Dr. Yvette Hutchison is Professor in Theatre & Performance Studies, part of SCAPVC at the University of Warwick. She heads the steering committee of AWPN.

Dr 'Tosin Tume is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. She is on the steering committee of AWPN and was Festival Director for these plays in Ghana 2022.

Dr. Ekua Ekumah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Ghana, and Artistic Director of Abibigromma Resident Theatre Company, University of Ghana, Legon. She was on the local organising committee for this festival.