Our Company

Robert Harling

Playwright – Steel Magnolias Robert made his directorial debut with The Evening Star for Paramount, which he also wrote for the screen based on Larry McMurty’s novel. The Evening Star reunited Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson in a continuation of one of the most beloved and acclaimed movies of our time, Terms of Endearment. Robert graduated from Tulane University School of Law, but instead of taking the bar exam, he opted to become an actor in New York. After years as an actor, Harling was inspired to write the highly acclaimed stage play Steel Magnolias, based on events from his personal life. Harling then adapted his original play into the popular film of the same title. Mr. Harling has become a much sought-after screenwriter: other credits include Soapdish, which was based on Harling’s acting experience and starred Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg, and Robert Downey Jr., and First Wive’s Club for Paramount, starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, and Diane Keaton.

Beth Kander

Playwright – Mountain Octopus, Headwaters New Play Festival T. Jefferson Carey Memorial Playwriting Award (she, her, hers) Beth is an award-winning author and playwright. The granddaughter of immigrants, her work explores how worlds old and new intertwine. Previous work with CRT: Hazardous Materials (2019 Henry Award for Best New Play or Musical) and the online docudrama To The Moon. Her scripts are published by Stage Rights/ Broadway Licensing, with newer works available on the New Play Exchange. In addition to plays, Beth writes novels and children’s literature, with two new books debuting in 2023. Beth has a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan and an MFA in Creative Writing from Mississippi University for Women. She has served as the Host Playwright for Ashland New Plays Festival in Oregon since 2017. A proud parent-artist, her two kids are her favorite characters. She’s thrilled to be returning to CRT, a true artistic home. Beth is represented by Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio. More: www.bethkander.com

Ken Ludwig

Playwright – Sherwood Ken has had six shows on Broadway, seven in London’s West End, and many of his works have become a standard part of the American repertoire. His twenty-eight plays and musicals have been performed in over thirty countries in more than twenty languages and are produced throughout the United States every night of the year. Lend Me a Tenor won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by The Washington Post. Crazy For You was on Broadway for five years and won the Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical. His latest play, Dear Jack, Dear Louise, won the 2020 Charles MacArthur Award for Best New Play of the Year. He is a graduate of Harvard and Cambridge. For more information, see his website at www.kenludwig.com.

Michael Perlman+

Playwright – A Better Place, Headwaters New Play Festival See bio on page 55

Marco Ramirez

Playwright – The Royale Marco Ramirez has had plays produced at Lincoln Center Theater, The Kennedy Center, The Humana Festival, The Old Globe (San Diego), The Bush Theatre (London), American Theater Company (Chicago), Soulpepper (Toronto) and Center Theatre Group (LA). Honors include Helen Hayes and Drama Desk nominations, the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Playwriting Award, Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellowship, Lincoln Center’s Le Comte du Nouy Award, and TCG’s Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Marco is also a WGA and Emmy Award-nominated TV writer and producer, where his credits include Marvel’s Daredevil (Netflix), Marvel’s The Defenders (Netflix), Sons of Anarchy (FX), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix), and Fear the Walking Dead (AMC).

Ted Swindley

Playwright – Always…Patsy Cline Ted is internationally known as writer and director of the popular musical, Always...Patsy Cline. He is the founding artistic director of Stages Rep in Houston, Texas. He was also named to the Esquire Magazine’s register of outstanding Americans in arts and letters. Mr. Swindley was the recipient of the Los Angeles Dramalogue award for outstanding direction of Carnal Knowledge by Jules Feiffer. Currently, he is president of Ted Swindley Productions, Inc., a theatrical licensing and consulting company, and continues his thirty-year career writing plays and musicals, consulting and mentoring playwrights, as well as directing plays for various theatres throughout the U.S. and abroad. Mr. Swindley is an active member of the Dramatists Guild of America and Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Karen Zacarías

Playwright – Native Gardens One of the ten most-produced playwrights in the US, her awardwinning plays include The Copper Children, Destiny of Desire, Native Gardens, The Book Club Play, Legacy of Light, Mariela in the Desert, and The Sins of Sor Juana. She is the author of ten renowned TYA musicals (including Ella Enchanted: The Musical) and the librettist of several ballets. She is one of the inaugural resident playwrights at Arena Stage, a core founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons, and founder of the award-winning Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), cited by the Obama administration as one of the best arts-education programs on the nation. Karen’s awards and recognitions include: 2018 Washingtonian of the Year, Washingtonian Magazine; 2019 Sine Fellow for Policy Innovation at American University; 2019 Lee Reynolds Award, The League of Professional Theatre Women; 2021 United States Artists Fellowship award. www.KarenZacarias.com

DIRECTORS & CHOREOGRAPHERS

Amanda Berg Wilson

Director – Steel Magnolias (she, her, hers) Amanda is Artistic Director of The Catamounts, a Colorado company dedicated to theatre for the adventurous palate (thecatamounts. org), and a freelance theatre artist specializing in site-specific, immersive, feminist, and boundary-pushing works. As director: 9 to 5 and Pride and Prejudice (Creede Repertory Theatre); The Wild Party and Between Us: The Whiskey Tasting (DCPA OffCenter); God’s Ear, Failure: A Love Story, Rausch, Men on Boats, United Flight 232, and Land of Milk and Honey, among others (The Catamounts). As performer: Sweet & Lucky (DCPA Off-Center), Detroit (Curious Theatre Company), There is A Happiness That Morning Is and Beowulf: A Thousand

Years of Baggage (The Catamounts). Select awards: 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2021 True West awards; 2017 and 2018 Henry nominations (Best Choreography and Best New Work.) Next up: Assistant Director on Theatre of the Mind with DCPA Off-Center, a new immersive theatre piece by Mala Gaonkar and David Byrne.

Julia Rosa Sosa Chaparro

Director – Native Gardens (she, her, hers) Julia is an El Paso, TX and Ciudad Juarez native now based in Brooklyn, NY. Since graduating from The University of Texas at El Paso, Julia has focused on projects that resonate with the Latinx Community. She participated in Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s FAIR Program and served as the Assistant Director on Mojada: Una Medea in Los Angeles at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Native Gardens and Antigone at Cleveland Play House. She has worked on Spanish productions in the USA, including En el Tiempo de las Mariposas and Marisol at Cleveland Public Theatre, and Valentina y la Sombra del Diablo at Julia de Burgos Cultural Art Center. She was happy to be a part of the DirectorsLab Chicago 2019. In 2020 Julia had her playwrighting debut at ReUnión rEvolucion, A Latinx New Works Festival, with the Radio play El Toro y la Niña. She has been the vocalist and lyricist for the musical duo Lúnatic along Maic Corral.

John DiAntonio

Director – Sherwood Performer – Pants on Fire!, Boomtown! See bio on page 75

Kyle Haden

Director – The Royale (he, him, his) Kyle Haden is excited to be returning to Creede, where he directed the awardwinning world premiere of Hazardous Materials in 2019. Other directing credits include The Chief (Pittsburgh Public Theater); The Realness, A Brief History of America (Hangar Theatre Company); Hamlet, The Winter’s Tale (Island Shakespeare Festival); and The Tens (Actor’s Theatre of Louisville). He was a 2018 Drama League Directing Fellow and is a member of the Drama League Directors Council. On stage, Kyle has performed at regional theaters nationwide, including the Oregon and Colorado Shakespeare Festivals, Arvada Center, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, as well as various theaters in New York, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. Kyle is an Artistic Associate and the former Artistic Director at the Ashland New Plays Festival. He is an Assistant Professor of Acting and the Senior Associate Head at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama. BA: Wake Forest University, MFA: Columbia University.

