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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...
Thomas J. Underdal is an interdisciplinary theatre maker and educator who has worked with Childsplay as a teaching artist since...
Zoe Tyler (she/her) is a theatre maker and educator from St. Louis, Missouri. Her many roles as a theatre maker include...
Alex Frost is joining the Childsplay team this summer for her first year with the academy. An actor, singer, and...
Alexis has been part of the Childsplay ensemble since 2021. She is a Theatre Education student at Grand Canyon...
Amanda Slade (she/her) joined the Childsplay Ensemble in 2022 as a Teaching Artist and Music Director and is...
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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...
Briyannah E. Simmons is a passionate theater maker. While acting is her primary focus, she also has dabbled in writing...
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Bertha Alicia Cortes was a teaching artist at Childsplay in 2020 and is excited to be back for this summer session...
Cam Blackwell joined Childsplay last year as a teaching artist and is thrilled to be returning! Cam is a Detroit native...
Cam Oakes has been a part of the Childsplay teaching artist community since 2016 and is always excited to continue ...
Clara Kundin is a theater-maker and educator. She received her B.A. in theater from St. Olaf College and continued...
Dorian Peterson is a new member of the Childsplay Community and he is ELATED to start as one of the teaching artist...
Ericca Rose has been with Childsplay since 2019. She has a deep passion for working with kids and sharing her knowledge...
Jason White is an Arizona based director and teacher. Jason is originally from Freeport NY and moved to Arizona with his family when he...
Mary Kenny is thrilled to make her Childsplay debut as the Scenic Designer of Puffs. Mary has worked as a Designer...
Natalie Earley graduated from the Childsplay Conservatory program and moved on to Student Interning with Childsplay...
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Olivia Dostal has been a part of the Childsplay family since her first summer camp as a student in 2015...
Nickela Rooney is excited to be making her AZ teaching artist debut with Childsplay. Previous teaching experience includes...
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...
Stephanie is a long time Childsplay fan, as she has been a teaching artist since Fall 2022 and was a student for...
Sam Updegraff joined Childsplay last summer as an Assistant Teacher and Teaching Artist. Some technical theatre...
