Death’s Unraveling

A Rainbow Militia Circus Production

OCTOBER 15-NOVEMBER 1
THURS-SUN | 6:30pm-10:00pm
EXPERIENCE LENGTH: 1 HOUR
RATING: PG-13

TCKET PRICE: $120-$180 (~$30 per person)
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—A MEMO FROM UNDERWORLD SERVICES TO LIVING HUMANS—

Hello Living Human,

Diagram A of your packet depicts our leader, Death. We’re all familiar with the work Death has done over the years. If asked, Death would say that some highlights of a long and successful career would include little Timmy’s goldfish, “Killer” (number 9 of 22), Edward Gorey (who Death had been longing to speak to for ages), and Ms. Maple Harrelson of 125 Sunnyview Lane (who died at the ripe old age of 97 and told the most exciting dirty jokes).

Lately, Death seems more fascinated with the living world than in doing what Death does best. Often, instead of work, Death can be found bird watching or playing chess in the park. Death seems to prefer the company of the living more and more, and this may be a dangerous thing for us all. And so we are extending a very special invitation, and asking for your help.

Join us in the underworld and meet Death face-to-face (don’t worry, you will be safely ensconced in a protective reality bubble). Perhaps you can help us figure out what is wrong, and how to fix it before it’s too late.

—END OF MEMO—

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WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?!

If you haven’t been to a Rainbow Militia performance before, you may be asking what the heck this is. The answer is simple: CIRCUS, LIVE MUSIC, SHADOW PUPPETS, TAROT READING, AERIAL DANCE, and oh-so-much more. You’re in for a real treat as you join us in our newest creation set in the darkest corners of the Underworld!

CAST

Featured

Amber Blais

Rainbow Militia Owner

Amber dreams of one day growing wings and learning to fly. She is a Founder and Producing Director for Rainbow Militia Circus, and has over 15 years of PR, marketing, donor relations, theater, event planning and production experience.

Amber has been practicing the aerial arts for over 10 years, with fabric as her favorite apparatus. When not in the air, she is a tarot reader, bottle walker, actor, and public speaker. She has performed all over the front range but thrives when she is able to perform with live musicians. One of her favorite collaborations was with Chimney Choir at the Levitt Pavilion in a space themed circus extravaganza.

She has been featured in 5280 Magazine, Denver Post, and Denver Westword as one of Colorado’s Creatives and as one of 9 People to Watch in 2021

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Thief Queen - Beer Quest - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer - Nemesis - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer- Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Producer, Director & Performer - Las Sombras de las Brujas - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Producer, Director & Performer - Bride of Frankenstein / Ghost - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Producer, Writer, Director - Zabiti - 2019

Skills
Aerial Silks, Tarot, Stilt Walking, Aerial Duo, Aerial Bartending, Rope & Harness, Invented Apparatus, Rock Climbing, & over 20 years of theater experience.

Photo by Michelle Christiance

Staza Stone

Rainbow Militia Owner

Staza Stone does stuff. Swinging stuff, spinny stuff, stilt stuff, sparkle stuff... all the stuffs. She is a multi- faceted performer based out of Denver, CO. She is an aerialist, stilt walker, hula hooper, fire dancer, burlesque artist, and clown. She graduated from Frequent Flyers Productions Professional Aerial Dance Program in 2014 and has been perfirming professionally ever since. Currently Staza can be found performing both nationally and internationally in a variety of circus extravaganzas. Highlights of 2019 including stilt dancing in Japan for EDC Japan and being contracted with Cirque Dreams. She is co-director of Rainbow Militia, a unique circus collective aimed at bringing the community together through artistic collaboration. Staza also teaches locally at several studios. She is known for her short but notorious career as a shopping cart drifter in Tokyo.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Producer, Director & Performer - Barley-tholomew The Bard - Beer Quest - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer - Aite - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Director, Performer, Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Director, Performer, Curator - Our Room in Their Room - Gnome Away From Home - 2020
Mischevious Fairy - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Marya - Zabiti - 2019

Skills
Hammock, Stilts (Stilts + Aerial, Stilts + Fire), Lyra, Fire (hoop, fans, poi, palm torches, fire eating), Hooper, Aerial Silks, Rope, Trapeze, Rope & Harness, Aerial Duo, Theater, Clowning, Miming, Aerial Bartending, Invented Apparatuses, and much more!

