Dr. Sharon Beehler is a Professor Emeritus of English at MSU. She specializes in Shakespeare studies, having earned her doctorate in that field at UCLA, and having taught graduate and undergraduate Shakespeare classes at MSU. In retirement, she teaches for OLLI on occasion, indulges her passion for theater, keeps company with her dog, Sasha, and travels to far-off places for exotic adventures with her husband, Michael.

Born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanaga is a multitalented filmmaker, writer, and actor. Having worked in Nollywood for a while as an actor, he made a paradigm shift to the United States in 2018 to pursue a graduate degree in English and his filmmaking career. The Hail Mary, Montana's first film with an all-black lead cast is his debut feature film and the second film as a director. Nnamdi hopes to help contribute and promote cultural/creative diversity through art and films in Montana State.