a native New Yorker, received a BA in Theatre from SUNY-Purchase. Having worked in theatre around New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, she now happily resides and design in beautiful Portland. Nicki is pleased to continue her collaboration with Milagro on Contigo Pan y Cebolla.

Nicki D’Amico Creciendo a 20 minutos de Manhattan, se graduó de SUNY-Purchase habiendo estudiado teatro. Trabajo en teatros regionales en Nueva York, Connecticut y Massachusetts antes de pasar a pintar murales para varios clientes y después certificarse como masajista terapeuta de Kripalu. Ama a Portland y ha disfrutado mucho su actuación en improvisaciones y en monólogos de comedia. Nicki D’Amico trabajé con el Milagro recientamente en la obra La Muerte Baila.

(04/16)

This is Deborah’s second production with Miracle Theatre Group. She has also designs for Profile Theatre, where she will be working on the second half of the Wendy Wasserstein season, The Broadway Rose Theatre Company, and Mt. Hood Community College, where her upcoming project is The 1940’s Radio Hour. Her favorite projects include Lonely Planet, How to Succeed…, Talley’s Folly, Fahrenheit 451, The Lisbon Traviata, and The Case of the Dead Flamingo Dancer.

(2/07)

has been a dance instructor at Sandoval's Restaurant in Portland for the last two years. For the last ten years, he has performed with professional dance groups in both the US and in his native state of Vera Cruz. This is his third production with Milagro, having previously performed in En Este Valle de Lágrimas, a Spanish language AIDS/HIV education play and the musical play, El Sueño Americano. Currently, he also performs with the Milagro Bailadores.

(12/95)

Berl has his BS in technical theatre and stage management from Portland State University. He is currently the Technical Director at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, the Scenic Artist at DaVinci Arts Middle School and the man of many technical talents for the Sultanov Russian Ballet Academy.

(11/16)

has done extensive technical work, both locally and statewide. In addition to technical work, he has also performed in MTC's Sneaky Fitch and Bodie, an original play produced in the Washington area.

(09/88)

comes from Spokane and makes his living as a theatrical technician. He's done community theatre in a number of locations around the Pacific Northwest, including a season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His last acting job was with the Riverfront Players in Spokane playing Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Gremio in Taming of the Shrew; The Governor in Man of La Mancha; and a pirate in the Pirates of Penzance. He thinks that acting is real "keen", and wishes there was some money to made at it.

(03/87)

This is Stephanie’s Miracle Theatre debut. She was most recently seen as Lydia in Portland Center Stage’s production of Pride and Prejudice. Other Portland credits include various roles in JAW/West ’06 and ’05 (PCS), Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Anonymous Theatre), Pompey in Measure for Measure (2Boards), Desdemona in Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief (Home Planet Productions), Catherine in The Foreigner (West End Theatre), and Ida in Pools Paradise ( Sylvia’s Dinner Theatre). She holds a BA in Theatre from The University of Virginia.

(09/06)

recently received her MA in Fine and Performing Arts from Portland State University. In the last 5 years, she has worked with several local production and theater companies. Some of her past assistant directing and stage management work includes She Stoops to Conquer (PSU), Tom Sawyer, The Boxcar Children (Oregon Children's Theater), and Sexual Perversity in Chicago (Asylum Productions). Jennifer has also worked as a production assistant for Oregon Ballet Theater, and Peak Experience Productions. Her directing credits include, Graceland, The Informer, and Independence. Jennifer also teaches drama to children at the Oregon Children's Theater and Lakewood Theater Company.

(02/03)

is a 17 year old junior at Clackamas High School. Originally from Brazil, she is very excited to have this opportunity to work with a Hispanic theater company like the Miracle Theatre. She performed in her first play when she was in the 8th grade and has continued to be involved with music and theater ever since.

