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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...
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...
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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Aurora Winger (she/her), Production Stage Manager, graduated from Fordham...
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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...
Cam Oakes has been a part of the Childsplay teaching artist community since 2016 and is always excited to continue ...
Danette Porter's arts education began in Mesa Public schools and lead to The American Musical Dramatic Academy...
Deatra D. Branston joined the Childsplay ensemble in early spring of 2023 as an actor and is more than ecstatic to be...
Dorian Maliq is a new member of the Childsplay Community and he is ELATED to start as one of the teaching artist...
Gianbari Deebom (she/they) is an actor, singer, director, teaching artist, and student filmmaker from Tucson, AZ...
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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...
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...
Sarah joined the Childsplay team as a teaching artist in August of 2023. She has taught classes at...
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Thomas J. Underdal is an interdisciplinary theatre maker and educator who has worked with Childsplay as a teaching artist since...