Photo by Nina Reed Photography

Molly Bibeau

Molly Bibeau is an actress from Denver, Colorado who has always believed in the importance of creating theatre wherever you can. Her mother can be blamed for instilling this belief in her after developing Molly’s love for the stage within their own living room from the age of five. Thankfully, that love has never left her, leading her to pursue and receive a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre from Adams State University. There, she was fortunate enough to complete a senior thesis in acting by performing a one-woman show titled, The Last Flapper, and portray her favorite role to date, Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank. Since returning to the Denver area, Molly has continued to pursue acting in whatever way she can. Whether that includes performing on the Bitsy stage, monologuing as Cinderella on the side of a mountain, or even writing her own scripts that she insists her friends help perform - Molly is always willing to explore her avenues, both old and new.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Actor - Death’s Unraveling - 2020

James Brunt

James Brunt is an actor born and raised in Denver, Colorado most known for pushing the boundaries of what we know about theater with immersive productions in obscure settings and hard hitting concepts that make his audience truly reflect on their views of the world. Playing roles from a cleaver weilding beet butcher, to a zainey detective on the hunt for answers, he loves to create anything that will make his heart beat faster and blood boil up. He recently received the 2019 True West award for breakout actors for his challenging portrayal of taxi driver, Bobby, in Mosque with The Black Actors Guild. Other works recognized were his productions with The Band of Toughs and Control Group Productions. When Brunt isn't taking the stage, he still finds ways to enlighten his audiences by performing oringial slam poetry or creating magical moments as the beloved Santa Claus. He is also an educator of the arts, teaching improv to the youth of Denver with the Black Actors Guild.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Actor - Professor Barleywine - Beer Quest - 2021
Writer, Director & Performer - Harmonium - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Actor & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Actor & Curator - Anansi and the Wolf: A Rivalry for the Ages - Gnome Away from Home - 2020

Meri Burgess

Meri Burgess is a contemporary circus artist and dancer from Boulder, Colorado. She is known for fusing many styles of movement and creating artistic pole, cyr, aerial, and general dance works. She is a 2015 graduate of the Frequent Flyers professional training program and regularly performs with different companies in the Denver area, including Rainbow Militia! In the last year, she placed first in the artistic professional divisions of Pole Sport Organization Northwest, Golden Gate, and United competitions. By day, she works as a software developer. By night, she does crazy art projects like this show. In "Gnome Away From Home" she will doing a modern day portrayal of George MacDonald's "The Light Princess."

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Projection Programmer - Beer Quest - 2021
Performer, Curator, & Choreographer - Aphrodite - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performer & Curator - Light Princess - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Ti Talisin the Ferret - Zabiti - 2019

Bryan Connolly

Bryan Connolly was born both whimsical and bloodthirsty. Naturally this dichotomy led to a career in the circus. It began by learning to juggle from Jon Wee of the Passing Zone, and quickly escalated to acrobatics, stunt work, acting, dance, and worst of all, street theatre. By the time he received his Bachelor’s degree for Theatre Performance from Colorado State University, there was no turning back. He was committed to a life of circus. He has now performed in a plethora of circus shows with companies such as Rainbow Militia, Circus Foundry, Cirque Dreams, even toured with a professional jousting company for a while, and is the second-in-command at Knights of the Tempest.

Despise him if you must, but he will continue to find occasion to bewilder audiences far and wide.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer - Richard the Frothy - Beer Quest - 2021
Performer - Adrestium - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performer & Curator - Knives and Knaves - Gnome Alone - 2020
Monster Hunter - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Gregor - Zabiti - 2019