(04/95)

was last seen in A Piece of My Heart at Portland Women's Theatre and in Sonnet Youth at Stage Four. Other favorite roles include: Sherry in Prom Queens Unchained (Actors Cabaret of Eugene), Greta in Cabaret (Eugene Festival of Musical Theatre) and Wife in The Problem (Pocket Playhouse). She has a Bachelor's in Theatre (minor in Dance) from University of Oregon, and is currently studying acting with Barbara Kite, as well as dance with Mary Hunt and Tracey Durbin. She would like to dedicate this performance as Owl to her mother, Ricky, and Aunt Rusty.

(10/95)

recent work includes Sojourn Theatre's The War Project (Drammy award, best ensemble 2006); One Day (citywide tour); American Value ( New York, collaboration with NACL) and Voices from the Edge (Australian tour). Recent teaching residencies include co-directing the Wisdom Bridge Arts Project Summer Youth Camp in Chicago; guest artist/choreographer for The Trojan Women ( Albion College); and work as a teaching artist for ART and Sojourn Theatre.

(02/07)

has been an Oregon resident for 3 years. Ms. Davis' theatre activities range from directing to performing. Her Portland directing credits include: Measure for Measure and Much Ado About Nothing for PAE; The Miracle Worker and Knock Knock for the Columbia Theatre and Relatively Speaking for Sylvia's Class Act Dinner Theatre. As an Actor, Ms. Davis has performed as Claire in A Delicate Balance and Bev in Angry Housewives.

(09/89)

(10/94)

is a senior Professor of Theater Arts (theory and criticism) at the University of Oregon and has designed theatre buildings as well as scenery throughout America, including the Catlin Gables School Theater and the Lakeridge High School auditorium in concert with John Storrs. Additionally he is the Director for North America of the American Reference Centre for the Study of the British performing Arts, a member of the board of directors for the London Scholar Centre in England, and has co-authored Principles and Styles of Acting. His early professional career was, obviously, in both film and opera, but he has been an academic grind for the past thirty-two years.

(09/87)

is excited to be making his Portland acting debut with the Miracle. He has worked extensively in New York City and various regional theaters across the country. Ted lives in McMinnville with his wife Janet and teaches Theater at Linfield College, Willamette University and the University of Portland.

(05/03)

Cody Decker is a student lighting designer and stage manager who has participated in Map of Virtue (Theatre Vertigo), Midsummer Night's Dream (Portland Community College) and A Christmas Carol (Stumptown Stages). Cody is a fan of Grimm's fairy tales and the legends of King Author and Robin Hood. This is his second show with Milagro Theatre, and he is excited to be a part of it.

03/19

received his BFA in painting at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has had his work exhibited at the Woods Gerry Gallery and in the Outside the Bubble Show in Providence, RI. and had a solo show of paintings at the Whit's End gallery in Sarasota, Fla. His most recent exhibition was at the Beam Me Up showing at the New Image Art Gallery in West Hollywood, CA.

(09/04)

is delighted to be making her Milagro debut with LTBL! Previous work includes shows with Well Arts Institute, Stumptown Stages, Broadway Rose, BroadArts Theatre, JANE: a theatre company, and Seattle Musical Theatre. She holds a degree in Theatre Arts from Central Washington University and, when not onstage, enjoys working on music and photography. Find out more about her current projects at www.sarahdegrave.com. Many thanks to her wonderfully supportive parents, family, and friends for always encouraging her to be her most fabulous self, onstage and off.

(05/14)

was last seen as a dancer in the musical Sugar at Lakewood. Some of her favorite roles include Ginger in Natural Born Castaways, Keely in Keely & Du, the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz and Hermione in Winter's Tale. She is currently a teacher of French and Drama in the Tigard/Tualatin School District and is thrilled to be in her first production at the Miracle.

(09/00)

Nacido en Venezuela, apasionado por el fútbol, deporte que lo invita a representar a su país en torneos internacionales. Estudia en la Universidad Metropolitana donde recibe el título de ingeniero civil. En el 2000, se casa con Veronika Núñez para luego establecerse juntos en Portland. Aquí se desempeña como ingeniero y dedica su tiempo libre a apoyar los esfuerzos de OMSI y OCHA. Esta obra constituye su primera aparición en el teatro. Con especial cariño dedica su actuación a su abuelo Donato quien representó un hermosísimo ejemplo de vida y amor.

