The Queen of Cocoa Puffs and The Cap’n Crunch King
Some of the greatest battles in history are unrecorded. Some of the bloodiest wars are fought right at home. When a pair of sovereign siblings sit down for breakfast with two hearty appetites and one cereal box between them, a battle cry is heard across the kingdom of New Brunswick. There will be blood—and perhaps orange juice.
The Queen of Cocoa Puffs and The Cap’n Crunch King is written by playwright Corey Pajka and directed by John Gleason Teske.
Biographies
John Gleason Teske
John Gleason Teske (Director) is thrilled to be working again with Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre where you may have caught his G.E.T. debut with Hell is Just a Sauna: A Live Reading of 10 Things I Hate About You last month. As a director, John has worked with 906 Threatre’s Echoes festival (Shadow Boy, Batman and Robin at a Funeral), Unrehearsed Shakespeare (As You Like It), Primary Colours Theatre (Waiting for Godot) and most recently with E.D.G.E. theater (A Klingon Christmas 2016-2018, A Steampunk Christmas Carol). John has also worked with The Chicago Musical Theater Festival, Red Moon, First Stage Milwaukee, Theatre X, Fine Print Theater, Chicago Horror Theater Festival, Red Theater Chicago, Primary Colours, Shakes Not Stirred and more as a performer, designer, operator, producer, assistant and general man about town. Big thanks to Maria, Sydney, and the whole G.E.T. team!
Miki Byrne
Miki Byrne (Mom) is thrilled to be making her debut with Ghostlight Ensemble. Past credits include: Carrie 2: the Rage, The Guide to Being Single, pr0ne: the Casting Couch Comedy, The Rocky Horror Show (Underscore Theatre Company); The Babysitting Massacre of ‘78 (Public House Theater Company); Billy Goats Gruff the Anti-Bullying Show, Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland (Alphabet Soup Productions). Miki holds a bachelor’s degree in classical vocal performance from Loyola University New Orleans, and sang with the New Orleans Opera chorus for 4 seasons. Thanks to Lily for her undying love, support and partnership.
COLIN MARTIN
Colin Martin (King Henrik of Cocoa Puffs) is proud to be making his Ghostlight Ensemble debut. A D.C. transplant, Colin has performed in Chicago with Theatre Momentum’s Einstein Ensemble, No Passport Theatre’s Climate Change Theatre Action Festival, and appeared as a townsperson in The Goodman Theatre’s production of An Enemy of the People. He graduated from The College of Wooster with a Bachelor of Arts in theatre studies-acting emphasis and has also trained with The Second City and Comedy Sportz. He wishes to thank his parents and Terilyn for their listening skills and unmovable support.
Dani Mohrbach
Dani Mohrbach (Narrator) is thrilled to be working with Ghostlight Ensemble for the first time! Recent credits include Nan in Exit Pursued By a Bear (Joy Productions), Jade in Break Through (Death & Pretzels), and Toni in Last Laugh: A Contemporary Clown Tramedy (Clock Productions). Dani would like to thank her directors John and Laila, with an additional shout-out to Laila for letting her play an evil stepmother, since no one else ever casts her as a bad guy.
AC Rakotoniaina
AC Rakotoniaina (Queen Ana) is excited to work with Ghostlight for the first time! Chicago credits include Mercury Hamlet (Quicksilver Shakespeare), The Tempest (Commission Theatre), Bicycle Thieves (Littlebrain Theatre) at RhinoFest, A Klingon Christmas Carol (EDGE of Orion) and Richard III (Muse of Fire Theatre Company). AC is an ensemble member of Quicksilver Shakespeare, and will be a player in the next production of Mercury Hamlet, coming summer 2020. They can be seen performing elsewhere in Chicago with The Shrews Improvisation: most recently in To Thine Own Self be Shrew at The Annoyance, Saturdays at 7 p.m., January 4 to February 15. Connect and keep up to date at acrakotoniaina.com