Michael Perlman+

Director – Always…Patsy Cline (he, him, his) A director and writer, Michael returns to CRT for his eighth show, after previously directing Is He Dead?, Language of Trees, Annie Get Your Gun, Our Town, She Loves Me, Barefoot in the Park and Dear Jack, Dear Louise. He’s directed at Goodspeed Opera House, Trinity Repertory Company, Cleveland Playhouse, Boise Contemporary Theater, Juilliard School of Drama, and the Brown/Trinity MFA Programs as well as workshops with The Playwrights’ Center, The Magic Theater, and Young Playwrights, Inc. Associate Directing credits include the Public Theater and Roundabout Theater Company. Michael’s plays include From White Plains (GLAAD Media Award) and At the Table (Jeff Award for Best Production of a Play). Michael is an Artistic Associate with both Fiasco Theater and Fault Line Theatre and has worked at PlayMakers Repertory Company and The Guthrie Theatre. Michael is a proud member of SDC, a Drama League Directing Fellow, and holds a BA and MFA from Brown University.

DESIGNERS & CREATIVES

AnnDee Alvidrez

Scenic Designer – Always…Patsy Cline, Native Gardens (she, her, hers) AnnDee hails from San Elizario, TX and has earned her M.F.A in Scenic Design at Texas State University. Recent scenic design credits include Macbeth, El Nogalar, and In Arabia We’d All Be Kings. AnnDee has previously worked as the Scenic & Properties Designer for Creede Repertory Theatre where she designed Dear Jack, Dear Louise; The Tree Watcher; and El Guayabo /The Guava Tree. anndeealvidrez.com

Rebecca Bossen

Season Dialect Coach (she, her, hers) Rebecca is a North Carolina-based voice coach, playwright, and performer. Dialect coaching credits include Pride and Prejudice, Miss Holmes, The Syringa Tree, I Capture the Castle, Drood, Pygmalion, Sweeney Todd (Creede Repertory Theatre); The Weir, Stuff Happens, The Royale, Heisenberg, Skylight, Blue Sky, The Heretic, Ruined, Good (Burning Coal Theatre); Sweeney Todd, Parade, Titanic (Elon University); Constellations (Bartlett Theatre); The Curious Incident…, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, One Man Two Guvnors (Raleigh Little Theater); Skin in Flames (Stage Left Theatre); Escanaba in Love (Circle Theatre); and the film The Game of Their Lives. She has taught voice classes at Northwestern University, Act One Studios, Raleigh Little Theatre, and many other institutions. She holds theatre degrees from Duke University and Northwestern University, as well as an Advanced Certificate in Voice Studies from London’s Central School of Speech and Drama. www. rebeccabossen.com

John Gary Brown

Company Photographer (he, him, his) “Brownie” has been CRT’s company photographer since 1974. He is proud to have created a voluminous photographic archive of shows and events and wishes he could have started in 1966! Brown received an MFA from The University of Washington and has sold over 500 oil paintings to museums, galleries, corporations and private collectors since 1970. The University of Kansas Press published his photographic history of cemetery art, titled “Soul in the Stone” in 1993, and it was their bestselling book two years in a row. His photographs were used as illustrations in Gardens of Revelation (Abbeville Press, 1995). Brown’s artwork has won numerous prizes in juried exhibitions, including “First Prize, regardless of Medium” at Kansas City’s Nelson Atkins Museum. One of his paintings was purchased by the Institute of Arts and Letters in New York. He is happily married to CRT actress Christy Brandt.

Brian K. Ealey

Lighting Designer – The Royale, Music Box (he, him, his) Bryan is a Houstonian, second-year MFA Lighting Design candidate at the University of California San Diego, and a Board Member for NobleMotion Dance Company (Houston). He holds a BA in Drama from Prairie View

A&M University (Texas) and has worked in venues across the country such as The Fox Theatre (Detroit); Madison Square Garden and Alvin Ailey Theater (New York). He worked as an Audio Engineer and Lighting Designer at House of Blues – Houston; Lighting Director for River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas; and Associate Production Coordinator at Stages Theatre (Houston). Before starting his education at UCSD, he was the Dance Technical Director at Sam Houston State University.

Kevin Frazier

Lighting Designer – Native Gardens (he, him, his) US credits include The Warehouse Theatre and Glow Lyric Theatre (SC); Actors Express, Synchronicity, and the Aurora Theatre (GA); Cleveland Playhouse (OH): Merrimack Rep (MA): and the Peterborough Players (NH), where Kevin has been in residence since 2011. International credits include Teatri Metropol (Tirana, Albania). Educational credits include Lafayette University (PA), Furman University (SC), and the Gainesville Theatre Alliance (GA). Kevin is an Assistant Professor of Design at Wake Forest University, and he is beyond excited to design west of the Mississippi for the first time! Thanks to his family for their love and support. www.kevinfrazier.net

Lindsey Fuori

Terrence & Polly Jones Scenic Designer Scenic Designer – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood, The Royale (she, her, hers) Lindsay is a New York based Scenic Designer. She is thrilled to be returning to Creede for another season of Rep! Lindsay has designed for companies including the Irish Repertory Theatre, Central Square Theater, Hangar Theatre, Music Theatre of Connecticut, Gloucester Stage, Fresh Ink Theatre, Odyssey Opera, Intermountain Opera, and more. Lindsay was nominated for an Elliot Norton Award (Boston) for her work on Parade (Moonbox Productions). She received a Henry Award from the Colorado Theatre Guild for her work on Hazardous Materials (Creede Repertory Theatre). Lindsay especially enjoys collaborating on new works. She has served as a panelist for MassOpera and OperaHub’s New Opera Workshop. Lindsay holds a BFA from Boston University. lindsayfuori.com

David M. Greenberg

Sound Designer – Always…Patsy Cline (he, him, his) David is a composer and sound designer from Fort Lauderdale, FL by way of Knoxville, TN. He received his BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee and went on to earn his MFA in Theatre Sound Design and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A member of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA), David serves as the Resident Sound Designer/Sound Supervisor for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival and DeSales University. He is excited to finally work with Creede for the first time and seeks to add an enriched sound to the world of the show. David’s primary focus is composing original music and content for plays and dance concerts and creating dynamic soundscapes for musicals. His recent works include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Charlotte’s Web (Pennsylvania Shakes); The Velveteen Rabbit (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte); and Guys and Dolls (Arkansas Shakes).

Erin Lavespeare

Costume Designer – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood (she, her, hers) Erin is a costume and scenic designer with a background in costume crafts, fabric dying/distressing, and illustration. Her work experience includes employment as a university teaching assistant, one-person wardrobe crew, scenic/costume design assistant, & craftsperson, with experience in millinery, thermoplastics, and puppetmaking. Erin graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Drama & from Texas State University with an MFA in Design. Her design credits include everything from opera (L’Enfant et les Sortileges) and musicals (Spring Awakening) to comedies (Hand to God, Noises Off) and dramas (The Survivors/Los Sobrevivientes, The Yellow Inn). You can see more of her work at: https://www.erinlavespere.com/

Rossina Lozoya

Costume Designer – Always…Patsy Cline, Native Gardens Rossina loves costuming. She has explored all aspects of the costume world: stitching, cutting, draping, being a first hand, being wardrobe, you name it, she’s done it. From dressing Walkers in Fear the Walking Dead to creating prosthetics for Texas Zombie Wars. Even though all of these have been amazing; designing is where her true passion lays. She loves taking odd and ordinary materials and turning them into wonderful creations. Recent designs include Seussical, El Nogalar, Bunco State, and Oedipus the King while completing her MFA from Texas State University. Rossinalozoya.com

Susannah McLeod

Associate Production Photographer (she, her, hers) Susannah is thrilled to be back at CRT after performing in productions such as The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Zeus on the Loose, and Sweeney Todd. This summer she’s back in a new capacity, working as Associate Production Photographer alongside the amazing John Gary Brown. Susannah is based in Denver and runs a photography business, McLeod9 Creative (www. mcleod9creative.com). Susannah has taken photos for numerous theatrical productions around Denver, including five seasons as Digital Media Director for Benchmark Theatre. She continues to work as an actor as well. Some favorite Colorado credits include: The Other Josh Cohen (Denver Center Theatre Company); Goodnight Moon (Denver Center Education); The Humans (Curious Theatre Company); Life Sucks (Aurora Fox); Sunday in the Park with George (Arvada Center); and Fun Home (Miner’s Alley Playhouse.) Follow @McLeod9Creative on Instagram for updates!

