El Gato Theatre Company Bios
Just who are these plucky and resourceful youths who dare to produce live theatre in the San Francisco Bay Area against all odds?

	Amy Louise Cole Managing Director Bay Area native, Cole co-founded El Gato Del Diablo with partner Shawn Ferreyra in January 2005. Professionally, she has worked with theatre companies all over the Bay Area as a performer, designer and administrator and is a member of Actor's Equity Association and Screen Actor's Guild. She received her B.A. in theatre from The University of Washington where she trained with Robyn Hunt in the Suzuki method and has studied Shakespeare performance at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
	Shawn Ferreyra Artistic Director Ferreyra has served many companies in various different administrative capacities, including publicist and director of marketing. He has directed and stage managed at a number of Bay Area companies. He is the author of THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MONKEY KING, THE LEGENDARY AND FABULOUS PASSION PLAY, THE ROGUE EL GATO, and the upcoming HARRY POTTER project.
	Christina Lowery Company Member Christina is a Bay Area bred artist. In addition to dancing and designing for Temple nightclub she is a member of El Gato Del Diablo, a dancer and resident costume designer for Artface Physical Theatre, and a member of Team Lexington Performance Collective. Her art is absurd and beautiful with an emphasis on personal responsibility and sustainability. She was recently seen at the Devil's Cat himself in El Gato's The Rogue El Gato.
	Wendy Marinaccio Company Member Wendy serves on the Board of El Gato and choreographs dance routines for the company, including an unforgettable number to Neal Diamond's "America." She also choreographs for the sketch comedy troupe Uphill Both Ways. Wendy dances with the intermedia dance company DOUBLE VISION and plays drums in San Francisco's favorite cover band, Blind Venetians. She earned a minor in dance from Stanford University an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a focus in dance and gender studies. In her spare time, Wendy is the Development Director for LINES Ballet.
	Norman Muñoz Company Member Norm has been called “very good”, 'the funniest', and “wonderful” by talkingbroadway.com, “lithe” by the San Francisco Bay Times, “persuasive” by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, “capable” (or was it “competent”?) by the San Francisco Chronicle, and “adorable” by somestranger on Craigslist’s Missed Connections. For less flattering reviews talk to almost any one of his exes. Norm is a member of TBA
	Jeremy Vik Company Member Jeremy performed at the Black Swan Theatre in Ashland Oregon in The Fantasticks and later played one of his favorite musical theatre roles in Little Shop of Horrors: Seymour. After Ashland, Jeremy moved to San Francisco to study at the Clown Conservatory and gain more performance skills. Most recently, Jeremy has worked with the Virago Theatre Company in Alameda on Threepenny Opera, The Death of Ayn Rand, and Mankind's Last Hope. Jeremy also appeared in El Gato Family Theatre's The Rogue El Gato.