(3/03)

This is Diego's first show at Milagro, but he is no stranger to the stage. His parents are part of the Portland artistic community and Diego has grown up attending rehearsals, performances, and classes. In 2014 he was the MC at the Metropolitan Family Services Gala, and has taken multiple classes at Northwest Children’s Theater. Besides performing, Diego loves soccer, math, geography, and being with his friends. He thanks the ensemble, the crew, and director, Georgina, for all the love and the experience of a lifetime! He dedicates his performance to his mom: “Mami, you taught me to love the theater, which brings so much fun to my life.”

(11/16)

comes from the beautiful island of Guam. It is there that he spent all of his childhood and most of his adolescence. He came triumphantly to the Northwest to attend college. Since his arrival to Portland, he has starred in such shows as La Chunga for Miracle, The Posture Queen and e3's Hot Hot Hamlet. He was last seen in the critically acclaimed, Miracle Mainstage production of Barrio Hollywood. This is Ricardo's first season of touring with Teatro Milagro.

(02/04)

Managing props for Milagro’s production of The Corrido of the San Patricios has been a joy and a challenge for Emily. She is a graduate of the Lewis and Clark Theater Program. She has loved the work she’s done for INGENIO and various other staged readings at Milagro, as well as her time spent filling in at concessions. She looks forward to future projects with Milagro.

05/20

has been previously see in in the Ancient Greek Theatre Festival production of Antigone, and he is currently appearing in the Festival's children matinee series Jason and the Golden Fleece. His recent credits include roles at the Ladybug and Playback Theatres and Multnomah Cable Access. John views a growing theatre in an expanding city as providing a vital future civic role.

(09/88)

Michael DeMaio (STAGE MANAGER) hails from New York City where he participated in the B.F.A. programs at both Adelphi University and Mary Mount Manhattan College majoring in Theatre Arts. He has been a part of the Portland Oregon theatre community for over fifteen years working primarily as a production stage manager. This is his fourth show with Milagro, having most recently worked on Into the Beautiful North last spring, and is thrilled to be back. Some of his favorite productions he’s stage managed include American Night at Milagro, Falsettos with Live On Stage, and Young Frankenstein at The Lakewood Theatre Company. He is very thrilled to be a part of Swimming While Drowning and would like to thank Francisco, Michel, Blake, the talented creative team, and all the staff at Milagro for a great experience.

Michael viene de Nueva York donde participó en el programa de B.F.A. con la concentración en Teatro en la Universidad de Adelphi y Mary Mount Manhattan College. El ha sido parte de la comunidad del teatro aquí en Portland por más de 15 años trabajando principalmente como Productor Ejecutivo, y jefe de foro. Unas de las producciones más recientes y favoritas de Michael son American Night en el teatro de Milagro y Young Frankenstein producida por The Lakewood Theater Company. Esta será su segunda producción con Milagro y está emocionado de ver regresado a este teatro. Michael le gustaría agradecer a, Daniel Jáquez, Nelda Reyes, el equipo creativo, y al elenco más talentoso, y también al equipo por darme una gran experiencia.

(02/17)

is excited to have joined the production team of ¡Viva la Muerte! at the Milagro Theatre. With 15 dedicated years in the theatre, Amanda has had the opportunity to work in a myriad of productions taking on multiple theatrical roles. In regards to Stage Management, Amanda most recently worked on Pass Over, Waterless Places, and Blythe Spirit. In addition, Amanda is an accomplished actress with stand-out roles such as Cathy in Cat's Paw at the acclaimed JOPP Theatre in San Francisco, Mrs. Whitherfield in Pickwick Papers, Gertrude Blum in The Sea Horse, and Genevra Bradley in Bright Ideas. Additionally, Amanda is a voiceover actress with more than 30 commercial, game, and animation credits, an award-winning Special Effects Make-up Artist with more than 80 film, theatre, commercial, and television credits, an award-winning Properties Designer, and a skilled puppeteer. Amanda would like to thank the Milagro Theatre for allowing her the opportunity to work on such a unique and exciting production.