Alethia R. Moore-Del Monaco

Costume Designer – The Royale (she, her, hers) Alethia is a West Coast-based freelance costume designer/stylist designed for film, television, theatre and opera. She has designed for numerous world premieres, including Hazardous Materials at Creede Repertory Theatre. She has also worked internationally in Singapore on a pre-Broadway run of the musical Judah Ben-Hur. She also worked for four seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She received her M.F.A. in Theatre from University of California, Irvine, and her B.A. Theatre with Emphasis in Costume Design from Southern Oregon University.

MacKenzie Mulligan

Lighting Designer – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood MacKenzie’s work both as a lighting designer and electrician has taken her to venues and theatres across the United States. She has designed a wide variety of shows from concerts to musicals and believes there is no one way to design lights. Recent design credits include

Hair, Oedipus, Men on Boats and the 2021 Summer Concert Series at Cain Park located in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Before moving to Texas to pursue her master’s degree, MacKenzie worked full time as an electrician for the Barter Theatre and as a resident designer for the Barter Players, the Barter Theatre’s children’s troupe. Design credits with the Barter include the world premier and tour of Clementine the Musical, Alice in Wonderland, Amelia, Book of Mamaw and James and the Giant Peach. mackenziemulligan.com

Stephen Moss

Lighting Designer – Always…Patsy Cline (he, him, his) Stephen is Lighting Designer for Lipscomb University’s Entertainment & Technical Services Department. Selected theatrical design credits: Mamma Mia!, The Sinatra Legacy (World Premiere); Always…Patsy Cline, Frankenstein (World Premiere); The Battle of Franklin (World Premiere); Spamalot, The Elephant Man, The Glass Menagerie, The Cash Legacy (World Premiere); A Christmas Carol, Smokey Joe’s Café (Studio Tenn); Bright Star, Godspell (Lipscomb Theatre); Twilight Of The Gods (Blackbird Theater); Matilda, Mary Poppins (Act Too Pro). Other credits include concert and event design at the Franklin Theatre in Tennessee, featuring artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Kenny Loggins, The Bacon Brothers, Michael McDonald, Bill Medley, Art Garfunkel, Wynonna, and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. Video work includes TPAC 40th Anniversary Celebration, Valerie June “Smile” music video, and a Paul Thorn TV special. Stephen holds a B.A. in Theatrical Design and is a past recipient of the USITT Rising Star Award. www.stephenmosslighting.com

Cece Smith

Sound Designer – Native Gardens (she, her, hers) CeCe is working on her first show at Creede Rep. Her recent Sound Design projects include Eddie and Dave (The Catamounts); Sojourners Project: Busing (IDEA Stages); Queens Girl in the World (Aurora Fox); The Lonesome West (University of Denver); The Music of Black Nativity, Secrets of the Universe and Other Songs (Aurora Fox); and Flame-Broiled or the ugly play (Local Theatre Company). She holds a B.F.A in Theatre Design and Technology from CU Boulder. www.cecesmithdesigns. com

Max Silverman

Sound Designer – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood, The Royale (he, him, his) Max is a composer and sound designer originally from Boulder and has lived and worked in New York City for years. Covid brought him back to his Colorado home where he joyfully joined the theatre community in Boulder/Denver, while continuing his work in New York. NYC: Atlantic Theatre Company, MCC Theatre, Theatre for a New Audience, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Heartbeat Opera, Epic Players, Actionplay, MRT, Inproximity Theatre, New York Deaf Theatre, 5th Floor Theatre, Encores! Off-Center, Columbia University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Juilliard. International: Hoodoo Immersive, Berlin and CLB Berlin. Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Trinity Rep, Hartford Stage, Penguin Rep, Cara Mía Theatre, 4th Wall Theatre, Quintessence Theatre, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Arvada Center, The Catamounts, Local Theater Co., Cherry Creek Theatre, Theatre Or, and Princeton University. Max has written music for podcasts, advertisements, and short films. maxsilverman.com

Cassondra Takas

Wig Designer – Steel Magnolias (she, her, hers) Cassondra is from Grand Haven, Michigan. She is very excited to be joining the Creede Repertory Theatre team. Previously she has worked with Norwegian Cruise Lines, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, and Des Moines Metro Opera. She is passionate about people and art and is thankful to have found a career serving both.

Ellen Valencia

Dramaturg – The Royale (she, her, hers) Ellen is a dramaturg, director, producer, and part time lecturer (Rutgers University). She is on the dramaturgy team at State Theatre New Jersey and has worked in artistic engagement at the Tony Award® winning McCarter Theatre Center. As a director Ellen was the Producing Artistic Director of Hub City Theatre Festival where one of her favorite projects included To Be Young Gifted and Black, she also worked on Eureka Lewis’ Justin’s Side (produced in partnership by Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Blackboard plays), has been on the directing team at the Tony Award® winning Crossroads Theatre Company for Beyond the Oak Trees, Holiday Jubilee, and Walter Moseley’s Breathe- a workshop. While at Crossroads she also served as producing associate for Rohina Malik’s Mecca Tales. Ellen holds a BA in Theatre Arts and Africana Studies from Rutgers University and recently become a part of the MFA Dramaturgy program at Columbia University.

ACTORS

Brittni Shambaugh Addison

Steel Magnolias Pants on Fire! Boomtown! See bio on page 75

Lavour Addison*

Sherwood The Royale Boomtown! (he, him, his) Lavour is beyond thrilled and grateful to be a part of the 2022 Acting company. He was previously seen in the Arvada Black Box season in Animal Farm and Sticky Fly. Other Credits include An Iliad (Creede Rep), Strings (Long Wharf Theatre), Macbeth (Idaho, Tahoe, Oberlin Shakespeare Festival). Sending love to my inspiration and the real-life Robin Hood - Brittni Addison. You are strong, courageous, beautiful, sexy, and the best partner and mother a person can ask for. I love you to the moon and back. Love to Aria, Siobhan, V.A.

Kate Berry*

Steel Magnolias See bio on page 76

Emily Bosco*

Steel Magnolias Native Gardens (she, her, hers) Emily Bosco is so grateful to be making her Creede Rep debut this summer! She is a proud Colombian-Italian, New York-based actor and singer, and holds an MFA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Professional Actor Training Program. Favorite credits include Pride and Prejudice (Greenbrier Valley Theatre); Sense and Sensibility, Everybody, Dairyland (PlayMakers Repertory Company); and Seared (Gloucester Stage). She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Other passions include dogs, hiking (she thinks she came to the right place!) and being the world’s best Auntie to her niece and nephews. You can keep up with her on Instagram at @embosc and at EmilyBosco.com. Love and thanks to her family always.

