LaRonika Thomas is a doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland with research interests in cultural space and cultural policy, particularly in 21st century Chicago, the performance of urban planning, online archiving/databases in the new play world, digital dramaturgy, and technology and performance. She also serves as the Vice President for Regional Activity for Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), as the Graduate Student Representative for the American Theatre & Drama Society (ATDS), and as one of the Graduate Student Representatives for the Dramaturgy Focus Group for the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE). A freelance dramaturg, producer, and writer, LaRonika worked in arts education, literary management, and dramaturgy in Chicago and in the Baltimore/DC area for a decade before returning to school for her PhD. She has worked in various capacities with the Goodman Theatre, the Public Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Centerstage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, The Playwright’s Center, Neo-Futurists, and Writers’ Theatre, among others. LaRonika has presented at several conferences, including LMDA, ATHE, MATC, and The Chicago Theatre Symposium. Her upcoming chapter, “Digital Dramaturgy and Digital Dramaturgs” is included in the forthcoming volume, The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy (summer 2014). She has received grants and fellowships from LMDA, ATHE, the University of Maryland’s College of Arts and Humanities, and the City of Chicago for her work and research.