Andrea Ciannavei is a writer, teacher and activist. Graduated the Juilliard School’s Lila Acheson Playwriting Fellowship. Plays: "The Winstons" (Hangar Theater) and "Pretty Chin Up," produced by LAByrinth Theater Company (Artistic Directors: Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz) at the Public. TV: "American Odyssey" (NBC Universal), "Borgia" (Canal Plus) and "Copper" (BBC America). Andrea produces writing workshops for wounded veterans and family caregivers for Writers’ Guild Initiative and Wounded Warrior Project. In 2011, Andrea traveled to 10 countries on behalf of Marsha Norman, researching human trafficking, gender violence and economic issues impacting women. She is heavily involved in social and political activism and works for the Yes Men.