Founders

Tracy Held (President) is a multi-racial Chinese/Eastern European American writer, producer, and director who makes stories for both stage and screen. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, fundraising, project management, and business leadership, Tracy founded the independent All Terrain Theater, served as executive director of the nonprofit Play Cafe, co-founded the 31 Plays in 31 Days Project, and was elected to serve as Vice-Chair of the Writers Guild of America West Asian American Writers Committee in 2022. An experienced fundraiser, Tracy has helped raise over $3.1 million from grants and crowdfunding for nonprofits and artists and provided additional support for fundraising teams raising millions more. Tracy’s feature “Science Fair the Musical” won an Alfred P. Sloan screenwriting award, a workshop production with Play Cafe, and a spot in the Hollywood Climate PitchFest, and is currently an Erosion property. Her stage plays have been performed across the country and her short operas have been performed exclusively in Pittsburgh, PA. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Tracy earned a BS in Conservation and Resource Studies from UC, Berkeley, an AA in Theater Arts from Laney College in Oakland, and an MFA in Dramatic Writing at Carnegie Mellon University with Rob Handel. She is a member of the Writers Guild of America, Dramatists Guild, and the Independent Writers’ Caucus. A nature-lover and hiker, Tracy is a big fan of clean water and air, and wants both cute and scary animals to thrive in balance with their ecosystems.

For nearly a decade, Megan Morrison (Vice-President) worked in business and legal affairs at major Los Angeles-based production studios including Disney/ABC, Paramount, and Netflix where she gained knowledge in integral departments including legal/business affairs, production, finance, tax, and labor. Megan has since transitioned into a multi-disciplinary writer, filmmaker, and producer. She’s produced her own short films, puppet shows, and literary podcasts, and is particularly skilled at putting together teams who work well toward a collective vision. Megan is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Screenwriting award, and she was a finalist for the Warner Brothers, Disney/ABC, and Orchard Project TV Writers workshops. Before earning her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, Megan worked as a professional puppeteer and toured the rural South performing for elementary schools. As a puppeteer, Megan’s work has been shown at the O’Neill National Puppetry Conference, the Puppet Happening of Pittsburgh, and Puppet Arts Theater in Jackson, Mississippi. Her short fiction has appeared in Nashville Review and The Maine Review, and she is a member of the Writers Guild of America West and Puppeteers of America. As an avid hiker and backpacker, Megan is particularly engaged with narratives about environmental and climate engagement and the imminent threats to our natural resources.