THE TEAM

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With over two decades of professional experience across live theatre, television, film, radio, and video gaming, Charles is a versatile theatre educator, actor, director, writer, and producer in the performing arts. A proud Screen Actors Guild member, he has voiced prominent projects including titles such as Final Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering, as well as commercials for Disney, Chevrolet, Miller, and Sony.

He previously founded and led Broad Shoulders Productions in Chicago as President/Artistic Director, co-creating and directing acclaimed original works in the theatre arts such as The Convention, SMASH, and Theatresports. His credits span performances at The Second City, Goodman Theatre, and Comedy Store.

Most recently, Charles served as the founding theatre teacher/director at Wake Preparatory Academy, where he developed a successful Black Box Theatre program for junior high and high school students.

Cristina is an accomplished performing arts professional with extensive experience in dance, performance, and education. For the past 20 years, her primary career has focused on K-12 education, where she has held several leadership roles including lead teacher, principal (opening three new schools), and as a district-level administrator overseeing K-6 academic programs and new school start-up efforts. 

Concurrently, she has remained actively engaged in the theatre arts community as a dance teacher and choreographer, most recently volunteering as choreographer for Wake Prep's theatre department. She has also served as the founder and creative director of Limelight Dance Convention, earned multiple accolades for her choreography including Choreographer of the Year from South Valley Civic Theatre, and performed in various community theatre productions.