Michel Marc Bouchard is one of the most nationally and internationally acclaimed Canadian artists and is the author of more than 20 plays which have earned him numerous awards in Quebec, across Canada and worldwide, including the Governor General's, Soiree de Masques, Dora Mavor Moore, and Chalmers awards. Bouchard is an Officer of the Order of Canada. This is the third English language premiere of Bouchard's work to be produced at Factory Theatre.

Nina Lee Aquino is a Filipina-Canadian playwright, director, dramaturge, and actor. She was a founding member and Artistic Director of fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company and is currently Artistic Director of Cahoots Theatre Company. Aquino is a multiple award-winner (Ken McDougall Award, the John Hirsch Prize, Dora Mavor Moore Award) and has been an Associate Artist of Factory Theatre for three years. Every Letter Counts was developed through Factory Theatre's Play Development Program and is the first Factory production of one of Nina Lee Aquino's plays.

Bill Richardson is an award-winning writer and broadcaster with CBC Radio since 1984 and currently host of "Saturday Afternoon at the Opera" and "In Concert." Veda Hille has been writing songs, making records, and playing shows all over since 1992. She has released 13 albums, the latest being Young Saint Marie. Collaborations with other artists have resulted in video and music performances, electro-acoustic experiments, rock songs for children, eccentric musicals, and an opera about pine trees.

George F. Walker is one of Canada's most prolific, widely produced and published playwrights. His prizes and awards include nine Chalmers, five Doras, and three Governor General's. He has also written extensively for television and radio. Walker is the recipient of the Order of Canada. Many of George F. Walker's have premiered at Factory Theatre over the last 40 years, most recently And So It Goes in 2010.

Judith Thompson is one of Canada's most highly regarded playwrights, the author of numerous works for the stage and has won awards including the Governor General's Literary Award, multiple Chalmers, the Walter Carson and Susan Blackburn Prizes as well as Dora Mavor Moore Awards. She has written many radio plays and adapted her work for film. Thompson is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Watching Glory Die was developed through Factory Theatre's Play Development Program and is the first play by Judith Thompson produced by Factory Theatre.