Kelundra Smith is a storyteller whose mission is to connect people to cultural experiences and each other. A Georgia native, she got into theatre because that’s where teachers put the kids who talk too much in class. As a playwright, she has a passion for southern historical narratives and writing stories about people who time has forgotten. She’s also a theater critic and arts journalist whose work has been published in The New York Times, American Theatre, Garden & Gun, The Bitter Southerner, ArtsATL, Atlanta Magazine, and elsewhere. Her long-term goals are to land on The New York Times bestseller list and open a late-night dessert restaurant, as well as have her plays travel around the world and be adapted for television.