Robin Bousel (she/her) Artistic Director DIRECTOR, Miss Match/ Mismatch, Such Dreams as Stuff Is Made On, Kate Says Hi Robin is a performer, director, and educator, with more than three decades of experience in theatre. She currently serves as Artistic Director of Winding Road Theatre, where she is helping shape the company’s next chapter through new work, creative collaboration, and stories that bring people together. After fourteen years in Chicago, Robin returned to Tucson, reconnecting with the vibrant arts community where her theatrical roots first took hold. Recent performance credits include Macbeth (Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike and The Miss Firecracker Contest (Live Theatre Workshop). Robin is also a recurring cast member of Retro Game Show Night and regularly hosts and performs in cabarets celebrating storytelling, humor, and human connection. She is deeply grateful to the artists, audiences, and partner organizations who made this year's Eight 10s in Tucson not just possible, but truly fantastic. 
Meagan Materazo Executive Director ELIZA, Miss Match / Mismatch Meagan cannot thank this team enough for the collaboration, inspiration, and dedication they’ve brought for this event. Meagan recently joined Winding Road Theatre after 20+ years of experience in community theatre from New York to Tucson: performance, production, design, and organizational leadership. She is passionate about developing community and connection through emotionally resonant work, and looks forward to the years to come at Winding Road Theatre. 
Luke Johnsen CHRISTOPHER; ELLIOT; JOHN; TOM; ERIC; JIM; PETER; JACK, Miss Match/ Mismatch Luke is thrilled to be making his stage debut with Winding Road Theater Ensemble. He has acted on various stages around Arizona since his teens. When he is not performing, Luke prefers to spend his time with his wonderful dog, Princess Peach. When he is performing, Princess Peach prefers that Luke were home with her instead. 
Elijah Nixon PHIL, Miss Match/Mismatch Elijah is very excited to be working with everyone on this production! They've currently got a balance of plays and musicals ranging from Fairview to Urinetown, and very excited to expend their roster with 10 minute plays! 
Lange Pamela Navarro SUSAN, Miss Match/ Mismatch Lange is a Colombian-Mexican-Cubana who is Miami born, and Tucson raised. She started off as a CYT kid! At Cornell University, she engaged in a 24 hour play festival, a show about challenging Latinx family dynamics, and a mockumentary about being undocumented in the U.S. She's done work at Arts Express Theater with the AMAZING In the Heights cast and 9 to 5! She's currently in the wonderful Stories that Soar, working to make kids' stories come to life! She had fun as Tynion in the murder mystery dinner show Blame of Thrones with Borderlands Theater. Most proudly and recently, she performed as La Llorona with Teatro Dignidad! 
Dawn McMillan DIRECTOR, Kate Says Hi, Such Dreams As Stuff Is Made On Dawn recently wrapped Vanya ...and Spike at LTW as “Masha.” Her Tucson stage credits include Macduff in Macbeth, Elizabeth/Emilia in The Book of Will, Marianne Angell in The Revolutionists, and Charlotte Brontë in Bronte.Her television and film credits include ER, Frasier, The Young & the Restless, and Zeus & Roxanne. Dawn is a former member of two Unscrewed Theater improv teams and has directed a range of contemporary and new works, including An Aviary for Birds of Sadness, Citizen, and Pooh. She has also toured as a singer with Spanish megastar Raphael—an unexpected chapter she still counts among her favorites—and has voiced characters in commercials and animation. Dawn is the proud parent of two humans and the devoted staff member of two dogs. 
Alicia Green POPPY, Such Dreams As Stuff Is Made On Alicia is thrilled to be back onstage after recently portraying Melpomene in Xanadu and Sister Mary Theresa in Sister Act at Arts Express Theatre. Other recent credits include Sister in Damn Yankees! at AET, Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown: The Musical at Theatre South Playhouse, and Mabel in The Pajama Game at The Shedd Institute. Alicia has performed at regional theaters across the country, including Syracuse Stage, The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar, and Richmond Theatre for Children. Some of her favorite roles include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Jackie-O in The House of Yes, and Lys in the world premiere musical Ars Amandi. Alicia extends her sincere thanks and appreciation to Robin and to Winding Road for this opportunity. 
Tyler Gastelum TUCKER, Such Dreams As Stuff Is Made On Tyler Gastelum is thrilled to return to the Winding Road stage. A Tucson native, Tyler has been a part of theatre in our community for 20 years as an actor, singer, director, and educator. Some past Winding Road roles include Dev in STUPID F*** BIRD, Jon in TICK, TICK . . . BOOM!, and Antonio Salieri in AMADEUS. 
