Grace Stotesbury is an actor, director and theatre facilitator. Since training at the Oxford School of Drama, Grace has gone on to perform in projects produced by Netflix, BBC and Disney +. As well as this, Grace's interest in theatre as a tool for social change has led her to work for organisations such as Carboard Citizens, Outside Edge Theatre and Open Door. Continuing with an aim to increase access within the arts, Grace has worked on the National Youth Theatre's Inclusive Digital Arts project, Playing Up programme and Senior Intake course. Having recently become one of the National Youth Theatre's Emerging Artists, Grace is delighted to be co-directing the Drama Club's 'Play in a Week', welcoming more young creative people into NYT's artistic community.

Lexine (she/her) is a Theatre Director, Actor, and Facilitator, specialising in movement, new musical theatre, and working with young people. As an East Asian migrant artist originally from Hong Kong, she aims to develop better inclusive frameworks to make kind, imaginative, and identity-conscious theatre. Within NYT, Lexine has worked on the Epic Stages Course, the Senior Intake Course, and Masterclass programmes. Recently, she played Ophelia in Hamlet (Southwark Playhouse), was the Associate Director on Miss Saigon (Sheffield Crucible), and Assistant Director on The Good Person of Szechwan (Lyric Hammersmith/ Sheffield Crucible).