Jessie Jones co-authored the laugh-out-loud comedies DEARLY BELOVED, CHRISTMAS BELLES, THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID and the perennial-audience favorite, THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB and many others. Jessie's first play, DEARLY DEPARTED, which she also co-authored, had its premiere at The Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut, followed by an Off-Broadway production at Second Stage in New York City. She also co-authored the feature film “Kingdom Come,” the screen adaptation of DEARLY DEPARTED which was released by Fox Searchlight Films. Her short stories have been published in literary journals and she has written for television sitcoms and an animated series for Walt Disney Productions. As an actor, Jessie has appeared onstage in New York and in regional theatres as well as in television and film.
Nicholas Hope co-authored the laugh-out-loud comedies DEARLY BELOVED, CHRISTMAS BELLES, THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID and the perennial-audience favorite, THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB and many others. He won the Southwest Regional Playwrights Competition for his first play, A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY. He has written episodic television for Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios. As a casting director, Nick was Director of Casting for Theatre Communications Group in New York, The Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and ABC Television in New York and Los Angeles.
Jamie Wooten co-authored the laugh-out-loud comedies DEARLY BELOVED, CHRISTMAS BELLES, THE RED VELVET CAKE WAR, ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID and the perennial-audience favorite, THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB and many others. In television, Jamie won the Writers Guild of America award and spent many seasons with Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia as a writer/producer on the classic television series "The Golden Girls." He is also an award-winning BMI songwriter.