Meet the artists.
Meet the Artists
Julianna W. Henderson
Community Partnerships
Julianna W. Henderson is a museum nerd, picky editor, and lover of every dog she sees in public. She holds a Master's in Museum Studies & Cultural Heritage Management from the University of Pennsylvania—and a desire for preserving history in all its forms, especially as she leads community partnerships for Wait in the Wings. She crafts community events ranging from in-person screenings & workshops to lunch-and-learn webinars, virtual game nights, and livestreams.
Julianna especially loves preserving women’s stories, from learning Italian to study Violante Vanni—who etched birds in 1700s Florence—to finding graphic novelist Alison Bechdel’s childhood home on a vacation rental site to document the original wallpaper. She's driven by a love for the details that bring history to life.
Brendon Henderson
Founder & Executive Director
Brendon Henderson is a filmmaker, writer, and historian with a deep love for storytelling. Fresh out of college in 2019, he founded the YouTube channel Wait in the Wings to shine a spotlight on underrated musicals and explore the fascinating stories behind them. A devoted admirer of Ernest Hemingway and Bret Easton Ellis, Brendon draws a huge amount of inspiration from their distinctive narrative styles. He is also influenced by Malcolm Gladwell's talent for making mundane subjects compelling, a skill he strives to emulate in his own work. When he's not working on documentaries, Brendon enjoys bowling, gokarts, and browsing the journal section of Barnes & Noble.