Larea Edwards & Christin Grant

Known as the "Miracle Sisters" in studios around the nation, real life sisters Larea Edwards and Christin Grant are gems of the mile high city. Their voices have been celebrated across the U.S. from California to New York, and even over seas. This multi talented duo has been singing together since birth. They read and write music, they rap, they play instruments, they act, they dance, they do areal, played semi pro football, Larea plays the violin...these ladies do it all. Joined by their sister and cousin, they are the National recording group "Spirit Of Grace" or SOG. SOG produces "Black Music Matters" annually in connection with Vocal Coalition to connect hundreds of children in DPS with local artists to celebrate Black music. They are also active in the community. They sing at churches, rallies, community events, political events, and on famous stages like Red Rocks and the House of Blues.They created the front yard music festival to bring together communities, creating a safe space to allow the opportunity for everyone to connect with open dialogue. They sing for and tour with several bands. Reaching #1 on whatsinstore music last year with their original music with The Deep Pocket Thieves.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Musicians & Composers - The Muses - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Musicians, Composers, Curators - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Musicians, Composers, Curators - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters — Gnome Away from Home —2020
Siren Singers — A Very Victorian Monster Soiree — 2019

Fronzo Gilkey

A native to Colorado, Fronzo Gilkey II was introduced to the arts at a young age. Through the years, his enthusiasm for acting turned into dedication and a vessel for exploring many mediums within the craft. Fronzo is now woven into multiple outlets that provide him the opportunities to express and build his talent as a writer, actor, editor, & educator. He has performed in over 100 projects and helped produce over 20 events/shows. Fronzo serves as leading teaching artists & Artistic Director for the Black Actors Guild. When asked the importance on art he said, “Art is creating through provoking discussions for the community to embrace.”

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Actor & Curator - Prometheus - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Actor & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020

Laura Goldhamer

Born and raised in Denver, CO, Laura Goldhamer is a musician/songwriter/performer, as well as a stop-motion animator & movie director, possessing a particular knack for creating music videos. She has worked with such musical acts as Gregory Alan Isakov, Elephant Revival, Sean Hayes, and Trout Steak Revival to create deeply organic visual art set to their music, while continuing to compose and perform her own songs on guitar and old-time clawhammer banjo. Her multi-media performances often feature live music accompanied by projected motion pictures, and are full of life & laughter, much like the dynamic collaborative process she has cultivated in her filmmaking.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Musician, Composer, Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Musician, Composer, Curator - The Gnomies & Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters — Gnome Away from Home —2020

Quinn Marchman

Quinn Marchman is a Senior Producer and Director with the Black Actors Guild, a production and education company. As an actor, he has worked most recently with Holdtight NYC in their immersive production, What Distracts You? and in other productions with the DCPA, Curious Theatre and 5280 Artist Co-Op.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Writer - Beer Quest - 2021
Actor & Curator - Dionysis - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Actor & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020

Lindsay Pierce

Lindsay is a movement artist currently based in Denver, CO. Her creative work focuses on ways in which edges can soften and blur with regards to people and spaces. Recently, Lindsay was a contributing artist to the online interactive project entitled The PRISM which was presented by the theater company, Les Enfants Terribles of London, England. Lindsay has performed with Rainbow Militia, Control Group Productions, Atlas Obscura Society, Invisible City, The Cabiri (Seattle), First Person Travel (San Francisco), Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company (Kansas City), and Ballet Tennessee. Additionally she is a founding member of Kikimora Collective (Atlanta) and has performed in the works of Michelle Ellsworth, Susan Marshall, Jeanine McCain, Leslie Merrill, and Paula Weber among others. In 2016 she appeared in the immersive theater production Sweet & Lucky, which was created by Third Rail Projects and presented by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Off-Center. Lindsay holds a Masters of Fine Arts in dance performance and choreography from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Bachelors of Fine Arts in dance performance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer, Curator, & Choreographer - Oracle at Delphi - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer & Curator - Death - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Vampire Minion - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Yana, A Witch - Zabiti - 2019

Cerene Shepard

Rainbow Militia Owner

Cerene Shepard is a performer, production manager, and event coordinator. Born in New Orleans and raised in Salt Lake City, Cerene could never sit quietly...unless she was in a theater. The juxtaposition of the conservative state she grew up in, paired with her passion for live performance, fueled Cerene to become a professional who can understand any client's needs. She has nearly a decade of experience in weddings, live events, and immersive theater and has come to be recognized as a "go-to" Production Manager amongst Event Planners and Directors in Los Angeles.