Kat McIntosh SPARKY, Such Dreams As Stuff Is Made On Kat is thrilled be returning to Eight Tens. Local credits include Borderlands, Scoundrel & Scamp, Winding Road, Live Theatre Workshop, and The Rogue. Previous credits include five seasons with Southwest Shakespeare Company, two seasons with Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, and three national tours with Cleveland Signstage Theatre. Kat studied at The National Theater Institute as well as The Moscow Art Theatre and has a BA in Theater from Wellesley College as well as an MFA in Acting from Trinity Rep Conservatory. 
Tristan McCrocklin CHIP, Such Dreams As Stuff Is Made On Tristan is a classically trained neurodivergent actor and poet from Tucson, Arizona. With nearly three years' experience in the Stanislavsky System (including voice, speech, and movement techniques developed by the RSC) at the Bennett TheatreLab, Tristan strives to perform as an actor of Living Experience. 
Grey Hill DIRECTOR, Leashed I don't know Grey yet, They did great work with their play. This Haiku's for them. 
Kaidrey Lester BOBO, Leashed Kaidrey is very excited to be apart of the Eight 10’s in Tucson festival. She was also very happy to find out she was cast with one of her closest friends Derek, basically a brother. She’d like to thank her family and friends for all the support, especially as she is finishing up her Visual and Performing Arts degree at Pima and is transferring to the UofA for her Live and Screened Performance major. She hopes you enjoy the show (and that you don’t judge her for being a dog in this one)! 
Derek Staring DUSTY, Leashed Derek is currently pursuing a career in acting, specializing in comedy and larger than life characters. After years of working other jobs (janitor, bouncer, bar manager, truck driver) he felt inspired to pursue something he has always been passionate about. He is grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Eight 10's and to act along with his good friend Kaidrey, who is basically like a sister. Some might even say he made her. Derek would like to thank his parents who are very supportive of him and give a shout out to his chihuahua, Alex. 
Tessa Crabtree DIRECTOR, The Maltese Walter Tessa is thrilled to share The Maltese Walter with Tucson! Currently studying at UA, she has various credits across Tucson, and is excited to partner with Scoundrel and Scamp for this unique opportunity! She would like to thank her arms for always being by her side, her legs for supporting her, her fingers (as she can always count on them), and the ground; without which she wouldn't be standing today. There noir better play festival to be a part of! 
David Gunther DR. EDDY, The Maltese Walter David was trouble in black sneakers the moment he walked into my office. Sure, he'd been in a lot of plays on Broadway. Speedway too. I'd seen him in Newsies, Miracle on 34th St, and Side Show at Arts Express Theatre not too long ago. I knew he had a rough history of being at The Gaslight Theatre, Invisible Theatre, Winding Road, Scoundrel and Scamp, and Unscrewed Theater, to name a few. He'd also been a computer technician for years, and been caught doing standup comedy, homebrewing, tabletop gaming, and baking. Like I said, a real heap of trouble. 
Kris Legacy ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Kris Legacy is a budding actor and stage manager from the Appalachian Mountains. He has acted in student capstone Writer's Block and was Production Stage Manager for Pima Community College's production of Fairview. He's currently a performing arts student at Pima and will be graduating Fall 2026. His vision is to be an agent for art, social justice, and all the places they intersect. To follow his work, find him on Instagram @kris_legacy_actor 
Kyle Odell
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Kyle Odell dreams of being the best shinobi from the Village Hidden in the Sand, and Stage management is the obviously the way to get there! Kyle performs in various mediums; from his Carmen-Award-nominated sound design for BASKERVILLE, to wearing multiple hats (Co-SM, Designer, principal role of FATHER) in TRAIL TO OREGON, and finally, playing drums for the musical NUNSENSE II! Currently, he loves working children's theater with Stories That Soar! and Drama kids Internationale. Nothing beats nurturing the confidence and passion of youths through art! 
