Director 

Michelle is a teatrista, teacher, and activist. Together with Alvaro Saar Rios, she co-founded the Royal Mexican Players in 2004 and the two have collaborated on over a dozen productions since then. She is Artistic Director of Chicago Playworks and an Associate Professor at The Theatre School at DePaul. Directing credits include Carmela Full of Wishes (Chicago Children’s Theatre); Squirrel Girl, Luchadora!, & Jane of the Jungle (Chicago Playworks); Carmela Full of Wishes & The Mole Hill Stories (First Stage); Bocón! (University of Houston); Chapatti (Milwaukee Chamber); Enfrascada (Renaissance Theaterworks); and One Hot Texican Summer (Royal Mexican Players).

Playwright

Alvaro is a Texican playwright living in Chicago. His plays have been seen in New York City, Mexico City, Hawaii, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and all over Texas. His other plays include the award-winning Luchadora!, The Day the Music Came Back, and On The Wings of a Mariposa. Mr. Rios is Playwright-In-Residence at Milwaukee's First Stage and a proud veteran of the US Army (he used to drive tanks).  Alvaro is also an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is currently creating a new adaptation of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising. https://www.alvarosaarrios.com/ Instagram: @realCrazyMex

Stage Manager

Liz (she/her) is a Seattle-local stage manager and theatre artist. A longtime childhood audience member, she is so pleased to return to SCT for this wonderful show. Previous work at SCT includes The Lamp is the Moon and multiple educational tours. Other stage management and backstage credits include work with Seattle Rep, Seattle Shakespeare Company, 5^th Avenue Theatre, 14/48 Projects, Sound Theatre Company, Book-It, and others.

Assistant Stage Manager

Michelle (she/her) is delighted to be back at Seattle Children’s Theatre! Recent work includes R&H’s Cinderella, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter (Village Theatre); The Boy Who Kissed the Sky (SCT); Souvenir and The Fantasticks (UFOMT); Beowulf, The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes, The Effluent Engine, The Canterville Ghost, Childfinder, and Howl’s Moving Castle (Book-It).

Scenic Designer

Regina is a Chicago-based scenic designer from Puerto Rico. She has had long-standing relationships with the Latinx Theatre’s renowned Teatros including Repertorio Español, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Teatro Vista, and Pregones Theater. She has also designed for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, American Players Theatre, and the Guthrie Theater, amongst others. Upcoming shows include Steppenwolf Theater, Louisville Ballet, and the McCarter Theatre Center in New Jersey. Regina is a Fellow of the NEA/TCG Career Development Program for Designers and the Princess Grace Awards, USA; a Regional Associate member of the League of Professional Theatre Women; and company member with both Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago and Boundless Theatre Company, San Juan/NYC. She is the Head of the Scenic Design program at The Theatre School, DePaul University, and a founding organizational member of La Gente: The Latinx Theatre Production Network. www.Garciaportfolio.com

Costume Designer

Jazmin (haz-meen) (she/her/ella) is a queer xicana costume designer, born & bred from Milwaukee, WI! She’s thrilled to be making her West Coast debut at SCT this season & collaborate with this incredible team of artists! Current season professional credits include Carmela Full of Wishes, First Stage Children’s Theater (WI); There Is a Happiness That Morning Is, Next Act Theatre (WI); the Midwest premiere of The Great Khan, Redtwist Theatre (IL); the World Premiere of Think Fast, Jordan Chase!, Filament Theatre (IL), and Moana Jr. at Northbrook Theatre (IL). Jazmin graduated with a BA in theatre arts with a focus in costume design and wardrobe from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 2017. She is also currently working on her BFA in art & design at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Previously, Jazmin has received the honor of being selected as one of thirty-four US young emerging (costume) designers for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial for Eurydice at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha. Jazmin wouldn't be here without the support of her incredible family, friends, and community, and would like to continually honor them through her work. @jazminnauroraa / jazminaurora.com

Properties Designer & Assistant Scenic Designer

Lonnae (Luh-nae) grew up in Milwaukee, WI but has adopted Chicago as her new home. She graduated from DePaul’s Theatre School with a double major in Theatre and History. Lonnae has worked as a props designer with American Players Theatre, Steep Theatre, Definition Theatre, Teatro Vista, and many others, all in prop design. She's passionate about finding to tell stories that not only need to be told but have slipped through the cracks of the theatre world.

Lighting Designer

Jason is a Chicago-based lighting designer for live performance and is ecstatic to share this production with Seattle audiences after its world premiere in Chicago last year. Regional: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Court Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Geva Theatre Center, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theater, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, among others. Lynch is represented by United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE, and The Gersh Agency. www.jasondlynch.com, @jasonlynch.design on Instagram.

Sound Designer & Composer

Christie is a Pianist, Music Director, Sound Designer, Composer, and Orchestrator. Among her straight play compositional credits are A Raisin in the Sun (Invictus), The Niceties (Forward), and The Mountain Top (American Players). Sound Design/Composition credits include Carmela Full of Wishes (Chicago Children’s Theatre, First Stage) We Are Continuous & VietGone (GEVA), The Way She Spoke (Milwaukee Chamber), Shapeshifters (UArts), and the Milwaukee Black Theatre Festival productions of Black Butterflies, Pretty Fire, Kill Move Paradise, Stew, and Home. Christie’s film scores can be heard in The Pandemic Trilogy, The Clearing, Alone, and the documentary ‘A Space for Empathy.’

Assistant Sound Designer

Joseph (he/him) is a thirty-year veteran of the Seattle theatre community, and a twelve-year veteran of SCT, who also grew up seeing every SCT production at the Poncho Theatre (and others) throughout the 1980s. Previous SCT sound design team credits include The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, The Best Summer Ever!, Above-Below-Between, and numerous Summer Season productions. A few favorite Seattle sound designs include The Feast, Belleville, and Year Of The Rooster for MAP Theatre; Crime And Punishment, A Streetcar Named Desire, and To Kill A Mockingbird for the old Intiman Theatre; and a 2013 production of Cliffhouse for Macha Monkey Theatre which earned him a Gregory Award nomination. Joseph is a Seattle native, a graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle (R.I.P.), and spends most of his days making or listening to music, collecting records, and watching his teenager play basketball.

Co-Founder & Artistic Director, Chicago Children’s Theatre

Jacqueline (she/her) is originally from Houston, Texas, and a graduate of New York University. At CCT, Russell leads the development of new plays, main stage, educational programs, and the Red Kite Project, a program dedicated to bringing theatre into the lives of children with special needs. In 2010, she was appointed by the U.S. State Department as Cultural Envoy to Canada and was recently honored as one of 20 women who have shaped arts and culture in Chicago on the Kerry James Marshall mural at the Chicago Culture Center. Prior to founding CCT, Russell served as Executive Director of Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Chicago Children's Theatre, Director of Production

Will (he/him) has overseen the production of CCT's shows since 2016. He is so proud to share this magical and important story with Seattle alongside a dream team of collaborators! He is also the director and co-creator of CCT’s holiday tradition, The Beatrix Potter Holiday Tea Party, and has designed scenery, props, costumes and/or puppets for dozens of CCT shows - online during the pandemic, in Chicago, and on tour across the country and the world. When not making theatre, he's probably hanging out with his chihuahua, Fawkes, and cat, Goblin.