As a performer, Cerene is an actor, clown, dancer, and character designer. She is a co-founder of LA-based clowning troupe, The Narrators, and has performed with companies such as Lucent Dossier Experience, Meow Wolf, Cirque Berzerk, Nova Han Productions, Electric Forest, Coachella Music Festival, Insomniac Events, and many more. In 2019 and 2020, Cerene was contracted as Lightning In A Bottle's Performance Art Coordinator. She coordinated up to 40 people and curated over 10 hours for programming for multiple stages.

In an age where "insta famous" is the trend, Cerene believes powerful entertainment lies within its roster, working with dedicated artists and building detailed, relatable moments within a production.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer, Costume Designer - Mira - Beer Quest - 2021
Performer, Curator & Producer - Hermes - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer, Curator, Stage Manager - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performers & Curators - Quarantine Siblings: A Hansel and Gretel Follow-up - Gnome Away from Home - 2020

Vanessa Valerio

Vanessa Valerio is a Moth Story Slam winner from Dominican Republic, based in Denver. She is a storyteller, writer and producer. She is the host and producer of Singleling Podcast, the traveling variety show Foreign and Party of Two Comedy in New York. She has appeared on the Emmy nominee webseries The Feels, NBC Latino and Buzzfeed. She has written for Bust Magazine, Camara Flash and The Singles Spot.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performer & Curator - Las Sombras de las Brujas - Gnome Away from Home - 2020

Photo by Alex Tabar

Thomas Michael Vincent

Thomas Vincent is a Rambler; Ozark's-bred Hillbilly, self taught wizard, desert dweller, alien abductee, trash rat, who found his way to Colorado years ago. He’s an artist/ fabricator by day and has a background in music production, as well as banging on miscellaneous instruments. He spends a majority of his free time reading, writing and playing music for his partner and their cat, Gizzard.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer & Curator - Tartarus - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer & Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performer & Curator - Our Room in Their Room - Gnome Alone - 2020
Bad Rat - Zabiti - 2019

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FAQ & SHOW DETAILS

COVID-19 SAFETY

+ Masks are REQUIRED for the is experience - if you forget a mask, we will have a limited number available. We take this very seriously. Please respect our performers and fellow patrons by following this rule. If you do not wish to wear a mask, please do not attend our show.
+ Temperature checks will occur at the door. If you have a temperature over 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (as recommended by the CDC), you will not be allowed entry.
+ This is a (mostly) NO TOUCHING experience. You will be given gloves and asked to wear them through the entire experience.
+ You will be traveling through the space with your quarantine group, and no others.
+ You will be separated from performers by safety barriers
+ You will not encounter any other groups of people in your travels inside the house
+ Sanitization will occur regularly throughout the space

If you have questions on your safety or the safety of those in your party, please do not hesitate to reach out.

SUGGESTED ATTIRE

We encourage you to dress up in your Deathly finest - whatever you would wear for a trip to the underworld. However, there is some slight climbing through portals and always encourage comfortable shoes for walking. There is no climate control in our weird little bungalow, so we also recommend dressing according to the latest trends in personal warmth and weather protection fashion.

ACCESSIBILITY / SEATING

This adventure takes place in a house built in 1906 and as such the full show is not a handicapped accessible experience. There are narrow stairways (with railings) and light climbing will be required.

There are a limited number of handicapped-accessible mini experience spots available for $5 per person. Please reach out to us if you wish to reserve one of those.

The experience will last a total of 50-60 minutes and there is no seating available. We apologize to those that are unable to stand for that length of time. It is very important to us to make our shows as accessible as possible to everyone, however due to the nature of this experience, the location, and the current COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to provide these at this time.

KIDS

If this show had a rating, it would probably be PG-13. It is made with adults in mind, but that does not mean that kids wouldn't enjoy it too! We are still in the process of finalizing all of the rooms, so if you have questions on if your tiny humans would enjoy it feel free to reach out and we can tell you what the show contains so that you can make an informed decision.

REFUNDS & CANCELLATIONS

By supporting Rainbow Militia productions, you are supporting YOUR local artists. These artists rely on income from ticket sales now more than ever. As such, there will be NO refunds available for tickets. In the event that the live show must be cancelled due to pandemic or other causes, a virtual version of this production will be produced and you will be given a front row seat. Thank you for using your money to tell us that art is important to you, and to help our artistic community thrive.