Kelly VanShaar
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Kelly began his career in the performing arts in the 1970s, singing solos in school concerts and writing plays for his siblings and him to perform for their parents. After this failed to obtain commercial success, he moved on to singing bass in his high school choir and being a vocal music major in at Eastern Arizona College, where he held a position for 4 years in the men's barbershop / doo-wop quartet. When this failed to transition into commercial success, he tripped and fell backwards into a career in sound and video systems installation, moving up into design and training. But after starting a family, having five kids and about 10 years of financial success, he got divorced and somewhat predictably, had a midlife crisis where he quit his stable, well-paying job and started his own media production business, working freelance doing video production, web design, music writing and recording, teaching the occasional drama or media production class at the high school or community college level, and doing video, lights and sound for community theater and public schools. After 20 years of failing to find much commercial success in all these endeavors, his secret to survival has been staying out of debt, living cheap, doing your own home repairs, and driving old cars that you fix yourself. And recently, returning to his roots, he has written a full length musical about the life of King David (starring himself) which has yet to be produced or find commercial success. |
Rayce Morland (he/they) WALTER, The Maltese Walter Rayce is a junior Psychology major minoring in Theatre Arts. Selected acting credits include Love and Information (Ensemble), Ship (Jeremiah), and Peter and the Starcatcher (Ensemble). When not performing, you can catch them doing a slew of random odd theatre jobs around Tucson. You can also catch them every Tuesday at 10 PM with the Charles Darwin Experience (once school starts!) They would like to thank their friends, family, Tessa, and Taylor Gordon Swingle for the endless support. They love and miss you, Josiah. Be the joy! @rayce_mm 
Piper Pettelier VERA, The Maltese Walter Piper has been on stage as a dancer since age 4; performing in tap, ballet, pointe, hip hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Ballroom and more. She just wrapped up her run as Katherine in Arts Express’ production of Newsies and is thrilled to hop into the Eight Tens Festival! You may have also seen her at AET this season as Columbia in Rocky Horror, or dancing in Evita and Funny Girl! She has choreographed a number of kids shows, including Camp Rock, Grease, and Once Upon a One More Time. She wants to thank her family and friends for their support and can’t wait for everyone to see the show! 
Holly Fanlon (she/her) DIRECTOR, What You Did Say Holly Fanlon is a Tucson, Arizona–based theater artist born and raised in the Sonoran Desert. She has worked as a stage manager with Borderlands Theater on Antigona 3.0 (April 2024), Anita: A Musical (July 2024), No Place Like Home (June 2025), and Blame of Thrones (January–February 2026). Her sound design, engineering, and live mixing credits with Pima Community College include These Shining Lives (February–March 2024), Dracula (October 2024), The Wedding Singer (February–March 2025), and Urinetown (February–March 2026). She is excited to make her directorial debut with What You Did Say. 
Mike Sepulveda HAL, What You Did Say Mike is a young actor with a big heart for art and humankind, currently studying Anthropology and minoring in Theatre at the University of Arizona. He moved to Tucson a year and a half ago and has performed with Live Theatre Workshop in Major Barbara and with Pima Community College in Urinetown. Mike is incredibly excited to be part of Eight 10’s in Tucson and hopes everyone has a great time celebrating art! 
Matthew King GEORGE, What You Did Say Matthew King is a Tucson-based actor majoring in Theater and Music at Pima Community College. In his short career, he has worked on countless Pima productions, such as Fairview by Jackie Sibble Drury and Fall 2023's Dracula, alongside his wonderful work with the professional ensemble over at Stories That Soar! He is elated to join the community-spanning talent present in these collections of plays, and hopes to inspire others to join the stage for next Spring’s production. As Matthew King always says: ‘I say quite a few things!’ 
Kai Piers MELODY, What You Did Say Kai is currently eighteen years old, attending Pima Community College for an associates in science. They have a passion for the arts and they have been acting since they were nine years old, at several theaters in Arizona. They would like to give special thanks to Shanon Piers for always supporting and encouraging them. 
Alyssa Burroughs SHEENA, What You Did Say Alyssa is a Tucson actor currently getting her degree in Live and Screen Performance at The University of Arizona. She plans to keep pursuing her acting career until she is on screens and in theaters everywhere! Many people worked hard on this festival so she hopes you enjoy the show! 
Brooke Thompson (she/her) DIRECTOR, Thread Count in Hades Brooke Thompson is a director working locally in Tucson after graduating from the University of Arizona with a BA in Theater Arts. The majority of her directing experience comes from the development of new plays and she is excited to continue that work with the 8/10s Festival. Her recent directing credits include The Climate Project by Rick Wamer and Ensemble (University of Arizona, assistant), The Third Strangest Thing to Happen In Marfa Texas in 2003 by Madeline Hill (Scoundrel and Scamp), Mural in the Library by Dagny McCrory (University of Arizona), Juno Loves Alli by Jade Belden (University of Arizona), and Great Aunts by Madeline Heinrich (University of Arizona). Brooke would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support throughout her theater career. She would also like to thank her cast for making this show possible and for their continued belief in her and her work. 