(05/23)

began his adventure in theatre at the age of 13 as an Assistant Manager after he arrived in Los Angeles via Wisconsin and Minnesota. He continued his theatre career in L.A. working with Actor's alley, West End Playhouse and Theatre/Theatre before relocating to Portland. After three years here and loving it, Dave returns to theatre with Miracle as his first choice.

(11/96)

is a Nisei, second generation Japanese American designer in the Portland area. This is his third production at Milagro. He received his Bachelor's degree from Pacific University. As always, he would like to thank Josie, Miles, and Colly for their unending support of his creative endeavors. Learn more at www.griffindewitt.design

Es un Nisei, segunda generación Japonés-Americano diseñador en la región de Portland. Esta es su tercera producción en Teatro Milagro. Recibió su bachillerato de Pacific University. Como siempre, quiere dar las gracias a Josie, Miles y Colly para su apoyo eterno de sus esfuerzos creativos. Aprende más a www.griffindewitt.design.

(03/23)

has been professionally designing and performing for circus and theater for over 15 years. They most recently co-owned Circosphere Entertainment where they crafted numerous custom costumes, props, and themed entertainment for special events in the San Francisco Bay Area. Scenario also works as a professional clown, mime, character actor and psychic healer. They hold a BS in Environmental Science as well as professional level training with The San Francisco Clown Conservatory, Flying Actor Studio, and Art of the Seer. They are excited to be partnering with Milagro for the first time this fall.

(10/23)

who hails originally from Phoenix, has spent the past three years in Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, he interned at A Noise Within and worked with the educational theatre group, L.A. Troupe. Other credits include Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Lenny in The Homecoming, and Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This production of El Grito del Bronx is his Portland debut and he is excited to have it be with Miracle Theatre Group. He offers endless thanks to Tony for believing in him and to his brother and the rest of the Arizona crew for being there.

(04/09)

Laura has a Bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts from the University of Costa Rica. She started her professional career with Punto Cero, with whom she won the national award Best Ensemble for the play Un viejo con Alas. Along with two colleagues, she formed a theater group that presented original material in order to address local social issues. Upon moving to Portland, Laura is thrilled to have joined the Milagro family. You last saw her in La Segua in February 2019.

(06/20)

nació en Buenos Aires, Argentina y ha estado expuesta a la vida del teatro desde que era niña a través de su mamá y hermana. Vive en Portland desde hace 13 años y estudia en Portland State University. Gabriela siempre tuvo curiosidad por el teatro y finalmente participó en una lectura dramatizada en el primavera del 2011 en Miracle Theatre Group, La casa de los espíritus. Jardin de Sueños es su primera producción y está muy agradecida por esta oportunidad maravillosa de trabajar con un equipo tan energético y talentoso. Gabriela dedica esta obra a sus amigos, sus padres Bibiana y Richard, a sus hermanos Pablo y Facundo, y especialmente a quien la inspiro a estar aquí, su hermana Billi.

Gabriela Dipascuale was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and has been exposed to the life of theatre since she was very young through her mom and sister. She has lived in Portland for 13 years and is currently working on her bachelor’s degree at Portland State University. Gabriela has always been curious about theatre and finally participated in a stage reading the spring of 2011 for Miracle Theatre Group, La casa de los espíritus. Jardin de Sueños is her first production and she is very thankful for this opportunity to work with such a talented and energetic team. Gabriela wants to dedicate this play to all of her friends, her parents Bibiana and Richard, her brothers Pablo and Facundo, and especially to who inspired her to be here on the first place, her sister Billi.

(03/12)

has been professionally designing and producing costumes for the past six years, mainly for various dance studios in the Portland metro area, for which she has won “Best Costume Award” for various competitions for the past two years. Valerie also enjoys dancing and teaching dance, as well as spending time with her family. This will be Valerie’s 3rd production with Miracle, having most recently designed costumes for Jardín de Sueños.

