Misfits Theater Company's premiere production of Elemeno Pea just won Best Comedy, and Best Small Ensemble Cast in Denver's Broadway World Awards (January 2017!)
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2016-BroadwayWorld-Denver-Awards-Winners-Announced-Brian-Sides-Colleen-Johnson-Evergreen-Chorale-and-More-20170104
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2016-BroadwayWorld-Denver-Awards-Winners-Announced-Brian-Sides-Colleen-Johnson-Evergreen-Chorale-and-More-20170104
Artistic Director, Emily Tuckman
Emily has been performing for over 14 years in New York. Her favorite roles include Jackie-O in House of Yes (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Guildenstern in The Hamlet Project (La Mama Etc.), Blanche in Streetcar Named Desire, Laura in The Glass Menagerie (New York Fringe Festival), Lindsey in Reach (Estraña Theatre Company) and Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream (Estraña Theatre Company). She also directed and produced A…My Name is Alice, and studied at Williamstown Theatre Festival, with Jack Doulin at NYTW and at Upright Citizens Brigade. Emily received a grant to study at Folger Shakespeare Institute and won the audience favorite award at last year's Frigid Festival for the role of Arlin in Commencing. She just wrapped the feature film "My Bakery in Brooklyn" starring Aimee Teegarden and Krysta Rodriguez.
Resident Misfit, Damon Guerrasio
Past credits include Airness (Benchmark); A Christmas Carol (BETC); Ella Enchanted, Jesus Christ Superstar, Saturday Night Fever, Junie B Jones, Charlotte's Web, Lyle the Crocodile (Arvada Center); Once, Queen of Conspiracy, Lost in Yonkers, The Story of the Nutcracker, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frog Prince, Young King Arthur, Robin Hood, The Little Mermaid, The Pied Piper, Dylan Went Electric (Miners Alley Playhouse); Water by the Spoonful (Curious Theatre); The Odd Couple (PACE); A Christmas Carol (Theatreworks); Shakespeare in Love(CSFAC); Bullets Over Broadway, Emma (Vintage Theatre); The Little Prince, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin (MACC); Beau Jest, Red Hot and Cole, All My Sons (Cherry Creek Theatre); The Fantasticks! (Midtown Arts Center); Annie, Spamalot, Shrek the Musical (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre); The Music Man, Boeing Boeing, Annie, Completely Hollywood Abridged, Evita, Unsinkable Molly Brown (LTHAC); Love Child, Minimum Wage, Complete World of Sports Abridged (Avenue Theater); Something's Afoot (American Southwest Theatre Company). Television: Manhattan (Lions gate); From Dusk till Dawn (Miramax).
Past credits include Airness (Benchmark); A Christmas Carol (BETC); Ella Enchanted, Jesus Christ Superstar, Saturday Night Fever, Junie B Jones, Charlotte's Web, Lyle the Crocodile (Arvada Center); Once, Queen of Conspiracy, Lost in Yonkers, The Story of the Nutcracker, Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Frog Prince, Young King Arthur, Robin Hood, The Little Mermaid, The Pied Piper, Dylan Went Electric (Miners Alley Playhouse); Water by the Spoonful (Curious Theatre); The Odd Couple (PACE); A Christmas Carol (Theatreworks); Shakespeare in Love(CSFAC); Bullets Over Broadway, Emma (Vintage Theatre); The Little Prince, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin (MACC); Beau Jest, Red Hot and Cole, All My Sons (Cherry Creek Theatre); The Fantasticks! (Midtown Arts Center); Annie, Spamalot, Shrek the Musical (Breckenridge Backstage Theatre); The Music Man, Boeing Boeing, Annie, Completely Hollywood Abridged, Evita, Unsinkable Molly Brown (LTHAC); Love Child, Minimum Wage, Complete World of Sports Abridged (Avenue Theater); Something's Afoot (American Southwest Theatre Company). Television: Manhattan (Lions gate); From Dusk till Dawn (Miramax).
Videographer/Resident Misfit, Peter Bell
Peter is an experienced entrepreneur, technologist, agile coach and CTO specializing in EdTech projects. He wrote "Introducing GitHub" for O'Reilly, created the "Mastering GitHub" course for code school and "Git and GitHub LiveLessons" for Pearson. He is a co-founder and co-organizer of the CTO School http://www.ctoschool.org - an organization in NYC devoted to creating the next generation of technical leaders.
He has presented regularly at national and international conferences on ruby, nodejs, NoSQL (especially MongoDB and neo4j), cloud computing, software craftsmanship, java, groovy, javascript, and requirements and estimating.
Peter was the lighting designer-in-residence with Estraña Theatre Company In New York City.
Peter is an experienced entrepreneur, technologist, agile coach and CTO specializing in EdTech projects. He wrote "Introducing GitHub" for O'Reilly, created the "Mastering GitHub" course for code school and "Git and GitHub LiveLessons" for Pearson. He is a co-founder and co-organizer of the CTO School http://www.ctoschool.org - an organization in NYC devoted to creating the next generation of technical leaders.
He has presented regularly at national and international conferences on ruby, nodejs, NoSQL (especially MongoDB and neo4j), cloud computing, software craftsmanship, java, groovy, javascript, and requirements and estimating.