Kendrick Francisca Emery JESSICA, The Thread Count in Hades Kendrick Francisca Emery is an actor and dramaturg who recently graduated from the U of A with a BA in Theatre and Spanish Translation. She is so excited to be a part of this project and jump back into new play development. Some of her recent acting projects have been The Climate Project and Mural in the Library. Kendrick was also recently the dramaturg for Love & Information and the 2025 New Directions Festival. 
Ollin Acosta (he/him)
CARSON, The Thread Count in Hades Ollin is a junior at the University of Arizona majoring in Theater Arts. Some of his most recent credits include, Almost Maine (East/Llendal), Love and Information (Ensemble), A Quickening Heart (Pete), FKA Club (Ajax), Can We Talk? (3), Collapse (Aegis), Mural In The Library (Landen), Star Child (Lord Azazel, King Aurox, etc), Alebrijes (Pedro), Russian Roulette (Saul), Barrio West Side Stories (Ronnie, Tiny, Tata). He is a member of the Charles Darwin Experience, an improvisation troupe at the University of Arizona, which has shows every Tuesday night at the Scoundrel and Scamp. He would like to thank his family, friends, and girlfriend for all of the support they give, and also to the cast and crew of the production “¡Si Se Puede!” @ollin_05 
Taylor Swingle ABBADON, The Thread Count in Hades Taylor is very excited and happy to be a part this year’s Eight 10’s! Previous performing credits: New Directions Play Festival (‘22, ‘23, ‘25), Silent Sky (Peter Shaw), The Laramie Project (Matt Galloway & Company), and Vaud (Horse Man). Taylor would like to thank his friends and family for their support and hopes you enjoy the show! 
Michael Martinez Director; CARTER TIMMS, The Brooch Michael Martinez has served as the executive director of Live Theatre Workshop since 2011 and has worked in a variety of LTW capacities since 2001, including director of education, teaching artist and performer. In addition to his current leadership role, he continues to teach LTW musical theatre classes, and create and teach musical theatre programming for Tucson-area schools. Michael has written and composed music for several original musicals for young audiences including Fridita y el Pincel Mágico, Mi Nana y Quetzalcóatl la Serpiente Emplumada, El Dia De Los Muertos, La Bella and the Beast, and Oso Fuerte. Michael has a Bachelor degree in music from the University of Arizona and a Masters degree in Public Administration. He loves teaching musical theatre classes at Live Theatre Workshop and is committed to created and teaching theatre that includes marginalized communities that have been systematically excluded from the art form. 
Carlisle Ellis PENNY NICHOL, The Brooch Carlisle Ellis is delighted to be participating in the Eight Tens Festival, another wonderful collaboration of Tucson theatre companies......what a great community!! She received her theatre training at the University of Washington and the Ashland Shakespeare Festival High School Apprentice Programs, and Stanford University. Here in Tucson she has performed with Pima College Theatre, Borderlands, Invisible Theatre, Live Theatre Workshop, and Scoundrel and Scamp, including the Late Night Radio Hour, 24/7 Festival and the Wo Bo Show. Some favorite roles include Gracie in Faith Healer, Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, Rabbit in Pooh, Titania in Midsummer Night's Dream and Shirley Valentine. 
Xochitl Martinez ELLEN; YOUNG PENNY, The Brooch Xochitl Martinez is excited to join the Winding Road Theater for the Eight 10s in Tucson! She has previously been seen in the Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre’s productions of One Twig at a Time, Theatre de Cuisine, and macbitches, among others. She can also be seen performing in The WoBo Show alongside Wolfe Bowart and guest artists. She would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this festival. 
Myani Watson KATE, Kate Says Hi Myani is pleased to be returning for the Eight 10s again. Most recently, you may have seen her in The Cake at Invisible Theatre. She's worked with a number of theaters around town in the last few years including Scoundrel and Scamp and Arts Express. She's performed with Old Tucson and Stories That Soar! When she's not acting, she's known to be working odd jobs to support her 2 cats. 
Veronica Vick JUDE, Kate Says Hi Veronica Vick has been a part of the Tucson Theatre community for >20 years as an actor, fight and dance choreographer, and occasional director. Her most recent notable roles include Brutus (Julius Caesar) and Bets Understudy (Fairview). She has also been a charity costumer for more than 11 years as a member of Arizona Avengers, Justice League Arizona, Rebel Legion, Dark Empire, Saber Guild, and the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club. V is proud and honored to be a part of the ensemble of actors bringing these short plays to the stage! 
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