Valerie Ditchfield ha estado diseñando y produciendo vestuarios principalmente para diferentes estudios de danza en el área metropolitana de Portland por los últimos 5 años. A Valerie también le gusta bailar y enseñar danza así como pasar tiempo con su familia. Esta es la segunda producción donde diseña vestuarios para el Miracle. (03/12)

(05/12)

(he/they) is excited to be joining Milagro for this wonderful production. A recent Oregon State University graduate, Keegan spends his free time sewing and tailoring, playing video games, and cuddling with his boyfriend and cats. Keegan wants to thank the ¡HUELGA! and Milagro crew, as well his rents, Lucas, Laurel, Liz, Chad, and Demara. Recent credits include Mansion Greeter (FearPDX), Assistant Stage Manager for ROE! (Majestic Theatre), and Stage Manager for The Light Keepers (Theatre33)

(01/24)

was born in Canelones, Uruguay and raised in Montevideo. She has a Bachelor’s from the Nacional Drama School, EMAD Margarita Xirgu, and a Masters in Hispanic American literature and drama.
After returning to Uruguay she was elected General Secretary of Actors Union from 1996 to 2003. At the same time she worked as an actress, director and dramatist in several productions.
In 2010, she founded Teatro Cuarto Creciente, which eventually became Medusa Teatro in 2015. Through Medusa, she participated in festivals, conferences and workshops in Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, and Bolivia. And received many awards for her work, including the 2017 Florencio Award as National Author for her play Verónica Princesa in collaboration with Federico Roca, and the Calderon Award for her career and contributions to The Arts during the pandemic. She now serves as the Vice President of the International Federation of Actors (FIA) since 2021.

03/23

is thrilled to be making her Miracle Theater debut. She works full time at the Central Library as well as Triangle Theater. Amelia has performed recently in All in the Timing, The Cherry Orchard, and Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat (Portland State University) and the short film, The Writer's Model (Dianna Turner Productions). Amelia would like to thank her loving fiancé Mark and best friend Nancy for all their love and guidance.

(12/02)

is a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Central Washington University. Of Puerto Rican decent, she is delighted to share her passion for Latino theatre with Teatro Milagro. In addition to acting, Monica is also a dance and fight choreographer, specializing in unarmed, broadsword, and rapier and dagger. Some favorite credits include playing Ariel in The Tempest with Central Theatre Ensemble and originating the lead role in Ramon Esquivel’s Luna. Last season Monica debuted at Milagro in the title role of SUPER ANA! and as an ensemble member in Searching for Aztlán.

(01/16)

is approaching twelve years of employment with the company which produces the two Portland Home & Garden shows. Her early work career began in the Mental Health field which in the end, spanned over twenty years starting in residential services for developmentally disabled and mentally ill adults and ended with Vocational Development. Eventually she happened into the position of case manager of a greenhouse workshop program. It was here amongst the scent of the earth, the healing of the herbs, and the cool freshness of a greenhouse that brought to the surface the absence and longing of her Latino roots. MaryHelen was born in San Antonio, Texas and raised in Rockford, Illinois with six siblings. Her parents were determined not to live the lifestyle of a migrant family. That however, came with a dear price as the family became isolated from their natural heritage, their culture, and separated from family still in Texas, still migrating to survive. In the past few years, MaryHelen has reconnected with her family in Texas, and she is re-learning the language she was born speaking. She is light hearted, has a quick wit and a dry, impulsive sense of humor which is clearly derived from her father, now eighty-two years old. She loves George Lopez, has a passion for Mexican music, enjoys creating features and stage sets, organizing fiestas, dance, gardening, cooking and architectural finds. She wants to write several books. It is on this journey of self discovery as a “Latina” that MaryHelen searched for a venue to express herself in a Latino environment that she found the “Miracle”.

is a writer and multimedia artist born in Mexico City and raised in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a joint Bachelor’s degree in Romance Studies (Spanish & French) and Film Production from Harvard University in 2021 and joined Milagro’s team soon after to continue working within Latinx community art spaces. She has written on Latina culture and entertainment for Her Campus Media and Stories from the Border, and her poetry has been published in Palabritas Literary Magazine and La Vida at Penn. Her work in film includes cinematography for the short film Mangobaby, featured in Southern Fried Queer Pride’s inaugural film festival in Atlanta, as well as writing and producing Dia de los Muertos: A 25 Year Retrospective for Milagro’s Season 38 Day of the Dead Celebration. She is a member of the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective and explores family history, migration, and mental health through her writing and art

03/22

has long enjoyed absurdity. After portraying Rosencranz in ROSENCRANZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD in 1981, the study of language and meaning obsessed him for 3 years, while at Reed College, taking time to see if meaning exists in the real world, he found himself performing Beckett.

