El Día de Eureka

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  Director Amy Almquist (SAG-AFTRA)

  Amy studied acting at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and received her MFA in Directing for Theatre. She has worked professionally as an actor and director for over 35 years on stage, film and commercials. Amy served on the teaching faculty of the University of Montana and Pima Community College, and currently teaches theatre-based strategic communication techniques to criminal trial attorneys nationwide with the US Air Force and US Army’s Pentagon JAG Corps.

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  She’s travelled internationally performing dozens of customized corporate improv. shows with LaughingStock Comedy. Locally, her favorite acting productions include: A Delicate Balance and The Dead at The Rogue Theatre, Threepenny Opera at The Arizona Opera, Criminal Hearts and A Laughingstock Christmas at Beowulf Alley Theatre and Letters to Sala, Spinning into Butter, Lost in Yonkers, Labor Pains, Kindertransport and The Real Machiavelli at The Invisible Theatre. Her favorite Tucson directing projects include: My Name is Asher Lev, The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Heidi Chronicles, The Dining Room, Come Back to the 5 and Dime...Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Coming Through and the Tucson premiere of Doubt. Amy wrote and co-produced the acclaimed production of Our Border Town. She has worked with Redford Films, Missoula Children’s Theatre, Montana Repertory Theatre, Seattle’s Annex Theatre and co-founded Gut Instincts Comedy Improv and Beowulf Alley Theatre Companies.

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  Don Art Almquist (SAG-AFTRA)

  Art holds an MFA in Acting and an MA in Performance Theory & Criticism. He recently retired after 28 years teaching at Tucson High Magnet School, where he directed over 60 productions. His favorites include the acclaimed premiere of Our Border Town, Young Frankenstein (Ben Vereen Award, Best Director), Noises Off, The Laramie Project, The Drowsy Chaperone, Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, The Dining Room, Our Town, A Flea in Her Ear, Quilt, Zombie Prom, and The Crucible.

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  He regularly used productions to raise funds for community organizations, including TIHAN, Emerge Center for Domestic Abuse, Amnesty International, and Comin’ Home Veteran’s Services. National awards: People Magazine’s Teacher of the Year and the Reba R. Robertson Award for Excellence in High School Theatre Teaching. Local awards: TUSD Superintendent’s Award for Meritorious Contributions to Theatre Education; Tucson/Pima Arts Council LUMIE – Tucson Fine Arts Teacher of the Year; On Media ARTS HERO. In between directing productions at THMS, Art has performed locally with IT, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Live Theatre Workshop, and Beowulf Alley. Art’s favorite local productions include Doubt,

  Blackbird, My Name is Asher Lev, Noises Off, Relatively Speaking, and The Dining Room. Art also co- founded Gut Instincts Comedy Improv and Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. Most recently, he directed

  IT’s staged reading of The Real Machiavelli.

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  Suzanne Betsy Kruse Craig

  is an accomplished actor, theater director and educator with almost three decades of experience in the performing arts. Known for her innovative approach and passionate commitment to storytelling, Betsy has directed numerous critically acclaimed productions across various genres including ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, VIOLET, BURIED CHILD, DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE, THE GARBOLOGISTS, MAJOR BARBARA, CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION, THE ROAD TO MECCA, THE LION KING, THE LITTLE MERMAID, LEGALLY BLONDE, TWELFTH NIGHT, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, among others.

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  Betsy performed regionally with The Paper Bag Players and THE NEWS IN REVUE in NYC and CLUE THE MUSICAL in Chicago Other favorite roles include HEDDA GABLER, Barbara Weston in AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY, Tallulah Bankhead in LOOPED, Molly Ivins in RED HOT PATRIOT, Morticia in THE ADDAMS FAMILY and Heidi in WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME. Betsy was formerly the Artistic Director at The Pear Theatre in Mountain View CA and is now the Managing Artistic Director of The Invisible Theatre. She holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts and has taught at several prestigious institutions, inspiring the next generation of theater artists including Pima Community College and the University of Arizona, where she taught Acting, Directing, Voice and Movement, Auditions and Period Style. Betsy's work emphasizes the power of collaboration and the transformative impact of the arts on individuals and communities.

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  Carina Tanisha Ray (she/her)

  Tanisha is excited to work on this relevant and powerful project with Invisible Theatre! A published author and licensed counselor, Tanisha has had the privilege of working on various productions within Arizona’s vibrant artistic community such as FAIRVIEW, SILENT SKY, THE GARBOLOGISTS, MACBETH, DOUBT, POTUS, Arizona Theater Company's INTIMATE APPAREL (as an understudy), and the award-winning short film, YELLOW ROSE. Tanisha is truly honored to be a part of this thought-provoking experience that encourages connection through individual vulnerability.

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  Meiko Kaila Day (she/they)

  Kaila is a Tucson transplant hailing from Bloomington, Indiana where she grew up and went on to attend Indiana University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Drama with a focus in Acting. Favorite previous roles include: Natalie (All Shook Up), M (Peerless), Abuela (In The Heights), Rossum (Universal Robots), Jake (Evil Dead: The Musical), Leia/Biggs (Verily, A New Hope), Martha (Spring Awakening), and Penelope Pennywise (Urinetown). She’d like to thank her family, friends, and theatre community for all the love, support, and inspiration they give.

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  Eli Sean Hazen

  Sean Hazen is thrilled to be back on the Invisible Theatre stage. A graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts Conservatory program, Sean is a dedicated working actor in the Tucson scene. He is a regular performer at The Gaslight Theatre and has appeared in leading roles such as Jerry Lukowski (The Full Monty at Arts Express) and Jack Ludwig (Dear Jack, Dear Louise at Invisible Theatre). Sean is a strong vocalist with a versatile Baritone/Tenor range. He would like to thank the creative team and audience for coming to support live theatre!

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  Winter Alli Wildman

  Alli Wildman is a technician, concentrated in carpentry, from Heber Springs, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a BA in Theatre and Film. She has worked on numerous shows such as Little Women: the Musical, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Hamlet as an assistant technical director. She would like to thank Invisible Theatre for taking her in as their own, her family for supporting her in everything, and her fiancé for always being there.