Christy Brandt*

Steel Magnolias Native Gardens (she, her, hers) Christy is delighted to be returning for her 48th season. She has appeared in more than 130 productions at CRT including Helen in The History Room, Kimberly in Kimberly Akimbo, and Miss Helen in The Road to Mecca (Denver Post Ovation Award). Her role as Marilyn in Ripcord three summers ago was one of her most treasured experiences here. Christy coauthored and performed in Six Women with Brain Death. She appeared in Ang Lee’s Ride with The Devil and a recent release called The Sublime and Beautiful. She has worked with Maples Repertory Theatre, The Coterie Theatre, Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, and the South Carolina Repertory Theatre. CRT has been her professional home since 1973. She has been happily married to photographer and painter John Gary Brown since 1981. She would like to thank all the Creede Rep audiences for supporting her all these years and for being faithful fans of live theater!

Anne Faith Butler*

Steel Magnolias Sherwood (she, her, hers) Anne celebrates 21 years in Creede this year as well as 19 seasons with CRT! CRT credits include Abby in Ripcord, Violet in August: Osage County, The Wicked Witch (alongside Hercules as Toto) in The Wizard of Oz, Rose (alongside Herc as Peaches) in The Last Romance, and Madame Aigreville in The Ladies Man (no Herc) as well as the Co-Host for 2021’s Cabaret (alongside Herc’s aunt, Christy Brandt) at the Creede Hotel, and Scrooge in last year’s holiday production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol (alas, no Herc). In Denver she has played at Curious Theatre, Arvada Center, The Aurora Fox Arts Center, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival. She was also with The Commonweal Theatre Company in Minnesota for 5 years, and Montana Shakepeare Festival. She holds her master’s degree in Acting from The National Theatre Conservatory. She dedicates this season to Hercules François Butler, her beloved pup now for 14 years.

Cameron Davis

Sherwood The Royale Pants on Fire! Boomtown! Cameron is ecstatic and honored to be making his CRT debut. At other theatres: Donalbain in Macbeth, Stokes in How To Catch Creation (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Belize in Perestroika, Father Kenny in A Man of No Importance (Oregon Center for the Arts); Tom in Actually (Black Swan Project); Your Best One, I Can Go, Dance of the Fluxons, Knockout Mouse, Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes, Certain Aspects of Conflict in the Negro Family (Ashland New Plays Festival); Oedipus (Isolation Theatre); Our Utopia (Bag&Baggage Theatre). Education: 2019 BFA Recipient, Southern Oregon University

Brandon Guzman

Native Gardens Casa Alfonsa (he, him, his) Brandon is super excited to be returning for his second YAOT tour/season with CRT. After having the incredible chance to play Emi in El Guayabo/The Guava Tree last year, he is ready to take on the challenge yet again. While on break he has refreshed himself by taking time to spend with his family. He has also been performing/working with a local church choir in his hometown. He cannot wait to go out on the road again!

Tony King

Sherwood The Royale (he, him, his) Tony is a skilled actor, writer and Afro-creative from Charlotte, NC. He is approaching his 3rd-year as graduate student at the University of Connecticut where he is pursuing an MFA in Acting and performs as retained actor for the Connecticut Repertory Theater. He has a passion for creating riveting stories based in surrealism and expressing the universality of the black experience. Previous credits include Food for the Gods (Frank), Little Shop of Horrors (Voice of Audrey II) and Pericles, Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/Escanes) @ therealtonyking

Angelika Menendez

Casa Alfonsa (she, her, hers) Angelika is a New York-based Latinx actor/producer who graduated with her BFA from Emerson College. She is thrilled to be working with Creede Rep to tell such an exciting and heartwarming story! Recent credits include For Carmen in San Sebastian, Do You See... (The Rev Theatre Company); Rita in Before We Focus on Others (Teatro Chelsea); and Paciencia in Policarpa (ATB). She is also an ATW Springboard NYC alum. Many thanks to her family and friends in Miami and Boston for their love and support. IG: @angelikamenendez | angelikamenendez.com

Brenda Ortiz Flores

Casa Alfonsa (she, her, hers) All the way from Mexico City, Brenda is a versatile actor and athlete who came to the USA to pursue a career in the theatre. A joyful storyteller and a runner. She enjoys playwriting and loves to shed her appreciation for movement. Recent credits include Vanessa in In the Heights at Mill Mountain Theatre and Mimi in Rent at Act 3. Proud Ball State graduate and thankful to her family, her husband, and god who continue to give her love and guidance.

Stuart Rider*

Native Gardens The Royale (he, him, his) Stuart first appeared at Creede Rep in Charlie Thurston’s The History Room and was back the following season in Arsenic and Old Lace and General Store. He’s been dreaming about getting back here ever since. As Frank in Native Gardens and Max in The Royale, that dream comes true. Two Great plays! This past fall Stuart reopened Hartford Stage in a production of Ah, Wilderness! and was blown away by just how happy Hartford audiences were to be back in the theater. He cannot feel more fortunate to have that same opportunity with the wonderful audiences in Creede. Welcome Back!

Alejandro Rowinsky

Native Gardens Guitar – Always… Patsy Cline Alejandro is a Floridabased guitarist who has performed at Walt Disney World Orlando and toured extensively throughout the country. Other venues include the Venetian Las

Vegas; Blue Note Tampa; Artscape Festival in Baltimore, MD; Taste of Polonia Festival at the Copernicus Center Chicago; Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC; and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, FL. He played the role of guitarist/muleteer in the musical Man of La Mancha, as well as in tv series and commercials including the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones, a GMC Buick commercial, and the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, to name a few. His original compositions are a blend of classical guitar and electronics.

Felix Torrez

Casa Alfonsa (he, him, his) Felix is ecstatic about joining Creede Rep for the Casa Alfonsa Tour! Being a part of a bilingual show is an honor and he cannot wait to dive into this story about family and culture. Felix is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin Stevens-Point with a BFA in Acting. He will be relocating to New York City come the new year! Favorite credits include Jack Kelly in Newsies (American Gothic Performing Arts); Baker in Into the Woods (UWSP Theatre & Dance); Sam Fletcher in Josh Taylors Prom Date (Golden Touch Productions); and Tired Sal in Clown Bar (UWSP Theatre & Dance). He would like to thank his family for their constant support!

Emily Van Fleet*

Always…Patsy Cline Sherwood Pants on Fire! (she, her, hers) Emily Van Fleet returns for her 7th season, having performed in six musicals, eight plays, some improv, and several special events. She directed The Wizard of Oz (2018) and Directed/Co-authored the 2016/2017 The KID Shows, Rodeo & Juliet and i(Mac)kers. She performs frequently at the Arvada Center in the Black Box Repertory Company (4 seasons), multiple musicals, and recently directed A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the radio play, A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Additional credits: Indianapolis Symphony’s Yuletide Celebration (8 seasons), Colorado Shakespeare Festival (3 seasons), DCPA’s OffCenter, Little Theatre of the Rockies, Lake Tahoe and Sierra Shakespeare Festivals, and more. Emily co-hosts a podcast with her husband, Nathan Jones, which celebrates relationships in all their messy glory. Come see us LIVE in Mess is More: The Musical! on July 19 at 7pm and then follow us (Facebook: @MessyMarriagePodcast Instagram: @MessyMarriagePodcast). www.emilyvanfleet.com

Chris Van Winkle

Sherwood Season Fight Director (he, him, his) Chris is very excited to be joining the Creede Rep company for his first summer. He is an actor and fight director living in Denver and working along the Front Range. Chris moved to Denver to pursue acting and movement after graduating with a BFA from the University of Michigan. Recent acting credits include Romeo in Romeo and Juliet and Claudius in Hamlet (Piknik Theatre); Glenn Cooper in Rumors and Fred/Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Breckenridge Backstage); and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Peak to Peak Players). Recent choreography credits include Fight Director in Romeo and Juliet at both Picnic and Peak to Peak Players as well as Stunt Coordinator for the feature films Last of the Grads and Red Winter. Instagram: @chrislikesmoving

Graham Ward

Pants on Fire! Boomtown! (he, him, his) Graham is returning for his 11th season at Creede Repertory Theatre. During that time, he has played Jeffrey in Mrs. Mannerly, Watson in The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence, Peter in The History Room, George in Our Town, Nicely-Nicely in Guys & Dolls, Cliton in The Liar, and Jack in Dear Jack, Dear Louise. He has also performed in 10 seasons of Boomtown!, and is a co-creator of Pants on Fire!. Graham was a member of the yearround staff of CRT in Development from 2016-2018. Regional credits include Harvey, The Great Gatsby, The Mousetrap (Arvada Center for the Arts), and The 39 Steps (Lone Tree Arts Center). In addition to theatre, Graham is a livestream producer and Content Manager at Ghostlight RPGs (twitch.tv/ghostlightrpgs), where he plays the ne’er-do-well Bram Borden on The Contraband and hosts a variety of roleplaying game broadcasts.

