Zola Mashariki joined Audible in 2021 as Head of Audible Studios. In her new role, Mashariki oversees the creation of all original content and manages the entire studio, as-well-as the development and implementation of content strategy. She has been growing the star-studded Audible stories that have been captivating audiences with their audio plays and series. Previously, she spent 15 years at Fox Searchlight Pictures (now Searchlight) where she served as Senior Vice President of Production, working on an array of indie, prestige and international films and acquisitions “Slumdog Millionaire” (winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, BAFTA winner for Best Film) and “12 Years a Slave” (winner of 3 Academy Awards including Best Picture, BAFTA winner for Best Film). Mashariki also served as Head of Original Programming for BET/ Viacom where she led the content team and executive produced “The New Edition Story,” BET’s highest rated mini-series of all time. She most recently was Chief Content Officer at production company One Community.

Four-time Emmy Award-nominated Connie Britton starred in and executive produced the first season of Bravo's scripted anthology series Dirty John, which earned her a Golden Globe and Critics' Choice nomination.

Ms. Britton is best known for her Emmy Award-nominated starring roles on Nashville and Friday Night Lights. Her role on Nashville also earned her a Golden Globe nomination. She received another Emmy Award nomination for her role in the first installment of American Horror Story. Additional television credits include: 9-1-1, American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, Spin City, 24, and The West Wing. Her recent films include: Luckiest Girl Alive, The Mustang, Beatriz at Dinner, Land of Steady Habits, Me & Earl & the Dying Girl, This Is Where I Leave You, and others.

Ms. Britton has an A.B. from Dartmouth College. She serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme, where she raises awareness of UNDP's work in poverty eradication and women's empowerment, advocating to the American and global public.

Rachel Dratch is perhaps best known for her seven seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Her comedy career started at The Second City theater in Chicago, where she was active on the main stage for four years. Her TV credits include King of Queens, 30 Rock, Shameless, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and her film credits include Down with Love, Click, Just Go with It, Wine Country, and the Hallmark movie parody A Clüsterfünke Christmas, which she co-wrote with Ana Gasteyer. In 2022, Dratch made her Broadway debut in POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, for which she was nominated for a Tony. She also appeared at the Kennedy Center in 2022, playing Big Jule in Guys and Dolls.

Sharon Washington has spent over 30 years as an actress and appeared this summer as Queen Margaret in Richard III at the Public Theater/NYSF Shakespeare in The Park. Other NYSF appearances include Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Wild with Happy, for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination and an Audelco Award. She also appeared in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys. Washington debuted as playwright at City Theatre with the world premiere of her solo play Feeding The Dragon, which has become a best-selling Audible Original audio play. Recent film and television work includes Bull, Power Book III, Joker, and On The Basis of Sex. She has narrated several documentary series for Animal Planet, Discovery, NOVA, and TV One.

Kimberly Marable is an actor who starred in the original Broadway production of Hadestown and has appeared in multiple Broadway and touring productions, including The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, Sister Act, Hairspray, and The Wedding Singer. Marable has appeared on the CBS programs FBI and Bull and NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series, and she voices Lorelai in the Netflix anime series Cannon Busters. Marable cofounded Broadway Serves, which provides theater professionals with community service opportunities, serves as the eastern co-chair on the Advisory Committee for the Entertainment Community Fund’s Looking Ahead program, and is a trustee for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.