CIARA PRESSLER (Sophie) has worked in theatre, television, and film as a writer, producer, and performer. Among other independent films, she appears in the movie musical Isabella Rico and the mockumentary Draughtmaster, currently on YouTube. She has appeared on MTV, CBS, NBC, and Comedy Central. An innovative influence in New York theatre, she co-wrote and performed in original plays with the downtown theater collaborative Mixed Company and was a company member of the award-winning Freestyle Repertory Theatre. The founder of 26.2 Productions, she has produced sold-out performances of V-Day Brooklyn, Love Kills: The Musical, and her own autobiographical play, Marathon: A Comedy in 26.2 Scenes.