Teonna Wesley*

Steel Magnolias The Royale Choreographer – Sherwood (she, her, hers) Teonna is excited to be performing and choreographing in her first season with CRT. She was last seen in KC Rep production of The Royale and is thrilled to reprise the role of Nina. This Kansas City native is always movin’ and grooving’, so if you see her dancing feel free to join in! She’s a graduate of the New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, and a Certified Medical Assistant. Teonna wants to thank her Mom, Dad, Sister, and Grandmother for all their love and support on this journey and CRT for such and amazing opportunity.

Caitlin Wise*

Always…Patsy Cline Sherwood Pants on Fire! Boomtown! (she, her, hers) Caitlin is thrilled to join CRT for her 12th season. She’s appeared in Dear Jack, Dear Louise; Barefoot in the Park; Miss Holmes; Kind of Red;The Syringa Tree;Private Lives; Our Town; August: Osage County; Hope and Gravity; Harry the Great; and Unnecessary Farce (CRT). Other credits include Flirtation (Marvel Rep); In Loco Parentis (ART/ NY); The Christians, Tom Sawyer, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Carol, Dracula, and Othello (Denver Center); The Importance of Being Earnest, Around the World in 80 Days, Is He Dead?, and Good on Paper (Arvada Center); Wild Honey, The Game of Love and Chance, Girl of the Golden West, and The Liar (Theatreworks); Much Ado About Nothing and To Kill a Mockingbird (CSF). Caitlin received her MFA in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory. She is honored to call Creede home, married John here, and welcomed their children Leo and Sebastian into the mountains.

Matt Zambrano*

Native Gardens Sherwood Boomtown! (he, him, his) As a Denver-born Latino Actor, Writer, Director, Improviser, Teaching Artist and Mime, Matt is thrilled to be making his CRT debut this year. He has worked all over the country with theaters such as The Shakespeare Theater of D.C., Milwaukee Rep, Utah Shakes, Colorado Shakes, Orlando Rep., Philadelphia Theater Company and The Denver Center. He

is a company member of Broken Box Mime Theater and Recent Cutbacks, as well as The Story Pirates, where he voices “Smitty” on the wildly popular all-ages Podcast. He has also written and performed several solo shows that have held premieres at Theater Row, The People’s Improv Theater, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He received his MFA from the National Theater Conservatory and has used what he learned there to become a professional Dungeons & Dragons Game Master and Zoom Santa. Visit www. MattZambrano.com for more info!

MUSICIANS

Joey Aigner

Bass – Always…Patsy Cline (he, him, his) Joey is from Golden, Colorado. He is studying double bass performance at CU Boulder, class of 2025. This is his seventh year playing bass, and he’s loving it more and more as time goes on. He also knows how to juggle and ride the unicycle, so he has a lot of experience performing in front of people. He’s also a singer and actor, so this job in CRT is perfect for him. He played the role of Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and played bass in Sondheim’s Into the Woods. His parents have been and are supportive of him 100% through his journey, so big shout out to them. His professor, Dr. Paul Erhard, helped him get this opportunity and has been a fantastic mentor to him. Enjoy the show!

Andy Hudson

Music Director – Always…Patsy Cline, Pants on Fire!, Boomtown! Pianist – Always…Patsy Cline Teaching Artist (he, him, his) Andy Hudson is a musician and theatre artist based in New York City. Past work at CRT includes music direction for Little Shop of Horrors, Peter and the Starcatcher, Utterly Devastating, and two seasons of playing with Boomtown!. Other regional work includes shows at Forestburgh Playhouse, The Little Theatre on the Square, Red Mountain Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, and The Great American Melodrama. He is also the composer and lyricist of three new musicals for young audiences, and the arranger and orchestrator of many revues and cabarets that have been performed in theaters across the country. He is passionate about theatre education and has led educational camps and master classes for students aged five to seventy. He’s so grateful to be back for another beautiful summer in Creede! Love always to Mom, Dad, Dan, and Brian.

Dr. Bill Ricketts

Drums – Always…Patsy Cline This is Bill’s first time performing with the Creede Repertory Theater. He is a longtime Texan, born and raised in San Antonio, but now resides in Rockport, Texas. He enjoys the retired life where he says, “You can choose the work you want to do.” Bill has been in music all his life either as an educator or performer. He has performed the drum/percussion books in many theater musicals and theater productions during his life including Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, Grease, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, The Nutcracker, Oliver, Nunsense. In December of this year, Bill will be playing drums in the musical, Annie back in Rockport, Texas.

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Marcus Carroll*

Stage Manager – Always…Patsy Cline, Native Gardens (he, him, his) Previous Credits: Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical, Love Actually? The Unauthorized Musical Parody (Right Angle Entertainment); Miracle: A Musical 108 Years In The Making. Flyin’ West (American Blues Theatre); Alias Grace (Rivendell Theatre Ensemble); Corduroy, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, Magic Treehouse: Showtime with Shakespeare, Ken Ludwig’s ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, The Wiz, A Charlie Brown Christmas, School House Rock Live! Skippyjon Jones & The Cirque De Ole (Emerald City Theatre); Peter Pan: Wendy’s Adventure to Neverland (Nashville Children’s Theatre); A Christmas Carol, 2666 (Goodman Theatre); and Prowess (Jackalope Theatre).

Wilhelm Peters*

Stage Manager – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood, The Royale (he, him, his) Wilhelm celebrates his first season with Creede Rep. He is a Chicagobased Stage Manager. Four seasons with Raven Theatre, there, include such credits as The Last Pair of Earlies (World Premiere); A Doll’s House, Sundown, Yellow Moon, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, and Nice Girl. Other Chicagoland credits include A Recipe for Disaster, Twelfth Night and The Language Archive. He is a proud member of the Stage Managers Association and Actors’ Equity Association.

Miranda Ray

Assistant Stage Manager – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood, The Royale Stage Manager – Pants on Fire!, Boomtown (she, her, hers) Miranda is glad to be back in Creede again for her third season! When she isn’t exploring the San Juan Mountains during the summer, she is out wandering the United States. Current writing projects include a Lovecraftian audio drama, Monstrous Strange, and this bio!

Kelsea Sibold

Assistant Stage Manager – Always… Patsy Cline, Native Gardens (she, her, hers) Kelsea is a Boulder, CO based stage manager originally hailing from Frederick, CO. Her regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Odyssey (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Above Below (Broken Box Mime); It’s A Wonderful Life (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre); Guys and Dolls (Macky Auditorium); Kinky Boots (The Arvada Center); and Spring Awakening, The Laramie Project, and Gallathea (CU Theatre and Dance). Kelsea is currently in her final year at the University of Colorado Boulder pursuing her BFA in stage management.

