Nico Wilkinson is a poet, printmaker, farmer and organizer based in Colorado Springs. They are the 2017 champion of the Capturing Fire International Queer Poetry Slam. They have authored and co-authored multiple books of poetry, most notably Inauguration with Idris Goodwin. They are the co-founder of Prickly Pear Printing and the founder of The Quaill … Read more
The Lovely Rebel first appeared on YouTube in 2008, where she shared her earliest written works via video with a scanty but die-hard supportive audience. It didn’t take long for her follower-ship to grow on and offline. The eventuality of such led her to the heart of downtown Atlanta, at the iconic Apache Cafe’ where … Read more
Joe Barrera, Ph.D., has lived in Colorado Springs since 1968. Joe graduated from The Colorado College with a degree in English, earned the MA in English at Claremont Graduate School in California, and his Ph.D. in American Literature at the University of Texas at Austin. He taught at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, at … Read more
Molly Wingate is the executive director of Poetry Heals, a nonprofit organization that brings therapeutic poetry writing to people living difficult lives. This organization is Wingate’s crowning creative achievement. After decades of writing and teaching writing, including 14 years as the Colorado College Writing Center Director, she learned about a program that takes poetry writing … Read more
Linda’s passion for film started when she first volunteered for the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 26 years ago. After serving in a variety of positions (Box Office Manager, Programming Chair and Operations Chair), she was hired on as the first Festival Director in 2000. Today Linda serves as the Executive Director of what is … Read more
Hannah Rockey is an actor, teacher, comic and storyteller for all ages. Her most rewarding job was playing rolls for the police crisis intervention team. She has fallen in love with devised work. She has just published her second book called “Magnificent: Growing Up with a Bipolar Parent.” Hannah has a BA in communications and … Read more
Jennifer DeDominici, mezzo soprano, has a performing career spanning several genres including musical theatre, opera, and concert work. She was seen most recently as Francesca in Bridges of Madison County at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, a performance for which she won a Henry Award for Best Actress in a Musical. … Read more
Cheerish Evans is a vocalist, social activist, and actress in Colorado Springs, CO. She was last seen in the theatre playing the lead (Adria) in Puerto Rican Nocturne. Other recent productions include Spamalot (Lady of the Lake) at Funky Little Theatre Company, Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon) at THEATREWORKS, High Yellow (Just Right) at the … Read more
Jonathan works as a teacher, actor, poet, director, and producer in Colorado Springs. Most recently, Jonathan has devoted his writing talents to the CS Fine Arts Center in their Of Spacious Skies podcast. He has also produced and directed THEATREdART’s partnership with the Manitou Springs Heritage Center’s annual Ghost Stories of Old Manitou, and produces … Read more
Chris Armbrister was first attracted to the theater as a teenager and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from the University of Alabama, following graduation he made his first trek to the Pikes Peak Region to perform melodrama in the Gold Bar Room Theater at The Imperial Hotel in Cripple Creek. Over … Read more
