Mika Kauffman is a queer, trans and neurodivergent musical theatre writer, director, dramaturg, performer and producer based in Brooklyn. They hold a BFA in Acting from Towson University and a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from Tisch. They are affiliated with Musical Theatre Factory and Poetic Theater Productions; additionally, they are an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and a Member of the Dramatist Guild. Mika is also an educator, working as a queer and trans-affirming acting and movement teacher, as well as a gender and script consultant.

Their musical, directorial and dramaturgical work has been performed at the Davenport Theater, The Kraine, Theater 80, the American Theater of Actors, Goodspeed, Laurie Beechman, Joe's Pub at The Public, Wild Project, and Green Room 42. Some credits include MAXA, The Maddest Woman in the World (book and lyrics), Tomato Republic (book and lyrics), 10 Days in a Madhouse (director) set to premiere Off-Broadway in spring 2022, #adulting, a millennial opera (director), The Great Cat Massacre (director), safeword. (associate director), Afterglow (assistant director, script consultant), Paranormative (book and lyrics), We Are The Tigers (dramaturg). Mika is also the founder of the Trans Entertainment Guild, an organization dedicated to bettering working conditions for trans and gender expansive people in the entertainment industry.

Instagram: @mikakauffman, @maxamusical, @trans_entertainment_guild