Orion Risk (they/them/he) is a PhD Candidate in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies and member of the Ethics of Care Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in performance studies and feminist care theory. Most generally, their work explores discourses of care in gender, communication, and performance. Orion’s practice-based scholarship through the UW Center for the Humanities explores virtual theatre and care between transgender people during the COVID-19 pandemic. A co-authored article for Performance Research investigates this research for insights into care, vulnerability, and performance. Research presentations include Mid-America Theatre Conference (Emerging Scholar); Performance Studies Division of the National Communication Association (Top Student Paper Panel), and Performance Studies International.