Stevi Costa is writer, reader, and theatremaker based in Seattle, WA. In 2016, she earned her PhD in English from the University of Washington and taught literature and writing for several years before joining the nonprofit world in 2021. She parlays her scholarly writing and research skills into her work as a professional grant writer. As the co-artistic director of Noveltease Theatre, she combines her lifelong love of literature with her performance background to create new, dance-driven adaptations of classic novels. She was named one of American Theatre Magazine's "People to Watch" in 2023, and was profiled in the University of Washington's Perspectives journal in 2022.