Olivia Zapater-Charrette

Assistant Stage Manager – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood (she, her, hers) Olivia is a non-equity stage manager. Professional theatre management credits include serving as the touring stage manager for El Guayabo/The Guava Tree at Creede Repertory Theatre, Production Office Assistant at Steppenwolf Theatre and Stage Management internships at The Goodman Theatre (We’re Only Alive for A Short Amount of Time, The Winter’s Tale). She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Psychology and completed the Theatre Management Module. Northwestern stage management credits include: The Cherry Orchard, Machinal. She is

eternally grateful to her parents and grandparents for making this career possible.

PRODUCTION

Mo Bentz

Properties Artisan (they, them, theirs) Mo is a props artisan, ranch hand, and visual artist from Scio, Oregon. They are happy to return to Creede for a second season with CRT. Mo has a degree in Theatre Fabrication from Cornell College. In the past they worked with theaters across the country as a props artisan and designer, scenic painter, and puppet builder. The pandemic took them back to their family’s ranch, working in the fish hatchery and groundskeeping. Favorite projects include Frozen Jr. at Northern Stage (props master), Esai’s Table for JAG Productions (props master), and The Rocky Horror Show at Cornell College (puppet designer). Mo sends thanks and love to their siblings, friends, and cat Merlin. “Love is the genesis of everything.”

Kayla Brooke

Stitcher (she, her, hers) Kayla is thrilled to be spending the summer working to create theater. If you love talking about plays and musicals, you should check out her podcast, Doesn’t Anybody Ever Get It Right?.

Megan Burns

Wardrobe (she, her, hers) Megan has just finished up her first year at Colorado Mesa University as a double major in theatrical design and graphic design. This is her first show with CRT, and she couldn't be any more excited to be here. The arts have always been a huge part of her life and she's so thankful for the opportunity to continue her journey growing as both an artist and person with the help of her fellow artists here in Creede.

Cory Calvo

First Hand Acting Costume Shop Manager – Always...Patsy Cline, Native Gardens (he, him, his) Cory has a variety of skills involving management and costumes. Throughout his time at the University of the Incarnate Word, he worked as a stitcher for many shows including Much Ado About Nothing and Tartuffe. But more recently, he has been an Assistant Stage Manager for the Classic Theatre of San Antonio and the San Antonio Youth Ballet. He is glad to resume his work in costumes as a First Hand for Creede Repertory Theatre.

Vee Council

Carpenter (she, her, hers) Vee has studied dance at Keshet Dance and Center for the Arts all the way through high school. In college she discovered a love for the technical aspects of film and theatre. She’s worked on film sets around Abilene Christian University, where she majors in Theatre and minors in Film. She also works as an ACU theatre foreman. Vee hopes to use her knowledge to write and direct her own TV shows.

Lillian Fehler

First Hand Acting Costume Shop Manager – Steel Magnolias, Sherwood, The Royale (they, them, theirs) Lillian is a theatrical costume technician from New York City, specializing in hand embroidery, fine vintage repairs, historical costuming, and cosplay, and has a Master of Arts degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology. During their career, they have worked as a lifeguard, an objects conservator for the Hispanic Society of America, and for a cruise ship entertainment production company. Lillian also specializes in early 20th century medical history, the history of women in medicine, and World War I history. They are thrilled to return to Creede Repertory Theatre for the first time since 2015. Find Lillian on Instagram @albinoshadowfire or via their website albinoshadowcosplay.blogspot.com

Karan Gosai

Sound Supervisor

River Hetzel

Deck Carpenter/Run Crew (they, them, theirs) River is very excited to be a member of the Creede Repertory Theatre family! River has always had a passion for theatre that was ignited by growing up around CRT. River is from Littleton, Colorado originally and is a current University of Northern Colorado Theatre Design and Technology major but will be taking steps towards studying fine arts with a focus in painting alongside theatre in the fall at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. You may recognize River from their performances in CRT’s KID shows Abandoned Way Out West and Derring Do. River is so grateful to be able to work for the theatre company that inspired them to make their own art.

Preston Hunt

Electrician (he, him, his) Preston is a rising junior from Oklahoma City University pursuing a major in Lighting Design and Technology. It is his first summer at Creede, and he is so excited to spend his summer making theatre in beautiful Colorado. Thanks to his parents for supporting him and his crazy schedule, and thanks to his mentors at OCU for inspiring him to create amazing art.

Lauren Knight

Wardrobe Supervisor

Adam Lamb

Properties Carpenter Assistant Director – Sherwood (he, him, his) Adam is a soon to be graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BFA degree in acting and directing. Even though this is his first opportunity to officially work for CRT, Adam had the opportunity to work on several KID Shows at CRT when he was younger. He’s very excited and grateful to be a part of a wonderful company, and to help create stories that matter. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Kyle Leinneweber

Technical Director Scenic Designer – Pants on Fire! (he, him his) Kyle is very excited to spend this summer as Technical Director and Scenic Designer for Pants on Fire! He has held various positions at CRT, including Scenic Carpenter (2013), Master Carpenter (2014 & 2015), and Lighting Associate (2021). After last summer, Kyle stayed at CRT as Facilities Associate/Associate Director of Production. He was also the Acting Technical Director for CRT’s Tamin’ of the Shrew (2013), and The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild (2014). Before the pandemic, he worked as Assistant to the Fabrication Shop Manager at Upstaging Inc., where he helped facilitate the construction of scenic elements for concerts, events, and trade shows all over the world. Kyle has an MFA in Technical Direction from Northern Illinois University.

Willow McGinty

Lighting Supervisor Lighting Designer – Pants on Fire!, Boomtown! (they, them, theirs) Willow returns this summer for their third season at Creede Repertory Theatre. Last here in 2016, they’re ecstatic to be back in town. Willow earned their BFA in Applied Theatre Technology and Design from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2017. Since then, they’ve worked as a stagehand and lighting designer all along the Colorado Front Range as well as a recent show in Los Angeles, California. Their design credits include A Million First Days, My Name is Rachel Corrie, and The Jungle Book Jr.

Seth Nelson

Sound Engineer (he, him, his) Seth is looking forward to spending the summer with Creede Repertory Theatre. He has recently obtained his Associates Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology. He obtained the rank of Eagle Scout in April 2020 and is looking forward to spending his free time enjoying the outdoors.

Amanda Relaford

Props Supervisor (she, her, hers) Amanda earned a M.F.A degree in Properties Design and Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015. Her professional credits include Assistant Properties Coordinator for The Ring of the Nibelung, produced by The Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in 2016. She has had the pleasure of working as a Props Artisan at The Aspen Music Festival, and a Puppet Builder at The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. Amanda also served as the Properties Manager for The Paramount Theatre in Aurora, Illinois from 2016 to 2018. In 2021, she designed the sets for both Red Riding Hood and An Iliad, which were performed outdoors. She is overjoyed to be back in Creede and is thrilled to be joined by her husband, Kyle Leinneweber, whom she married on the CRT mainstage seven years ago.

Samwell Rose

Wardrobe (they, them, theirs) Sam is a mountain-born, mountainraised theatre artist who recently returned to Colorado after spending eight years making art in Portland, OR. Sam has an expansive background in theatre, including as a performer, teaching artist, deviser, director, producer, and playwright, and is excited to serve on wardrobe crew for CRT’s 2022 season. They have worked with Northwest Classical Theatre Collective, Portland Actors Ensemble, Oregon Children’s Theatre, Denver Center for Performing Arts, and Spark Theatre, among others. They have also written, produced, and performed two solo shows: Baba Yaga and Manifesto. Sam is also passionate about using storytelling and community-building to inspire sustainable and joyful activism, and they spend their free time volunteering for Fandom Forward.

