Winding Road Theater Ensemble's mission is to tell dynamic theatrical stories that illuminate the human condition and celebrate the theater's power to entertain us, to move us, and to bring us joy, with a special commitment to developing new work by American playwrights. We fulfill our mission by producing seasons of contemporary and classic works representing diverse styles, themes, and perspectives, and by presenting readings, workshops, and full productions of new plays.
WINDING ROAD THEATER
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Maria A. Caprile,
Artistic Director Maria (She/Her) has served as Artistic Director since 2017. She appeared in Winding Road's main stage productions of Good People, United, and August: Osage County as well as several Winding Reads, including Monica Bauer's Christmas Break and Toni Press-Coffman's Consolation. Maria is a part-time resident of Spokane, Washington, where she was a resident artist at Interplayers Theatre. She was nominated for Arizona Star's MAC award for her direction of The Big Meal, Stupid F*!#ing Bird, and The Fantasticks, which also received a nomination for Best Musical of 2018. Maria was nominated for a Spokie for her direction of The Christmas Schooner for nationally acclaimed Spokane Civic Theatre. She is the author and director of the original play The Little Mermaid: A Tale of Aloha, produced by Spokane Children's Theatre.
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China Young,
Managing Director & Ensemble Member China (She/Her) has been a member of the Tucson Performing Arts community since 2010, and a member of Winding Road Theater Ensemble since November 2018. She got her start in dance, with ballet and tap lessons beginning at age 4. Her first taste of theatre was when she was in Kindergarten, having been cast as a member of Children's Chorus in the musical Evita (and quickly declaring herself understudy to Eva Peron). She has been involved in theatre ever since, both on and off stage as a performer, director, producer, designer, and audience member. She earned her BFA in Acting at Texas Tech University in 2009 and her MFA in Contemporary Performance at Naropa University in 2017. She is often found collaborating with numerous local organizations including Winding Road, Scoundrel and Scamp, Cabaret Boheme, and Taming of the Review.
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– ENSEMBLE MEMBERS (CURRENT) –
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Alex J. Alegria (He/Him) is currently a junior at the University of Arizona, pursuing a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology: Lighting Emphasis. A native to Tucson, he began his technical career at the beginning of his freshman year of high school as a Technician/Stagehand for the R/UHS Stage Crew, learning the basics of Tech and Design. Alex is currently a Freelance Lighting Designer, and a Resident Lighting Designer/Ensemble Member for Winding Road Theater Ensemble. Alex's Lighting Design of The Big Meal with Winding Road in 2019 received a 2019/2020 Carmen Awards nomination for Best Lighting Design. Select Lighting Design credits include: Stupid F&#!ing Bird, The Little Foxes, The Big Meal, and Angels Fall (Winding Road); The Secret Garden (Arts Express); and Everybody (Next Performance Collective).
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Denise Blum (She/Her) arrived in Tucson in 2006. Prior to that, she co-created the International Amateur Community Theater (I-ACT) in La Serena, Chile, and acted in, directed, and produced live theater for the benefit of local charities. Since arriving in Tucson, she finds herself fortunate to have worked with several local theater companies including Winding Road, The Arizona Rose, Beowulf Alley, The Comedy Playhouse, El Rio Theatre Project, St. Francis in the Heights, SheWorxx, and Speak the Speech. Some of her favorite stage acting credits include Steel Magnolias, The Lady and the Clarinet (Luba), the Little Foxes, Upton Abbey, Pieces, The Mousetrap, and In The Shadow of My Son. Her directing credits include London Suite, Strawberry Jam, Pygmalion, A Long Trip, and the Elephant Man (Assistant Director). She co-produced the 2020 Eight 10's In Tucson – ONLINE and will co-produce the upcoming 2021 festival.
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Tony Caprile (He/Him) has been a member of Winding Road Theater Ensemble since 2017. He has been seen in our productions of The Big Meal, Stupid F*!#ing Bird, Good People, The Fantasticks, United, Death of a Salesman, and August: Osage County. Tony is a part time resident of Spokane, Washington, where he was a resident artist of Interplayers Theatre. His appearance in Interplayers' production Rounding Third earned him a Best Actor in a drama nomination from the Spokane Inlander. Tony has conducted many a set build for Winding Road.
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Tyler Gastelum (He/Him) has been a member of Winding Road Theater Ensemble since 2019. A Tucson native, he graduated from the University of Arizona and the Bennett Theatrelab. He now works as a local drama teacher. Favorite roles with Winding Road include Dev in Stupid F***ing Bird and Moritz in Spring Awakening in Concert. Tyler directed shorts in Winding Road's Eight 10's festival in 2019 and 2020, as well as the Winding Read of Dusk in 2020.
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– ENSEMBLE MEMBERS (EMERITUS) –
Glen Coffman, Co-Founder
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Chad Davies
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Peg Peterson
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Toni Press-Coffman, Co-Founder
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