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Chyro Arts Venue is comprised of:
JOY LEVEEN: Joy holds a B.A. in Social Science from Westmont College, and is finishing her M.A. in Urban Mission from Fuller Theological Seminary. She worked with the rest of the team first in the independent film The Cask of Amontillado, and worked backstage for every stage production at Is What Is Theatre in 2005 and 2006. She is a graduate of Arcadia High School, where she was an actor and technician in the theatre department. Joy is the current President and a co-founder of CAV, and in charge of the venue’s public seminars.
MANDY ROSE: Mandy holds a B.S. in business management and has worked for a local non-profit for 12 years. She has ten years of dance training and has taught drama at other local theatre companies in the valley. Mandy is an actor, dancer, and singer, with numerous local credits, including roles at Phoenix Theatre, Tempe Little Theatre, Cookie Company, Broadway Palm, Is What It Is Theatre, and more. Mandy has been featured in several commercials, and is a certified puppeteer. Mandy is currently Treasurer of CAV and a co-founder. She is in charge of the company’s arts-oriented classes.
MICHAEL PECK: Michael is a former technical director at Is What It Is Theatre and Theater Works. His scenic designs have also been seen at Mesa Encore Theatre, Nearly Naked Theatre, Alternative Theatre Company, and Tempe Little Theatre. Michael is a Zoni-award winning actor for his role in Love Waits at The Space Theatre. He has appeared on stage with Stray Cat Theatre, Nearly Naked, Alternative Theatre Company, and more. Michael is currently the Technical Director at CAV, and a co-founder.
TOM LEVEEN: Tom was the Artistic Director and co-founder of Is What It Is Theatre, from 1995 to 2003, and again from 2005 to 2006. He has directed almost 30 plays over the past 15 years, and performed with local companies including Stray Cat Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre, and others. He has also directed three plays for Tempe Little Theatre, and won two directing awards and two best-play awards from the Scottsdale Tribune, as well as a nomination for the Governor’s Arts Award. Tom is currently Artistic Director of CAV, and a co-founder.
TACHI: Tachi is the in-house promoter for ChyroArts Venue. Any booking requests can be messaged to Chyro and will be forwarded to her. Or...you can send them directly to Tachi via www.myspace.com/tachi_d. Tachi currently also heads up Fiasco Shows, a local promoting and booking group celebrating it's first years successfully. Tachi is stepping up to the ranks of Chyro board member this summer. We're super excited to have her!