About Us

TUBU Fest is a safe space for people with disabilities to have their voices heard through their artwork in a one of a kind community oriented festival with opportunities for networking and taking their art to the next level.

TUBU Fest includes all disabilities - physical, mental, neurological, invisible, diagnosed, and undiagnosed. TUBU Fest will not ask what a persons disability is, if a person chooses to disclose that is up to them. There will be no judgement either way.

Meet the Team

  • Liz Ross

    (they/them/their)

    Executive Director, Cofounder

    A nonbinary, pansexual person with epilepsy, PTSD, ADHD

    Austin Playwright, Director, Producer, Actor, Radio Show Host, Activist

    BFA Theatre Performance & Production

  • Kristen Gooch

    (she/her/hers)

    Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Cofounder

    Austin Actor and Disability Advocate

  • Kristi Taylor

    (she/her/hers)

    Board Member, Founding Member

    29-Year Attorney and Policy Expert in Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

    Current Theatre Enthusiast, Former High School Theatre Actor and Speech Competitor

    Has Lived Experience of Parenting and Advocating for now Adult Child with Life-Threatening Disabilities

  • Candyce Lucien Rusk

    (she/her/hers)

    Production Team, Founding Member

    Austin Playwright and Director

  • Claude Chibib

    (they/them/their)

    Production Team, Founding Member

    A local, proudly disabled nonbinary actor and founding member of the TUBU festival.