Peter was the lighting designer-in-residence with Estraña Theatre Company In New York City.
Head lighting designer/Resident Misfit, Lily Bradford
Lily is the resident Assistant Lighting Designer at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company. Originally from Washington, DC, Lily now lives in Boulder with her husband and 3 year old son. She was also one of the recipients of Colorado's True West Award in 2020.
https://arvadacenter.org/inside-the-arvada-center/2020-true-west-awards-lily-bradford?fbclid=IwAR3e-Qi2vlCcKrqZOzCAwLmL-ZstBNDrYK5nyGt2PslAxWrB-vT92rgH9rg
Lily is the resident Assistant Lighting Designer at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company. Originally from Washington, DC, Lily now lives in Boulder with her husband and 3 year old son. She was also one of the recipients of Colorado's True West Award in 2020.
https://arvadacenter.org/inside-the-arvada-center/2020-true-west-awards-lily-bradford?fbclid=IwAR3e-Qi2vlCcKrqZOzCAwLmL-ZstBNDrYK5nyGt2PslAxWrB-vT92rgH9rg
Director/Resident Misfit, Debe Hultgren
Stage Manager/Resident Misfit, Madeleine Wagner
Madeleine Wagner Is a recent graduate of The University of Colorado Boulder and is thrilled to be a part of Misfits Theater Company. She has stage managed shows for local fundraisers as well as for the Jewish Community Center. She is so grateful to be a part of a show in the midst of Covid!
Resident Misfit, Elizabeth Kirchmeier
Elizabeth Kirchmeier is so thrilled to be working with the lovely people of "Macbeth" (Previous works with Misfits include "Reach" by Ryan Sprague and "Elemeno Pea!") Elizabeth has been seen in "Juno and the Paycock" as Mary Boyle at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado. Elizabeth would like to thank her ever supporting and loving parents and family and her partner for staying up in to the wee hours of the morning to run lines with her. Enjoy the show!
Resident Misfit, Amy Luna
Amy Luna is a Boulder/Denver based actor and director. Some of her fondest roles have included: Rose ("Gypsy"), May ("Fool For Love"), Daniela ("In the Heights"), Dominga ("Enrique's Journey"), Gertrude ("Hamlet"), Lysistrata ("Lysistrata"). Amy is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to play a part in the Misfits Theater Co.'s first Colorado production, "Elemeno Pea."
Amy Luna is a Boulder/Denver based actor and director. Some of her fondest roles have included: Rose ("Gypsy"), May ("Fool For Love"), Daniela ("In the Heights"), Dominga ("Enrique's Journey"), Gertrude ("Hamlet"), Lysistrata ("Lysistrata"). Amy is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to play a part in the Misfits Theater Co.'s first Colorado production, "Elemeno Pea."
Resident Misfit, Suzanne Nepi
Suzanne is so tickled to be a part of The Misfits premiere here in Denver with Elemeno Pea! She just closed Steel Magnolias at the end of April for Spotlight Theater and loved honing her beauty salon skills as Truvy. Before that Suzanne just complete 6 months of musicals for Vintage Theater with Funny Girl (Rose Brice) and Curtains (Carmen Bernstein which just won her a 2016 Marlowe Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical). She has also appeared at The Fox, Edge, Miners Alley, Ignite, And Toto Too, Spark, PACE, THAC, with Drowsy in The Drowsy Chaperone and Martha in Virginia Woolf? as some of her favorite roles.
Suzanne is so tickled to be a part of The Misfits premiere here in Denver with Elemeno Pea! She just closed Steel Magnolias at the end of April for Spotlight Theater and loved honing her beauty salon skills as Truvy. Before that Suzanne just complete 6 months of musicals for Vintage Theater with Funny Girl (Rose Brice) and Curtains (Carmen Bernstein which just won her a 2016 Marlowe Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical). She has also appeared at The Fox, Edge, Miners Alley, Ignite, And Toto Too, Spark, PACE, THAC, with Drowsy in The Drowsy Chaperone and Martha in Virginia Woolf? as some of her favorite roles.
Resident Misfit, Jane Shepard
Jane Shepard is an actor, director and award-winning playwright & screenwriter whose works have been seen across the U.S. and internationally. Two compilations of her stage work currently appear in the print, the aptly titled “Meaty Monologues” and “Kickass Plays For Women,” a popular collection of her short pieces published by Samuel French. Its plays have now been produced in five nations.
During 25 years in New York, Shepard was a member of the renowned Circle Rep and received over 25 productions in city. She has worked in association with such distinguished companies as The Public Theater, New York Stage & Film and Ensemble Studio Theater.
Jane Shepard is an actor, director and award-winning playwright & screenwriter whose works have been seen across the U.S. and internationally. Two compilations of her stage work currently appear in the print, the aptly titled “Meaty Monologues” and “Kickass Plays For Women,” a popular collection of her short pieces published by Samuel French. Its plays have now been produced in five nations.
During 25 years in New York, Shepard was a member of the renowned Circle Rep and received over 25 productions in city. She has worked in association with such distinguished companies as The Public Theater, New York Stage & Film and Ensemble Studio Theater.