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Meet Your Academy Staff
All of our teaching artists are adult professional theatre artists who hold current finger print clearance cards. All of our Academy Staff receive in depth trainings in Saftey, EDI (Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion), and Classroom Management. Click below to learn more about each of our Teaching Artists.
Academy Mission: Harnessing the transformative power of theatre, Childsplay Theatre Academy creates education programs that center young people in the process of artistic discovery and courageous empathy.
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Brianna Fallon (also known as Ms. Bri) is an actor, director, playwright, teaching artist, singer, and musician. She received...
Gracie Ruiz (she/her) recently graduated with her BFA degree in Theatre from The University of Montana and is an alumnus...
Addison Hill is a composer, artist, and musician from Phoenix, Arizona and is currently pursuing...
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Alex Frost is joining the Childsplay team this summer for her first year with the academy. An actor, singer, and...
Alexandra is joining Childsplay as a teaching artist for Summer 2025. Recent credits include...
Alexis has been part of the Childsplay ensemble since 2021. She is a Theatre Education student at Grand Canyon...
Alina Pierzga joined Childsplay in 2025 as an Assistant Teaching Artist! And she is so excited...
Amanda Slade joined the Childsplay ensemble in 2022 as Teaching Artist and Music Director and is thrilled to teach...
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Angelica Saario is currently a student at ASU for her BA in theatre acting. She has grown up with Childsplay since she...
Hello! I'm Atticus Quintero and I first joined Childsplay as a summer student in 2016 and continued classes...
Aurora Winger (she/her), Production Stage Manager, graduated from Fordham...
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Brenda Batres is thrilled to return to Childsplay as a teaching artist this summer! She holds a BA in...
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Brenna Halvorsen is a costumer who joined the YETi team in Fall 2023. She has worked on three YETi shows, and she recently joined...
Danette Porter's arts education began in Mesa Public schools and lead to The American Musical Dramatic Academy...
Danté X Johnson first joined the Childsplay ensemble as an intern in the summer of 2022 and is now returning...
Deatra D. Branston joined the Childsplay ensemble in early spring of 2023 as an actor and is more than ecstatic to be...
Debra K Stevens has been with Childsplay since August of 1982 working as an Associate Artist...
Dorian Maliq is a new member of the Childsplay Community and he is ELATED to start as one of the teaching artist...
Dylan Prentis is excited to be joining the Childsplay Ensemble this summer. He is a graduate of ASU’s Herberger Institute...
Gianbari Deebom (she/they) is an actor, singer, director, teaching artist, and student filmmaker from Tucson, AZ...
Hadley is thrilled to be a teaching artist here at Childsplay! She has been a dancer and performer her whole life...
Ms. Richardson, a professional Regional Theatre Actress Joined, Childsplay’s ensemble in 1988...
Kat has been performing, choreographing, and teaching in the Valley for over 10 years. She joined the Childsplay...
Katie McFadzen is an Associate Artist at Childsplay and has been with the company since 1993. Favorite Childsplay...
Kelianne Devlin is so excited to be assistant teaching at Childsplay! She has been taking classes and working with...
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Mary Ellen Loose joined Childsplay in 1998 as a pianist for the summer workshops. This led to her becoming a Teaching...
This is Matthew’s first production for Childsplay's YETi program and he is excited to be involved...
Natalie is an Assistant Teacher at Childsplay and currently studying Theatre/Musical Theatre...
Nickela Rooney is excited to be making her AZ teaching artist debut with Childsplay. Previous teaching experience includes...
Rachel Carranza joined Childsplay as a teaching assistant in June of 2025 and is excited to begin this journey...
Rachel joined the Childsplay team in January 2023 and has loved every minute. They worked on the Future Filmmakers...
Rachel McCabe joined Childsplay in the summer of 2017 as a Teaching Artist. She has been a professional Singer/Actress for...
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Sarah joined the Childsplay team as a teaching artist in August of 2023. She has taught classes at...
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Theodore Crowell is returning for his second year as an Assistant Teaching Artist at Childsplay. Theodore first...
Thomas J. Underdal is an interdisciplinary theatre maker and educator who has worked with Childsplay as a teaching artist since...