(05/85)

was last seen as the Virgin Mary in Storefront Theatre's A Passion for Fresh Flowers. She is a graduate of the University of Portland where she appeared in more than a dozen plays. Her performances include Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Babe in Crimes of the Heart, Roberta in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, and Maxine in Night of the Iguana.

(09/88)

Christy has a BA in Spanish, Theater Arts, and Arts and Letters from Portland State University. She has a Master's in Education also from PSU and is currently earning a Masters in Spanish Linguistics from New Mexico State University. She has been active in Portland theater for 20 years. She began the Teatro Español Program at Teatro Milagro with Leila Bretón in 2001 when she co-directed La Barca Sin Pescador as well as taught acting and movement workshops for the program. She went on to direct a deconstructed version of Lope de Vega's Fuenteovejuna, Nilo Cruz's Ana en el Trópico, and Fernando de Rojas' La Celestina. She is delighted to be directing Caridad Svich's En el Tiempo de las Mariposas.

(06/20)

is extremely honored to be making her debut in Portland, OR with Milagro. She recently moved from Colorado where she performed at Su Teatro’s Cultural & Performing Arts Center in Denver. Her theatrical training includes master classes at the Denver Center of the Arts and theatre arts study at Colorado State University. Suzie loves the opportunity to meet new people and be a part of meaningful experiences--both of which the show Worry Dolls has given her. She wants to thank you for taking the time to support Milagro!

9/2023

Sydney Dufka Forchielli is a visual storyteller and costume designer from Arch Cape, Oregon. She is interested in exploring the motivation of characters through the details in the clothing. Educated in Chicago and based on both coasts, Sydney spends her time jet setting across the continental 48 with her husband, Anthony Dufka Forchielli.

Select credits include Fences, directed by Lou Bellamy at Portland Playhouse and Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, directed by Stan Foote at Oregon Children’s Theatre.

Sydney holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design from The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she studied under Nan Cibula-Jenkins.

See more of Sydney’s work at sydneydufkadesigns.com

05/20

was born in Salvador, Brazil. Emile joined her first amateur theatre group at age 9, after encountering a poster in the local library. Most recently, Emile played Lady in Red in a production of Ntozake Shange’s 1975 choreopoem/play for colored girls who considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf at Lewis & Clark College, where she studied English Literature. Emile has practiced improv, and appeared in a series of community based productions throughout her childhood and adolescence with local Brazilian theatre groups and in Costa Rica.

(03/17)

is thrilled to be making his Milagro debut! Since moving back to Portland from New York where he trained at Fordham University, Noah’s been seen working with Post5 Theatre (Romeo & Juliet), Compass Repertory Theatre (‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore), Action/Adventure Theatre (Fall of The House Seasons 5 & 6), and The Working Theatre Collective. Noah wishes to thank his family for such love and support and the cast and crew for all the hard work and dedication!

(10/11)

is enjoying her first time working with a Portland theatre and is excited to learn about how a show comes together. Previous theatre experience includes playing a Shark girl in the Gallery Theater production of West Side Story. She loves watching Broadway productions and getting lost in great musicals like Singing in the Rain and Chicago.

(05/10)

Joel Patrick Durham is a Portland based director and actor. Most recently Joel wrote and directed Nesting: Vacancy a serialized horror/thriller, which performed at the Shoebox Theatre last October. Previously he appeared as Luciana/Dromio in The Bomb-itty of Errors (Post-5 Theatre) and has toured three shows with Oregon Children’s Theatre, performing for youths all over Oregon. Joel is a proud member of the 13/14 Third Rail Mentorship Program.

04/18