Tiffany Stone

Stitcher (she, her, hers) Tiffany is a rising senior at Otterbein University pursuing her BFA in Theatrical Design and Technology with an emphasis in costume construction. At Otterbein, she has worked as a draper for The Tempest, Something Rotten, and The Heidi Chronicles. Additionally, she has worked at Cortland Repertory as the Stitcher/Wardrobe Intern. She is a Texan at heart and carries it with her to every state in which she finds herself working. She would like to thank Creede Repertory for this opportunity.

Jesse Wade

Assistant Technical Director (he, him, his) Jesse is the Assistant Clinical Professor of Technical Direction at Mississippi State University. This is his first season in Creede, and he loves that he is able to work in the mountains with great friends!

EDUCATION

Sky Bradley

Sound Designer & Stage Manager – Music Box Tour Manager – Casa Alfonsa Teaching Artist/Child Care Provider (they, them, theirs) Sky is overjoyed to return for their 5th season with CRT! Originally from Iowa, Sky received their BA in Design and Production from the University of Northern Iowa. Following their graduation, they spent the year 2020 renovating and creating digital art with Theatre Memphis as their assistant technical director. Past design credits include She Kills Monsters, The Aliens, The Christians, and To Touch the Moon a TheatreUNI devised project. They are thrilled to be back in their favorite mountains and would like to thank their partners and friends for their unending support!

Storm Dolente

Tour Manager – Casa Alfonsa (they, them, theirs) Storm is thrilled to be coming back for their second summer with CRT’s education department. Last year, they worked on last year’s KID Show: The Tree Watcher as an AmeriCorps member, as well as assisted with drama classes and summer camps. Storm has worked on a few different shows on the East Coast, primarily as an actor and a costumer. Some past favorites are Once on This Island, Little Women, and Oz.

Lisa Duncan

Scenic Designer & Book Illustrator –Casa Alfonsa (she, her, hers) Lisa originally hails from just south of Denver. She studied stage design at Arizona State and has worked for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Baltimore Center Stage, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and Parker, CO’s PACE Center. Since 2013, she has served as CRT’s Scenic Charge for six seasons and recently designed and illustrated 2021’s El Guayabo/The Guava Tree. Lisa and her husband Roger also operate local art collective/media studio Alpine Eagles.

Diana Grisanti

Playwright – Casa Alfonsa Teaching Artist (she, her, hers) Diana is a playwright and educator whose work has been produced across the country. At Creede Rep: Derring Do, directed by Brittni Shambaugh Addison, and El Guayabo/The Guava Tree, co-written with composer Emiliano Messiez and directed by Ismael Lara. Other plays include Lawbreakers! (a fast and furious history of women’s suffrage) (StageOne Theatre); Bowling for Beginners (Vanderbilt University); The Patron Saint of Losing Sleep (Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte); River City (National New Play Network); and The Starkweather-South High School Physics Club First Annual End-of-Year Lock-In, or Ghost Party (Cleveland Play House). Currently she is at work on Vanessa in Bed, an audio-play for Audible Theatre. Diana teaches dramatic writing at Ball State University.

Jenni Harbour

Assistant Director – Music Box Sound Designer – Casa Alfonsa Performer - Pants on Fire! See bio on page 76

Yasu Ishida

Magic Consultant – Music Box (he, him, his) Yasu, Master of Fine Arts in Theatre for Young Audiences, is an award-winning magician, director and storyteller, and a graduate of the Chavez Studio of Magic (the world’s most prestigious magic school). He beautifully imbues the essence of traditional Japanese culture into his magic and storytelling. He has enthralled audiences all over the United States, including performances at Disney Summer Stage Kids in New York and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., the world’s largest festival of Japanese culture outside of Japan. He was nominated for the RAW Honolulu Performing Artist of the Year, and a recipient of the Jim Rye Fellowship from the International Performing Arts for Youth and the Elizabeth and Don Doyle fellowship from the American Alliance for Theatre & Education. www.yasutheatre.com facebook.com/ magicstoryartist

Genevieve LaMee

Assistant Director – Music Box (she, her, hers) Genevieve has always enjoyed telling new acquaintances about her magical childhood growing up as a theatre kid in the high mountain country. The daughter of former CRT Executive Artistic Director, Maurice LaMee, and actress Trary LaMee, her history with the company goes way back. The KID Show, which she is thrilled to assistant direct this summer, was her first venture into performing at the age of seven back in 2006. Though she works in the legal field most of the year, she could not pass up an opportunity to return for the KID Show’s 20th anniversary. Some of her favorite shows from years past were Alice in the Bookstore Palace, Lullaby Bay, Saving Red, and Scruff Turbo and the Children of the Future. Most recently she returned to the stage as Lauren in a Thunder River Theatre Company production of Circle Mirror Transformation.

Ismael Lara, Jr.

Director – Casa Alfonsa (he, him, his) Ismael is a Mexican director currently residing in Chicago. His mission is to uplift and examine the work of artists who identify within the Latine diaspora. Selected credits: Last Hermanos (A Red Orchid); In His Hands (Northwestern); El Guayabo/The Guava Tree (Creede Rep); Tomás & The Library Lady, The Displaced (Northwestern); Lily Plants A Garden, The Thing I Hold (Hangar Theater); And All the Dead Lie Down (ConCon); The Elephant Man (French Creek). He’s developed plays with CPT at Entry Point, Playwrights Local, Creede Rep, Kane Rep, Rec Room Arts, The Lark and National Queer Theatre. Assistant credits: The Leopard Play, or sad songs for lost boys (Steep, World Premiere); I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Steppenwolf, World Premiere); The Chinese Lady, Junk, Christmas at Pemberley (Milwaukee Rep). Ismael is a recipient of a Drama League Fellowship and the current Artistic Fellow at Northlight Theater.

Christina Lee

(she, her, hers) Teaching Artist/Child Care Provider Christina is a Montessori Adolescent teacher from Corpus Christi, Texas, where she lives with her two children, spouse, and five dogs. She has been involved with theatre since childhood, and to date has worked on over one hundred productions and directed upwards of twenty. She has taught numerous camps and classes for all ages. When not in the classroom or on stage, Christina is an active volunteer at Keepers of the Garden, an urban learning garden designed to teach children and families about growing good food and growing good humans. She could not be more excited to spend the summer sharing theatre with y’all!

Natalie Maynard

Costume Designer – Music Box (she, her, hers) Natalie is proudly returning to CRT as the Costume Designer for her 9th Kid Show. The Rainbow Goblins marked the first KID Show for Natalie as Costume Designer. She went on to design Emilia’s Tree, Lullaby Bay, Scruff Turbo and The Children of the Future, The Story of Babar, The Gentleman Bug, Saving Red, and Alice in the Bookstore Palace. This is Natalie’s 11th season at Creede Repertory Theatre. She feels honored about returning to CRT, the place that helped her grow as a young theatre artist in the Costume Shop. From 2003-2012 she worked as an Apprentice, Stitcher, First Hand, Dresser, Designer, Draper and Shop Foreman. Natalie lives in Louisville, KY with her sweet husband Brent and a herd of four cats. She has worked as a Draper/Patternmaker for The Louisville Ballet, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and several local Fashion Designers in Louisville KY.

