Tara Moses is a citizen of Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Mvskoke, director, multi award-winning playwright, dramaturg, and co-Founder of Groundwater Arts. She is the former Artistic Director in Residence at Red Eagle Soaring; a Cultural Capital Fellow with First Peoples Fund; fellow with the Intercultural Leadership Institute; advisory board member of Broadway for Racial Justice; member of the Directors Lab at Lincoln Center; recipient of the Thomas C. Fichandler Award; recipient of the 2025 Artistic Excellence Award with CompanyOne Theatre; Barbara Whitman Award finalist; associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society; and Dramatists Guild member. She is from the Muscogee Creek Reservation and holds a MFA in Directing from Brown/Trinity. www.taramoses.com