Tickets are transferrable based on availability.

CREW

Featured

Amber Blais

Rainbow Militia Owner

Amber dreams of one day growing wings and learning to fly. She is a Founder and Producing Director for Rainbow Militia Circus, and has over 15 years of PR, marketing, donor relations, theater, event planning and production experience.

Amber has been practicing the aerial arts for over 10 years, with fabric as her favorite apparatus. When not in the air, she is a tarot reader, bottle walker, actor, and public speaker. She has performed all over the front range but thrives when she is able to perform with live musicians. One of her favorite collaborations was with Chimney Choir at the Levitt Pavilion in a space themed circus extravaganza.

She has been featured in 5280 Magazine, Denver Post, and Denver Westword as one of Colorado’s Creatives and as one of 9 People to Watch in 2021

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Executive Producer, Director & Performer - Thief Queen - Beer Quest - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer - Nemesis - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer- Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Producer, Director & Performer - Las Sombras de las Brujas - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Producer, Director & Performer - Bride of Frankenstein / Ghost - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Producer, Writer, Director - Zabiti - 2019

Skills
Aerial Silks, Tarot, Stilt Walking, Aerial Duo, Aerial Bartending, Rope & Harness, Invented Apparatus, Rock Climbing, & over 20 years of theater experience.

Photo by Michelle Christiance

Staza Stone

Rainbow Militia Owner

Staza Stone does stuff. Swinging stuff, spinny stuff, stilt stuff, sparkle stuff... all the stuffs. She is a multi- faceted performer based out of Denver, CO. She is an aerialist, stilt walker, hula hooper, fire dancer, burlesque artist, and clown. She graduated from Frequent Flyers Productions Professional Aerial Dance Program in 2014 and has been perfirming professionally ever since. Currently Staza can be found performing both nationally and internationally in a variety of circus extravaganzas. Highlights of 2019 including stilt dancing in Japan for EDC Japan and being contracted with Cirque Dreams. She is co-director of Rainbow Militia, a unique circus collective aimed at bringing the community together through artistic collaboration. Staza also teaches locally at several studios. She is known for her short but notorious career as a shopping cart drifter in Tokyo.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Producer, Director & Performer - Barley-tholomew The Bard - Beer Quest - 2021
Producer, Director & Performer - Aite - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Director, Performer, Curator - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Director, Performer, Curator - Our Room in Their Room - Gnome Away From Home - 2020
Mischevious Fairy - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Marya - Zabiti - 2019

Skills
Hammock, Stilts (Stilts + Aerial, Stilts + Fire), Lyra, Fire (hoop, fans, poi, palm torches, fire eating), Hooper, Aerial Silks, Rope, Trapeze, Rope & Harness, Aerial Duo, Theater, Clowning, Miming, Aerial Bartending, Invented Apparatuses, and much more!

Photo by Nina Reed Photography

Chris Biernacki

When he's not at his engineering day job turning things on and off, Christopher is an autodidact aspiring to be a polymath, has started many interesting projects, & has even finished a few of them.

Christopher enjoys making costumes, playing fretless ukulele bass, taking things apart & putting them back together in various ways, hunting for treasure in thrift stores, building laser harps, & recently released his KitchenAid stand mixer from the tyranny of boring old beige by giving it a sweet purple sparkle paint job.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Technical Director & Performer - Chronos - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Technical Director - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Sound Technician - Zabiti - 2020

Annie Garcia

Annie Garcia’s interest in the afterlife and spiritual connection towards her ancestors have inspired work that pays homage to the power of Mexican archetypes. A native of Pueblo Colorado, she was raised with the constant presence of the Virgen de Guadalupe and has pursued a career to uphold the values that she radiates through her art as well as her career in Social Work, Hospice and elder Care. She hopes to create an experience that stimulates the heart, mind, and body while generating an air mysticism as well as a cultural interaction!