Emiliano Messiez

Composer & Music Director – Casa Alfonsa (he, him, his) Emiliano is an Argentinean composer and pianist based in New York City. With a versatile and personal sound, he is the composer of Bordello, a musical awarded by the National Alliance of Musical Theater (NAMT) and the Broadway Bound Theater Festival. He also composed El Guayabo/The Guava Tree, a musical commissioned by Creede Rep in 2021, and is the orchestrator of Ghost in the Machine, the new musical by Janine Robledo. He is the pianist of the Broadway and London hit Forever Tango and directs his own orchestra Típica Messiez, a 10-piece Tango Orchestra. He is educated in classical music, jazz, tango, rock and Latin American rhythms and performs in venues including The Lincoln Center, The Metropolitan Museum of New York and The Houston Opera Theater, with some of the world’s top musicians including Paquito de Rivera, Diego El Cigala, Dino Saluzzi, Concha Buika, Raul Jaurena, Fernando Otero and Pedro Giraudo, among others.

Renée Prince

Director – Music Box (she, her, hers) Renée is the Executive Artistic Director of VOICES, a nonprofit based in Carbondale, CO which amplifies underrepresented voices and stories through original community-based theater projects. She is the former Education Director of CRT and arrived in these beautiful mountains at the age of twenty-two for her first season as part of CRT’s acting company. She founded The KID Show with her brother Ryan Prince twenty years ago and is over-the-moon excited to be directing Allie Quiller’s stunning new play Music Box. Recent directing credits include Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker at Thunder River Theatre Company, the Women’s Voices Theater Project – a devised show for VOICES, and Cassidy Willey’s solo show As Close As I Can, which premiered at the 2021 Denver Fringe Festival

and which Renée helped develop. Renée holds a Bachelors in Theater from Northwestern University and a Masters in Theater Education from the University of Northern Colorado.

Ryan Prince

Scenic Designer – Music Box (he, him, his) Ryan is a sculptor, teaching artist, and Dad. He is thrilled to be back in Creede to work on the greatest show ever! Ryan helped his sister Renée start The KID Show 20 years ago, starting a 12-year relationship with CRT. He designed/built props and sets, worked as the Facilities Manager, and then finally as the Production Manager. Ryan is currently the Public Programs Manager at the Aspen Art Museum where he gets to learn about significant contemporary art with kids of all ages.

Allison Quiller

Playwright – Music Box (she, her, hers) Allison began her creative career with the inception of CRT’s KID Show in 2003. After graduating from Interlochen Arts Academy with a focus in creative writing, she studied writing for film and television at Vancouver Film School in British Columbia. While in Canada, she worked as a writer and puppet maker for Idle Minds Sketch Comedy. She then worked in film and television in Los Angeles, including on The Lone Ranger’ and Godzilla before a stint as Art Department Coordinator for ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars. Upon moving back to Creede, her first documentary feature, Paul Freakin’ Stone (that’s who), won the Gold Medal Award for the Atlanta International Documentary Festival in 2014. The documentary KID Show won multiple awards at the Action on Film Fest in 2019. She is proud to continue her collaboration with CRT and is humbled by the opportunity to write this year’s The KID Show.

Bethany Eileen Talley

Choreographer – Casa Alfonsa Performer - Boomtown! Teaching Artist/Child Care Provider (she, her, hers) This is Bethany’s 11th season with the Creede Repertory Theatre. Most recently with CRT she conceived and directed The Tree Watcher and appeared in Utterly Devastating and Boomtown!. CRT choreography credits include: El Guayabo/The Guava Tree, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Wizard of Oz. You may have seen her onstage as Greta in General Store, Cookie in Ghostlight, Rebecca Gibbs in Our Town, a Hot Box Dancer in Guys & Dolls, and more. A special thank you to Graham, Edie, Eilean, and CRT for their commitment to parent-artists.

Jill Van Brussel

Costume Designer – Casa Alfonsa (she, her, hers) Jill is delighted to be making her design debut at CRT. A graduate of Purdue University’s MFA program, Jill is Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Colorado Mesa University where she designs, directs, and teaches all things costume. Favorite designs include Godspell, The SpongeBob Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Hay Fever, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, Cabaret, Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, Our Town, and Macbeth. Away from CMU, she most recently designed Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 for Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre. She directed and designed Pride and Prejudice, as well as an all-female production of 1776, and recently wrote and performed her own one-woman show: Why Do I Own a Thong (and other existential questions).

PATRON SERVICES

Krystopher Baklarz

House Manager (he, him, his) Krystopher is ecstatic to return as House Manager this season. He was last in Creede during the 2019 season house managing Peter and the Starcatcher, Ripcord, Boomtown! and other shows throughout the season. He has been involved with house managing many productions at Point Park University where he recently graduated with his MBA degree. Krystopher would like to thank his friends and family for supporting him so much throughout his life.

Matt DeMond

Patron Services Associate A native of Freeburg, IL, Matt first found theatre at a young age, attending productions at St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (The Muny). He spent many summers vacationing in Creede with his extended family and enjoying shows at CRT. A graduate of Baylor University with a B.A. in Economics, Matt has spent several years serving clients as a financial advisor/broker. Currently taking a brief hiatus from finance to explore data science projects, Matt is excited to enjoy the summer in Creede with family and friends.

Meredith Felix

Patron Services Associate (she, her, hers) Meredith is from Lansdale, Pennsylvania and working towards her B.A. in Theatre at Susquehanna University where she is heading into her final semester. She is very excited to be joining the Creede family this summer and see what new skills she can learn! Since a young age Meredith has known theatre is her passion and this love has only grown since being in school. Her previous experience includes House Manager for the Susquehanna University Theatre Department, Education Intern at Florida Studio Theatre, and Stage Manager for a collection of Climate Change Plays. Throughout the past few years Meredith has also been performing in many plays including The Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (Donna), Trifles (Mrs. Peters), and Escaped Alone (Sally). Along with theatre Meredith also loves spending time with the people she loves (including her dog), traveling and taking time to relax outside.

Franny McLarty

Patron Services Associate (she, her, hers) Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Franny grew up visiting her family cabin in southwestern Colorado every summer. It was on one of these summer trips that she first saw a show at the CRT – she was instantly enamored. After graduating from Western Washington University with a BA in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development, she wanted to work with a community arts organization and craved returning to places near and dear to her heart to live and work – hello Creede!

Alyssa Peters

Patron Services Associate Asst. House Manager (she/they) Alyssa is a native Texan who recently graduated from Oklahoma City University with a master’s degree in Nonprofit Leadership with an Arts Administration focus. This will be her second summer season with CRT working in Patron Services. She’s excited to spend the summer in Creede doing theatre as well as working with old and new CRT company members!

Heidi Caran Snider

Patron Services Manager Performer - Boomtown! (she, her, hers) Heidi is thrilled to be returning to the breathtaking Creede, CO for CRT’s 57th season! You may remember her from last season’s Utterly Devastating cabaret or as a guest performer in Boomtown! Her previous stage credits include Papa Ge in Once on this Island, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Heidi is excited for future projects and looks forward to working with like-minded individuals who share her passion for storytelling. Visit www.heidicsnider.com for more info!

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“Honky Tonk Merry Go Round”

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“Back In Baby’s Arms”

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“Anytime”

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“Walkin After Midnight”

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“I Fall to Pieces”

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“It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

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“Come On In (And Sit Right Down)”

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“Your Cheatin’ Heart”

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“Stupid Cupid”

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“You Belong to Me”

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“San Antonio Rose”

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“Lovesick Blues”

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“Sweet Dreams”

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Music Credits

“She’s Got You”

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“Three Cigarettes in An Ashtray”

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“Crazy”

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“Seven Lonely Days”

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“If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child)”

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“Just A Closer Walk”

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“Blue Moon of Kentucky”

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“Gotta Lotta Rhythm”

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“Shake Rattle and Roll”

- Charles Calhoun/Unichappel Music, Inc.

“Faded Love”

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“How Great Thou Art”

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“True Love”

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“If You’ve Got Leavin’ on Your Mind”

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“Bill Bailey”

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