texas, The SAFE Alliance, and VELA Families of Austin.
Some of Max’s favorite 10-minute plays have been featured in ScriptWorks Out of Ink annual showcase. His full-length play Gibberish Mostly world-premiered at Ground Floor Theater; and two of his works, The Pact and A Million More to Go, were recently produced by Jarrott Productions. The latter is being made into an independent film.
Raul Garza
“ScriptWorks makes me feel challenged, accepted, inspired, but most of all proud to be a playwright.”
Raul Garza is a Latinx playwright who has drawn acclaim for telling stories that resound with authenticity and sense of place. He boldly explores the intersection of popular culture and cultural identity, and incorporates music, spirituality, and the power of nostalgia into works that span time and location.
His full-length play Fantasmaville received the National Latino Playwriting Award. His short play MyHEB garnered FronteraFest Best of Fest accolades. Raul’s full-length plays have been produced across the Southwest, in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. His short story “In the Room” won the Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest.
When not writing, Raul vibes on kundalini yoga, devours pop culture, and travels beyond his means.
Ann Wynter
“ScriptWorks has given me the kind of support that’s hard to find – but that every writer deserves.”
Anne Wynter is the author of numerous children’s books, including Everybody in the Red Brick Building, Nell Plants a Tree, Patrick and the Not So Perfect Party and So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story. Her books have won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, the Golden Kite Award, and the Writers League of Texas Book Award.
Anne earned a degree in theatre from Washington University in St. Louis and penned a number of short plays that have been produced around the country. Most of her plays have been written for or developed with help from ScriptWorks.
To learn more or say hello, visit www.annewynter.com
Julie Holden
“I think it’s safe to say that I’m first and foremost a writer. ScriptWorks is my weird and wonderful connection to what I love about Austin. Supporting playwrights, sharing a community, and getting the opportunity to see amazing works in progress is fulfilling – and a ton of fun!”
Between being a full-time mom and a part-time internet sleuth, Julie somehow found the time to win the 50th Pillsbury Bake-Off Grand Prize. Homebased in #ATX, Julie likes going on adventures, writing stories, and living one ridiculous day at a time.
Julie lends her creative voice to ScriptWorks’ bingeworthy newsletters and internal communications. Her short plays have been included in ScriptWorks’ online campaigns.
Former writer and critic-at-large at the beloved Austinist, Julie is also an occasional theater director.
Heather Bishop
“ScriptWorks is truly dedicated to the support and development of the playwright’s voice- a place to learn, grow, and connect with others. I am thankful to be a part of this welcoming community.”
Heather is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and writer who shares simple stories of the human experience, rooted in commonality. Her style of roots music defies categorization, with songs that linger at the crossroads of blues, rock, soul, and country.
Her literary work ranges from poetry and short stories to plays, personal essays, and cookbooks and her music has been used in creative writing classes in several universities. As an educator she has focused on creativity in the jazz aesthetic and as a ghostwriter her work has focused on science, technology, and public policy.
Heather has contributed vocals, strings, and percussion in genres ranging from rock to reggae, bluegrass to metal, folk to Americana. Her bold-yet-vulnerable performance style has drawn comparison to Ani DiFranco, Tina Turner, and even Richie Havens.
Born in New York to West Indian parents, Heather was raised in the American South. Her multicultural roots have shaped a musical and storytelling voice tinged by the hues of jazz, blues, calypso, reggae, gospel, southern rock, and every shade in between.
Jennine “DOC” Krueger
Jennine “DOC” Krueger is a mother, writer, artivist, public speaker, and educator in Austin, Texas. She has competed in world, national, and local slam poetry competitions. She holds four national titles and has now coached several national teams for Austin Poetry Slam and Austin Neo Soul. Her poetry and dramatic works have been published in Santa Fe Literary Review, and the Sierra Nevada Review as a winner in the Brian Turner Literary Arts Prize, and her dramatic work has won best of fest five times in Austin’s FronteraFest. She has earned an M.Ed. from Concordia University and an MFA in poetry from Spalding University, and she is also an Emerging Teaching Artist Fellow through Mindpop and the City of Austin. She has over 20 years of teaching experience at both secondary and undergraduate levels as well as 20 plus years of public and motivational speaking around identity, positive thinking and mental health.
Her scholarship has led her to discuss culture and comics at the National Pop Culture Conference, Wizard World’s Comic Con, virtually in the 2020 SXSWEdu conference on Teaching for Social Justice with Comics, and The Cosplay Poetry Slam at SanJapan 2021 in San Antonio Texas. Her writing has a vast range across politics, race and identity as well as across genres with children’s literature and a hip-hop musical retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (currently in development through Theatre Now New York’s National Musical Lab).
Her research interests are in spoken word performance, medieval literature translations into hip-hop, social and restorative justice, and marginalized heroes in comic books and graphic novels. She is represented by Tobias Literary Management and is currently shopping an anime screenplay pilot Ars Poetica that recently won best TV pilot at the Tokyo Screenwriting Festival; It will focus on poetry and mental health. She is a current nominee for a Pushcart prize for poetry published in Good River Review. She is also developing a new musical about Doris Miller, a Black WWII hero, and beginning a third musical; retelling the Salem witch trials with an emphasis on the narrative from Tituba.
Helen Sneed
“ScriptWorks is where I find the support of good people who happen to be great writers.”
A native Austinite and graduate of Tulane University, Helen spent forty years in New York City.
Her New York theatre positions include: Director of Professional Rights, Dramatists Play Service; Senior Vice President, Music Theatre International; Executive Director, National Alliance for Musical Theatre; and Director, Special Projects, Walt Disney Theatricals.
Helen is a member of the Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, and Pen America. She is the co-author of a musical, Sally Blane, World’s Greatest Girl Detective. The world premiere of her play, Fix Me, Jesus, was produced Off-Broadway by the Abingdon Theatre Company, New York City. These works are published by Dramatists Play Service. Helen’s three new one-act plays, Augusta Speaks Volumes, Augusta Opens a Window, and Augusta Stops the Show, have been performed at FronteraFest, Austin, TX.
A passionate advocate for the mentally ill, Helen gives speeches on the rights and treatment of those who cannot speak for themselves. She is co-creator and co-host of the award-winning podcast, Mental Health: Hope and Recovery, now in its fifth year.
Aneesa Needel
“ScriptWorks is the haven I didn’t know I needed as a playwright until joining…”
Aneesa Needel is a results-driven tech professional and produced playwright. She has broad expertise in building and leading effective strategies in sales, marketing, and product for B2B software companies. As an artist, Aneesa has had many 10-minute plays produced including, Game Night, Pour Me Another, Notifications, and The Stakeout. She’s currently working on music inspired short scenes and full-length plays using genres like sci-fi and noir.
Operations Committee
Christina J. Moore – Executive Artistic Director
Max Langert – Member Representative
Julie Holden – Newsletter Scribe
Tim Thomas – Webmaster
C. Denby Swanson – Resident Business Consultant