Monte J. Wolfe is the Founder, Artistic, and Managing Director of Brave Soul Collective (BSC), an arts, education, and outreach organization with a focus on HIV/AIDS, and issues affecting the lives of LGBTQ people, through the performing and healing arts. Through his work with BSC, Monte has served as a producer, director, and playwright for a long list of theatrical productions and community events on a consistent basis since 2006. Actor, Writer and Director, Jared Shamberger is well known for his work with Brave Soul Collective as well as his successful one man show 12. A graduate of Bowie State University, Jared was nominated for the Irene Ryan Scholarship through the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival and has toured in productions across the country.