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
World Designer - Death’s Unraveling - 2020

David Rynhart

David’s musical journey began with teenage basement albums and wound through classical piano studies, jazz studies, traditional Irish music, life as a street musician, Gypsy Swing in Galway, The Prague Fringe Festival, extensive touring in Europe and in a bio-diesel van in the US, and creative children’s theater. He is inspired by interdisciplinary collaboration, which has been a principal focus in his work as a pianist, guitarist, vocalist, arranger and composer in Chimney Choir.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Composer - Beer Quest - 2021
Composer - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Composer - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Composer - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Sound Experience Designer - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Vitoly the Owl / Composer / Music Director - Zabiti - 2019

Jasmine Sarswati

Multi-disciplinary artist Jasmine Saraswati is an expression of embodied movement and art. She is a circus acrobat and costume designer, sculptor and carpenter, as well as a composer, singer, cellist, body worker, and mother. In 2012, Jasmine co-founded Fractal Tribe, Boulder’s own circus troupe, with whom she has continued to write, direct, and perform. In 2013, she wrote and directed their Musical Circus piece, Jade the Gypsy Wrangler, and has contributed to nearly a dozen more of FT’s theatrical circus shows, including EcoWakening and INaniMATE. She also performed frequently with Elephant Revival, dancing on her stilts and appearing in her giant elephant costume. She won the Boulder Circus Arts Award for her performance of Charlie Chaplain on the Trapeze in 2018. Recently, her attention has turned to fiber arts, sculpting primarily in wool and clay, and she is delighted to bring these new passions of hers to the circus with Rainbow Militia. Jasmine studied Music at UC Santa Cruz and art at Carnegie Mellon University, holds a CMT from Boulder College of Massage Therapy, a CYT from Sivananda Ashram, and an Aerial Acrobatics teaching certificate from Aircat Aerial Arts.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Dragon Hatcher - Beer Quest - 2021
Aphrodite Constructor - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Lil’ Reaper Mother - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Gnome Builder - Gnome Away from Home -2020

Cerene Shepard

Rainbow Militia Owner

Cerene Shepard is a performer, production manager, and event coordinator. Born in New Orleans and raised in Salt Lake City, Cerene could never sit quietly...unless she was in a theater. The juxtaposition of the conservative state she grew up in, paired with her passion for live performance, fueled Cerene to become a professional who can understand any client's needs. She has nearly a decade of experience in weddings, live events, and immersive theater and has come to be recognized as a "go-to" Production Manager amongst Event Planners and Directors in Los Angeles.

As a performer, Cerene is an actor, clown, dancer, and character designer. She is a co-founder of LA-based clowning troupe, The Narrators, and has performed with companies such as Lucent Dossier Experience, Meow Wolf, Cirque Berzerk, Nova Han Productions, Electric Forest, Coachella Music Festival, Insomniac Events, and many more. In 2019 and 2020, Cerene was contracted as Lightning In A Bottle's Performance Art Coordinator. She coordinated up to 40 people and curated over 10 hours for programming for multiple stages.

In an age where "insta famous" is the trend, Cerene believes powerful entertainment lies within its roster, working with dedicated artists and building detailed, relatable moments within a production.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Performer, Costume Designer - Mira - Beer Quest - 2021
Performer, Curator & Producer - Hermes - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Performer, Curator, Stage Manager - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Performers & Curators - Quarantine Siblings: A Hansel and Gretel Follow-up - Gnome Away from Home - 2020

Lynn & Tiffany Smyth + ArtsMyths

Artsmyths established in 2005 creates leather masks, headdresses and accoutrements. Lynn and Tiffany Smyth are a mother and daughter duo who have been creating art together for 25 years. Tiffany started ArtsMyths after discovering the art of mask making in 2003 inspired by Lunar Fire, a musical and performance art group.

RAINBOW MILITIA ROLES
Leathersmith + Glasssmith - Beer Quest - 2021
Headdress Designer/Leathersmith - Celestial Chaos - 2021
Mask Designer - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
Mask Designer - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
Mask Designer - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
Costume Designer, Mask and Leather Designer - Zabiti - 2019

Tom Varani

Tom Varani is a Denver artist, innovator and explorer and the other half of the dynamic duo that makes up the Unbuilt Library.

Rainbow Militia Roles
World Builder - Death’s Unraveling - 2020
World Builder - Gnome Away from Home - 2020
World Builder - A Very Victorian Monster Soiree - 2019
World Designer / Builder - Zabiti - 2019

Death's Unraveling